According to BBC, Chief Rabbi Elyakim Levanon of the West Bank has recently banned women from running in elections in his community. After an anonymous woman wrote to him, expressing her interest in running for Common Secretary, Rabbi Levanon said: “The first problem is giving women authority, and being a secretary means having authority. The second [...]
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The New York Times posted a new blog addressing gender segregation of work hours and unequal pay. Casey B. Mulligan argues that women tend to work more ‘desirable’ hours, and therefore get compensated less. Unfortunately, this argument falls into the all-too-common trap of trying to explain away gender discrimination while ignoring the larger forces of [...]
Filed under: Stereotyping, Workplace | Tagged: equal pay, Gender-Segregated, sexism, women, Workplace | 2 Comments »
The military has a reputation for being one of the sectors in which women don’t often excel. Women have been historically banned from many facets of combat participation, and today only 11% of military officers are female. Still, women are making headway, joining the ranks and challenging the notion that this is strictly a man’s [...]
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Did Southwest Airlines ban this PETA ad because of its racy nature, or because of its pro-vegan message? Southwest reports that the ad was rejected from publication in their magazine, Spirit, because it is “too provocative to run.” PETA, however, claims that this advertisement is no sexier than other ads Southwest accepts– and that Southwest’s [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Feminism, Pop Culture, Sex | Tagged: Advertising, PETA, Sex | 11 Comments »
One of my graduate professors recently relayed a personal anecdote to the class, about her experiences during her very first job interview. This was…let’s just say, a few decades ago, and she was asked the following question: “Are you in love?” The class chuckled because the question is, of course, ridiculous, and completely inappropriate in [...]
Filed under: Law, Workplace | Tagged: Employment Gender Discrimination, novartis, pregnancy, sex discrimination, sexism, wal-mart, Workplace | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s that time of year: finals time! I have been in the thick of it for the past week or so, which is why my posts have been scarce. While my head’s been buried in multiple regression and policy books, I’ve been listening to certain playlists of mine on repeat, to help get me [...]
Filed under: Feminism, Pop Culture | Tagged: Feminism, music | 29 Comments »
M.I.A. is a popular and controversial musical artist from England, of Sri Lankan origin. Though many of us remember her music from years ago (I have to say, her song “Galang” is still one of my favorites), her 2007 album Kala got a lot of play. The single “Paper Planes” was sampled everywhere, from commercials [...]
Filed under: Feminism, International, Politics, Pop Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Stereotyping | Tagged: M.I.A., music, palestine, race, racism, Violence | Leave a Comment »
Today NPR released a few graphics depicting the gender and race pay gaps. As you can see, though the gap has been closing over the years, progress has been slow. There are still significant racial gaps. But its interesting to see that gender gap persists for all races. The accompanying article is worth a read, [...]
Filed under: Race/Ethnicity, Workplace | Tagged: equal pay, Feminism, gender, race | 2 Comments »
I had a bad feeling about Chris Christie back in October. In the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Jon Corzine had explicitly used women’s issues as a major platform to separate himself from his opponent. Christie’s record and stances on women’s health seemed so striking, that this method of attack seemed like the best approach. He lost, [...]
Filed under: Abortion, Health, Politics, Reproductive Rights | Tagged: Abortion, Birth Control, chris christie, nj, pro-choice, women, women's health | 2 Comments »
Via Jezebel: Nebraska lawmakers have pushed through a measure that will mandate screenings for all women seeking to obtain an abortion. The bill states that doctors must screen potential patients on the basis of “physical, psychological, emotional, demographic, or situational” factors. Part of the motivation for the law is to identify women who may be [...]
Filed under: Abortion, Law, Reproductive Rights | Tagged: Abortion, nebraska, pro-choice, Reproductive Rights | 1 Comment »
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