Category: Gender Equality

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Women are still underrepresented in tech. Here’s what Facebook has to say about it.

sudshr47 March 22, 2019

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How did we go from viewing computer programming as “women’s work” to peak tech bro culture? In the world of tech today, men greatly outnumber women, and the reasons for this inequality are to be found in stereotypes and biases deeply ingrained in our culture. 

But some of the world’s biggest tech companies are taking steps to try and change the gender imbalance. We talked to Rachel Burton, HR Director for the EMEA Engineering teams at Facebook, to learn more about the company’s approach. Read more…

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U.S. women’s soccer team marks International Women’s Day by suing for equal treatment

sudshr47 March 8, 2019

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The U.S. women’s soccer team has a reputation for never giving up. If they happen to concede a goal or two, you can expect them to maximize every chance until they’ve closed the gap or taken the lead.

On International Women’s Day, they showed that fighting mentality off the field when the team’s 28 players sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for “years of ongoing institutionalized gender discrimination,” according to a press release. 

The suit is the latest phase in a battle for equality that launched in 2016 when the team’s highest-profile players filed a wage discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The players, including Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Carli Lloyd, argued that despite working as hard as — and even outperforming — the U.S. soccer men’s team, they received less compensation.  Read more…

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Women’s invisible labor leaves them feeling empty, study finds

sudshr47 January 22, 2019

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Invisible labor is a benign way of describing the never-ending, sometimes soul-crushing to-do list that women manage in order to keep their children thriving and households running smoothly. 

You might recognize the broader concept of unappreciated yet essential household work from a 2017 digital comic strip on “mental load.” Countless women saw their own exhaustion and simmering resentment in the comic’s feminist rendering of why women end up taking on tiny tasks like unloading the dishwasher to huge decisions like choosing a nanny. Of course, it went viral.

A new study, published Tuesday in the journal Sex Roles, offers original data to illustrate the widespread phenomenon of invisible labor — and its depressing impact on women’s emotional and psychological well-being.  Read more…

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A woman has just won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the first time in 55 years

sudshr47 October 2, 2018

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The Nobel Prize in Physics has just been awarded to three scientists for their “groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics.” And, for the first time in more than half a century, a woman — Donna Strickland — is one of the winners. 

Canadian Donna Strickland, Gerard Mourou from France and American Arthur Ashkin will share the £998,662.97 [$998,662.97] prize. 

BREAKING NEWS⁰The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the #NobelPrize in Physics 2018 “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin and the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Stricklandpic.twitter.com/PK08SnUslK

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Women’s Equality Day is the anniversary of women getting the right to vote. Here’s how to celebrate.

sudshr47 August 26, 2018

Women’s Equality Day, celebrated annually on August 26, marks the date the Constitution was amended to include women’s right to vote.  
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or b…

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California may mandate a woman in the boardroom, but businesses are fighting it

sudshr47 August 12, 2018

Antoinette Siu Contributor Share on Twitter Antoinette Siu is a reporter for CALmatters. California is moving toward becoming the first state to require companies to have women on their boards –assuming the idea could survive a likely court challenge. Sparked by debates around fair pay, sexual harassment and workplace culture, two female state senators are […]

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13 women rode every stage of the Tour de France before the men did to make a point about equality

sudshr47 July 30, 2018

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There’s a rather notable absence from Le Tour de France — women.

Not only are women not allowed participate in the men’s only cycling event, but an equivalent race for women doesn’t exist. 

This year thirteen women rode every stage of the Tour de France before the men did to make a point about equality in cycling — that it’s high time there was a female equivalent to the Tour de France. And, that women are more than capable of completing the Tour, one of the most difficult sporting events in the world.

Naysayers might argue here that female cyclists have La Course, a one-day women-only race managed by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour de France. But, does one day of cycling really count as an equivalent?  Read more…

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Barack Obama says that ‘men have been getting on my nerves lately’

sudshr47 July 18, 2018

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Barack Obama has officially joined the countless women in 2018 who are annoyed by men.

On Wednesday, while speaking to leaders of the Obama Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, President Obama got real about the recent behavior of powerful men, admitting he’s straight-up annoyed.

Extreme same.

“Women in particular, by the way, I want you to get more involved,” Obama said in footage shared by CNN. “Because men have been getting on my nerves lately. Every day I read the newspaper, and I just think — brothers, what’s wrong with you guys? What’s wrong with us? I mean we’re violent; we’re bullying — you know, just not handling our business.” Read more…

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