- 21. Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
- (Feminism)
- ... the opposite. They bolster traditional and conservative views on gender, limiting women’s access to politics and sometimes education. As reported by ASEAN Today, “Any female in the [National Legislative ...
- Created on 07 October 2020
- 22. Death and the Maidens: How Previous Pandemics Helped Make the World a Better Place for Women
- (Feminism)
- ... in the workforce began to wane, and “this decline in labor participation,” say Jialu L. Streeter and Martha Deevy in their Stanford Center on Longevity article “Financial Security and the Gender Gap,” ...
- Created on 29 September 2020
- 23. The Feminist Guide to Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
- (Sex)
- ... is a topic on everyone's lips. Half a century after the Stonewall Rebellion and Women’s Movement changed the landscape of sexuality and gender forevermore, a new generation of sex positive youth has emerged. ...
- Created on 24 September 2020
- 24. Study Shows That COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects The Lives Of Mothers
- (Feminism)
- ... mean sacrificing paid work hours to do so.” If we don’t heed this advice, the results could be a drastically changed workforce and regressive, gendered expectations for divisions of household labor. ...
- Created on 23 September 2020
- 25. Florence Howe, "Mother of Women Studies" and Founder of The Feminist Press Dies at 9
- (Feminism)
- ... course on ‘gender. But now,” she continued, “in the wake of the women’s rights movement, women’s studies has taken its place in the curriculum and seems to be thriving.” She and her husband, Paul Lauter, ...
- Created on 14 September 2020
- 26. Brazil Announces Equal Pay For Women and Men Soccer Players
- (Living)
- ... last week to close the gender pay gap in sports, just not in the United States. The Brazillian Football Federation (CBF) announced that the women's soccer team would receive the same pay and prize money ...
- Created on 10 September 2020
- 27. Designer Aurora James Calls On Major Retailers to Make 15 Percent Pledge to Black Businesses
- (Style)
- ... race, gender, and capital when trying to achieve restorative justice, and as James stated, this is the least companies can do. The fifteen percent pledge is a long-term call to action, and so far, massive ...
- Created on 01 September 2020
- 28. It's Black Women's Equal Pay Day — What Does This Mean In The Age Of COVID-1
- (Feminism)
- ... of oppression entrenches racial and gender pay disparities by creating a cycle in which Black women are positioned at an economic disadvantage and therefore restricted from advanced educational opportunities ...
- Created on 13 August 2020
- 29. How Women in Tunisia Are “Flying to Freedom” with Vélorution’s Bicycling School
- (Feminism)
- ... gender gap exists, but one theory is that (at least in the U.S.) women are less willing to ride in traffic. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, decreased traffic has left streets unclogged and ...
- Created on 11 August 2020
- 30. How This Brooklyn Sign Painter is Keeping Activism and The Art of Hand Lettering Alive
- (Arts)
- ... I got my BFA from Cooper in 2014, and my work always revolved around language and communication, women and gender and trauma. And I've always been super into signs. Like, you know, my dad was a cartoonist ...
- Created on 10 August 2020
- 31. "Feminism Has Gone Too Far" And Makes Life Harder For Men, According to Half of UK's Gen Z M
- (Feminism)
- ... future that young men need." True equality comes at a cost — and that cost is the patriarchy. In other words, we believe feminism hasn't gone quite far enough in ensuring gender justice for all. https://t.co/t8iJsxAXTC ...
- Created on 04 August 2020
- 32. U.N. Reports That COVID-19 Quarantines Has Led to Increase in Domestic Violence Worldwide
- (Feminism)
- The United Nations, specifically Secretary-General António Guterres, are expressing concerns about the reports of alarming increases in domestic violence. As the world remains shut down due to the coronavirus ...
- Created on 20 April 2020
- 33. What We Can Learn From Alicia Keys' Memoir “More Myself”
- (Books)
- ... Late Late Show" Should Get Its Own Season Alicia Keys, Beyonce, And Janelle Monae Reveal 23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black In America Self-Promotion Gender-Gap: Women Are More Likely To ...
- Created on 20 April 2020
- 34. Meet Dr. Rachel Levine, The Doctor Leading the Coronavirus Response in Pennsylvania
- (Feminism)
- ... sure to note that although her position as Secretary of Health is great for trans visibility, she sees her gender identity as having nothing to do with her leading the virus response and PA public health ...
- Created on 17 April 2020
- 35. As Unemployment Rates Rise, Women Are Hit The Hardest
- (Feminism)
- ... grew in these four industries. The troubling amount of women laid off in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic exposes just how significant the gender gap in the United States is. While the 2008 recession ...
- Created on 10 April 2020
- 36. Victory For #KuToo: Japan Airlines Says Goodbye To Mandatory High Heels and Skirts For Flight Attendants
- (Feminism)
- ... has been on a mission to achieve gender equality in the workforce since last year. Started by Japanese actress and writer Yumi Ishikawa, the title plays on the #MeToo movement, and combines the Japanese ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 37. The U.S. Soccer Federation Offered An Explanation For The Pay Gap — And Yes, It's A Load Of Sexist Bullshit ...
- (Feminism)
- The U.S. women’s soccer team has long made it known that they’re not cool with the pay inequality. Last year, the team filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) for gender discrimination, ...
- Created on 12 March 2020
- 38. The U.S. Men's Soccer Team Is Rallying Behind The Women's Team ...
- (Feminism)
- ... yet despite their running list of achievements, the US Soccer Federation has not given them their proper due. The USWNT filed a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit against the USSF last March ...
- Created on 14 February 2020
- 39. Here Are 6 Scientists to Know on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- (Living)
- ... citing that it would only benefit society as a whole. “To rise to the challenges of the 21st century, we need to harness our full potential. That requires dismantling gender stereotypes. On this International ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 40. “For Neither Love Nor Money”: Artist Sawyer Rose Shines A Light On Women’s Invisible Labor
- (Arts)
- ... the word about the true costs of gendered work inequity in the U.S., Rose builds large-scale installation sculptures using personal stories and work data collected from a diverse group of female-identifying ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
