- 1. Climate Change is a Feminist Issue That Affects Women and Girls Around the World Way More Than Men. Here's Why That's a Problem, and Ways We Can Fix
- (Feminism)
- ... source of income, even over women. Not only are they forced to drink overly salted water, but this also means that they are forced to clean their sanitary products with unclear water, leading them to become ...
- Created on 24 November 2021
- 2. Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
- (Feminism)
- ... – especially low-income or rural women – who [are] already suffocated by a patriarchal society.” However, there is some hope. The New York Times also reported, “The young generation today has the vocabulary ...
- Created on 07 October 2020
- 3. Death and the Maidens: How Previous Pandemics Helped Make the World a Better Place for Women
- (Feminism)
- ... still more likely to work part-time or bring home less money. If overall household incomes decrease and childcare costs move out of reach for dual-earner households, women are statistically more likely ...
- Created on 29 September 2020
- 4. Brazil Announces Equal Pay For Women and Men Soccer Players
- (Living)
- ... With the COVID-19 pandemic, teams have not been playing, creating substantial financial stress with little independent income for the women's team. This is the best thing you will see today. Brazilian ...
- Created on 10 September 2020
- 5. Health Is Wealth: Black Plant Based Chefs Bring Community Healing Through Afro-Vegan Food
- (Eat Me)
- ... PDT What was the inspiration behind your business? What brought you here? KTH:I grew up low income, below the poverty line. I grew up homeless the majority part of my life, in an area that ...
- Created on 28 August 2020
- 6. How This Brooklyn Sign Painter is Keeping Activism and The Art of Hand Lettering Alive
- (Arts)
- ... shuttered public hospitals in low-income areas and we’re watching the results of this play out in real time with shortages of beds for those infected and heart-breakingly higher death rates in minority ...
- Created on 10 August 2020
- 7. Is It Worth It To Send Students Back To School This Fall?
- (Living)
- ... from school was definitely a burden for all parents. But for some, schools and childcare centers closing came at a great cost to their livelihoods. Essential workers, especially low-income essential ...
- Created on 13 July 2020
- 8. Sex Work in the Time of COVID-19: A Chat with Tequila Mockingbird
- (Feminism)
- ... trying out a platform specifically for performers to get creative with video and earn passive income by having the drag and burlesque videos available anytime. It will keep consistent posts directing peopl ...
- Created on 24 April 2020
- 9. How Fashion Nova and Other Fast Fashion Companies Are Profiting Off Of The Pandemic
- (Style)
- ... actually a great idea--you’ll be getting the face-covering you need to go out to the grocery store and you’ll be supporting an artist who may have even lost their source of income due to the pandemic. ...
- Created on 22 April 2020
- 10. Here Are 6 Scientists to Know on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- (Living)
- ... to low-income and minority students in Boston. Photo: NASA 4. Dr. Adriana Ocampo Born in Colombia, Ocampo is a planetary geologist and science program manager at NASA Headquarters. Her work ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 11. The Pay Gap Has Never Been Smaller According To The 2018 US Census
- (Feminism)
- ... sexuality, or disability, which can affect earning abilities. Though the report doesn’t examine the intersection of these elements, it does look at race as a distinct factor in income. From this angle, ...
- Created on 25 September 2019
- 12. If Hasbro Wants To Promote Female Empowerment With Ms. Monopoly, They Should Look At The Game's Origin
- (Feminism)
- ... wealth was shared. For instance, instead of paying rent when landing on another player’s acquired space, the money was pooled, “effectively socializing unearned income and, in turn, achieving across-the-board ...
- Created on 13 September 2019
- 13. The Pregnancy Penalty & The Fatherhood Bonus
- (Feminism)
- ... than men who don't. Dubbed the “fatherhood bonus,” their income boost is averaged at 6% (or higher). The same study, conducted by University of Massachusetts, Amherst Professor Michelle Budig, found that ...
- Created on 20 August 2019
- 14. Women Made History at Last Night’s Debate
- (Feminism)
- ... rights, and Julián Castro importantly bringing up reproductive justice, the neccessity to provide care for low-income women and trans people (although he did mess up his wording there). Cory Booker also ...
- Created on 27 June 2019
- 15. Everything You Need To Know About Elizabeth Warren's Student Loan Debt Erasure Plan So Fa
- (Living)
- ... in student debt for those with household incomes under $100,000. She would also implement states to make public colleges tuition-free, and would further spend $100 billion on expanded Pell grants to pay ...
- Created on 22 April 2019
- 16. Berlin Women Get Discount on Public Transportation (For One Day Only)
- (Living)
- ... and Belgium have an average difference between men’s and women’s income of less than 5%, Germany’s figure means it joins Estonia, the Czech Republic and the UK, at more than 20%.” The day of March 18th ...
- Created on 19 March 2019
- 17. Aphrodisiacs, Elixirs, And More Dubious Medicines Of The Victorian Era
- (Living)
- ... shillings and sixpence a bottle, or one pound two shilling for five bottles.” Brodum’s income in 1805 was estimated at five thousand pounds per annum and he was known to own “the most superb carriage ...
- Created on 29 August 2018
- 18. A Week In New York City On $13.50/Hour
- (Living)
- ... Occupation: Smoothie Maker Industry: Food service Age: 28 Location: Brooklyn, NY Income: $13.50/hr Paycheck Amount (Weekly): $325, but that’s a rough average — some weeks I make $375 if I worked ...
- Created on 24 July 2018
- 19. I'm An Adjunct Professor. Why Do I Love A Job That Blatantly Exploits Me
- (Feminism)
- ... React To Donald Trump's Tweets In This Art Project As The Income Gap Grows, Fewer Women Can Afford To Retire — And I'm One Of Them As The Income Gap Grows, Fewer Women Can Afford To Retire — And I'm One ...
- Created on 02 February 2018
- 20. Maxine Waters Is Reclaiming Her Time: BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... I started working at Head Start [a pre-school program for low-income families] after the federal government adopted a “war on poverty” initiative to help create opportunities for people who were working ...
- Created on 08 December 2017
