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Australian Broadcasting Corporationadded this to Business
Labor Economics
120 labour market researchers sign an open letter calling for intervention to boost wage growth
abc.net.au - Stephen Long
An open letter signed by more than 120 labour market experts has urged policy action to boost wages growth in Australia, amid perceptions that …
Daily Mailadded this to Top Stories
Cabin Crew
Virgin cabin crew threaten Easter strike over Sir Richard Branson's 'unfair' plan 'to cut their pay to below minimum wage'
dailymail.co.uk - Lara Keay
Virgin cabin crew are threatening to walk out over the busy Easter period over claims Sir Richard Branson is planning to cut their pay to below …
BBC News
Non-binary
Sam Smith comes out as non-binary: 'I'm not male or female'
BBC News
Sam Smith has come out as non-binary saying he feels "like a woman sometimes" and has considered having a sex change.
Stylist Magazineadded this to Stylist Magazine
Emilia-Romagna
This report has revealed the gender bias in newspaper book coverage
stylist.co.uk - Sarah Shaffi
“Do we still really need a prize for books by women?” Every year, without fail, people ask that question when the Women’s Prize for Fiction releases …
The New York Timesadded this to U.S.
Discrimination
Women in Economics Report Rampant Sexual Assault and Bias
The New York Times - By BEN CASSELMAN and JIM TANKERSLEY
Nearly 100 female economists say a peer or colleague has sexually assaulted them. Nearly 200 say they were the victim of an attempted assault. And hundreds say they were stalked or touched inappropriately,
Yahoo Australiaadded this to Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Gender-Neutral
'Cute' hospital photo of two kids wearing scrubs branded 'sexist'
yahoo.com - Paulina Cachero
A medical and health-related Twitter account posted a photo of a little girl in pink scrubs holding hands with a boy in green scrubs in a hospital …
USA TODAYadded this to Money
Insurance
Car insurance rates can be higher just because of your gender, but should they be?
USA TODAY Money - Lisa Green
Your driving record may be flawless. Your car may be one of the safest on the road. But, in most states, you might pay more for car insurance than an all-but-identical driver, simply because of your gender.
aperçu énergieadded this to Tech, Free Expression, & Human Rights
Technology
'Q' the genderless voice assistant challenges gender bias in technology
TNW - Cara Curtis
There’s an obvious gender imbalance in technology and voice assistants. Whether it’s Siri, Cortana, Alexa, or another female voice telling you when to turn right on Google Maps, it’s most commonly an ‘woman’
BBC Newsadded this to Entertainment and Arts
Non-binary
Sam Smith comes out as non-binary: 'I'm not male or female'
bbc.co.uk
Sam Smith has come out as non-binary saying he feels "like a woman sometimes" and has considered having a sex change.
The Sunadded this to The Sun
Downton Abbey
Kate Middleton's first childhood love was Downton Abbey actor Andrew Alexander, claims royal author
thesun.co.uk - By Lucy Devine
SHE might be married with three adorable children now, but once upon a time, Kate Middleton had another love. According to a royal biographer, the …
Forbesadded this to Technology
Women's News
International Women's Day
Forbes - Marguerita Cheng
International Women’s Day (IWD), which is observed annually on March 8, is gaining recognition as an important worldwide celebration. Given the strides that women have achieved in recent years in terms
Hastings, UK
Hastings Primark non-gender fitting rooms spark debate
hastingsobserver.co.uk - Stephen Wynn-Davies
Customers wanting to try on clothing in the store can now use any fitting room as part of a new design. The non-gendered fitting rooms were first …
The Guardianadded this to Top Stories
Beijing
US accused of trying to dilute global agreements on women's rights
The Guardian - Liz Ford in New York
Draft documents suggest US will refuse to reaffirm commitment to international declaration on women’s rights at New York forum US officials in New York are attempting to water down language and remove
WIRED
The Genderless Digital Voice the World Needs Right Now
WIRED - Matt Simon
Boot up the options for your digital voice assistant of choice and you’re likely to find two options for the gender you prefer interacting with: male …
Radio Timesadded this to Drama
Ryan Murphy
When is Ryan Murphy’s new drama Pose on BBC2? What’s the show about, and who’s in the cast?
radiotimes.com - Flora Carr
Ryan Murphy's colourful 1980s drama about voguing and ball culture features the biggest transgender cast in scripted TV history Ryan Murphy’s hit US …
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
Berlin transit agency offers women's discount on Equal Pay Day
weforum.org - Andrea Shalal
Berlin’s BVG transit authority said it will offer women a 21 percent discount on Monday to mark Equal Pay Day and call attention to one of the …
The Evening Standardadded this to Opinion | Evening Standard
Opinion (UK)
At the next junction, turn into a gender-neutral Satnav voice
standard.co.uk - Lotte Jeffs
How often do you find yourself shouting “stupid woman” at your Sat Nav? It’s rare that anyone changes the gender of their various voice assistants to …
Equality
SIGN the letter + stand for equality
one.org - act.one.org
Dear World Leaders, We are the women at the frontlines of the fight against gender inequality and global poverty. Every day we see the determination …
South China Morning Post added this to Style
China
First black queen at Thailand's transgender pageant — China came third
scmp.com - Laurel Tuohy
Miss USA Jazell Barbie Royale is a full-time HIV awareness advocate, a cabaret performer and an opera singer
Fast Companyadded this to Fast Company
Siri
The future of AI is genderless
Fast Company - Morgan Clendaniel
Instead of giving everyone a subservient female assistant, what if our future AI helpers were designed to have no gender at all? Siri is a Scandinavian female name that means “beautiful victory.” Dag the
Capitalism
Questions of class, gender & capitalism (Jane Kenway)
Meet The Education Researcher on soundcloud.com
The Quintadded this to The Quint
Entertainment (India)
Taapsee, Kriti Sanon Slam Twitter Account for Not Crediting Them
thequint.com - Quint Entertainment
Contributing to the ongoing debate about gender pay gap in the industry, Taapsee Pannu and Kriti Sanon took to Twitter to make themselves heard. …
The Guardianadded this to World News
The Workplace
Gender pay gap: has anything changed in your workplace since last year?
The Guardian - Guardian readers
Since changes were made to the Equality Act in April 2017, companies in England, Wales and Scotland with more than 250 employees are required to report their gender pay gap figures. Private companies until
Firstpostadded this to FirstPost
Kriti Sanon
Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Sanon criticise lack of credit given to female actors for success of Badla, Luka Chuppi
Firstpost - FP Staff
Mar 18, 2019 11:09:44 IST Amidst the ensuing debate regarding gender parity and pay parity in Indian film industries, two actresses have recently …
news.com.auadded this to TECHNOLOGY
Android News
Third gender introduced for emoji characters
news.com.au - Sean Keach
Google has revealed dozens of “third gender” emoji coming to Android smartphones later this year. The new gender-inclusive emoji include police …
Mike Pence
One of Pence's Female Advisors Pushes Back at 'False Claim' About His Views on Gender
townhall.com - Cortney O'Brien
Vice President Mike Pence has apparently had a lot to defend himself for lately. Last week, openly gay 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg …
Parents Magazineadded this to All Stories
Tweens
Tween Birthday Party Ideas
Parents Magazine - Maressa Brown
We investigated what's trendy, new, and super-fun in the way of birthday party ideas for your tween girl or boy, Pinterest Every parent wants to be sure that the birthday party theme they choose for their
Japan
What’s behind East Asia’s falling birth rates?
asiancorrespondent.com - East Asia Forum
EAST ASIAN countries now have the lowest fertility rates in the world.Japan was the first in the region to experience birth rates below …
Birth Certificate
Gender reassignment bill ’the way forward’ - The Bay's News First
sunlive.co.nz
The current legal gender change application process is “nothing but outdated curly-haired wig sh*t”. That’s the verdict of one Tauranga transgender …
Travis Sky Ingersolladded this to Sexuality & Social Work
Social Work
Peoria LGBTQ advocates say students will now know all sides of history thanks to new bill
week.com - Stephanie Rodriguez
Soon students in Illinois will be turning pages in textbooks about LGBTQ history.Last week, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that will …