Gender
The Women Behind The 'Alt-Right'
Last weekend, when white nationalists descended on Charlottesville to protest, it was clear that almost exclusively white, young males comprised the so-called alt-right movement — there were women, but very few.<p>So where were the white women — over half of whom put Trump in the White House — who …
FeminismSinger Stops Concert To Call Out Sexual Assault In The Crowd
He watched as a woman being groped and stood up for her in the middle of the show<p>Concerts should be fun, safe spaces where everyone in attendance …
LifestyleWhat Obligation Do White Christian Women Have to Speak Out About Politics?
Jen Hatmaker says the “days of silence are over” in polite evangelical culture.<p>By her own estimation, Jen Hatmaker is “low-grade Christian famous.” She has written 12 books, starred in an HGTV series with her family, built a large social-media following, and gone on tour with other prominent female …
PoliticsJoss Whedon Is a 'Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals,' Ex-Wife Kai Cole Says (Guest Blog)
“He used his relationship with me as a shield … so no one would question his relationships with other women or scrutinize his writing as anything …
FeminismWatch: Singer Pauses Concert To Call Out Sexual Assault In Crowd
British band Architects on Friday halted their show after its lead singer Sam Carter saw a man groping a young woman. Before moving onto the next …
World NewsWhy Patricia Heaton is a Problem for Feminists
Every week, The Daily Signal’s Facebook show, “Problematic Women,” highlights strong conservative women, current events, and the hypocrisy of the …
Conservative ViewJ.K. Rowling stepped in to defend a woman author after a guy tried to mansplain her own book to her
Earlier this week, author Laura Kalbag took to Twitter to share her excitement over her new book, <i>Accessibility for Everyone</i>. “I’ve written a book!” …
FeminismThese high school boys are wearing off-the-shoulder shirts to protest sexism and their school’s dress code
Want to know what an ally looks like? Let us introduce you to the boys over at San Benito High School in Hollister, California. They’re standing up …
FeminismWomen who sexually abuse children are just as harmful to their victims as male abusers
That she might seduce a helpless child into sexplay is unthinkable, and even if she did so, what harm can be done without a penis?<p>Early literature on …
Women's NewsTaylor Swift’s punch-the-air moment for girls
Do not feel guilty about a man being punished for sexual assault, says the singer<p>The courtroom sketches of Taylor Swift giving testimony during a civil trial over an allegation that she was groped, are like fan art by someone who hates her. A sort of… face shape? You know, up, then round, then …
Feminism‘Stop being a girl and man up’: Boys face gender police, even as men’s roles change
SINGAPORE: Playing with Barbie dolls and a great love for reading got Elliot Tan into a whole lot of trouble in school.He remembered how he was …
Women's News9 Feminist Baby Halloween Costumes
Item 1/11<p>Anjelika Temple here, Chief Creative Officer of Brit + Co and brand new mom to baby girl Anokhi. I’m pretty much obsessed with Halloween. Always have been. In the last six years, I’ve donned over 50 solo costumes, 20 couples costumes with my husband David, and even a handful where I …
FeminismIs intergender wrestling empowering for women?
Men going face-to-face with women in the wrestling ring is an issue that divides opinion. Some think it may encourage domestic violence by …
FeminismWATCH: Hilarious 2-Minute Monkey Video Explaining Capitalism, Why The Gender Pay Gap Makes Women Angry, And Why Politicians Abuse Their Allowances
Humans are supposed to be the ‘higher primate’. As climate change and capitalism slowly strangle our planet, that’s obviously going to be a matter of …
Australian NewsFemale movie characters often "make no difference to the plot"
Researchers analysed a thousand film scripts<p>A new study has confirmed the gender bias in mainstream films, with researchers finding that when women's …
Women's NewsThese shitbirds are legion
Holly Wood champions her coining of the term “shit-toweling” to describe the facile arguments mass-flung at anyone who dares to speak of …
FeminismPromotion ‘makes women much less satisfied with their new job’
New study shows widespread belief that women are less able managers affects their interaction with subordinates and hence their job satisfaction<p>Being promoted to management roles makes women less satisfied with their job, according to research.<p>Analysis of a survey of 13,000 UK employees, the first …
Job SatisfactionNot male or female, proposed law would create third gender-neutral option on California IDs
WALNUT CREEK– Most people use their California driver’s license or state-issued ID card to prove their identity at banks, the grocery store, the …
Women's NewsGoogle memo 'deeply biased', but gender inequality is systemic: EY's Uschi Schreiber
Uschi Schreiber has long been a champion for gender equality. So it's not surprising perhaps that she's dismissive of Google software engineer James …
Australian NewsGender-neutral urinals? Give women a break
Berlin is trying to curb outdoor peeing - with gender-neutral urinals in public toilets.<p><b>OPINION:</b> Berlin is planning to introduce gender-neutral …
New Zealand NewsBridges cover story: Laura Budd uses her own story to help others
Print<p>Laura Budd spent more than four decades hiding her true identity from the world. Now she works to help others feel safe expressing who they …
TransgenderExecutive board roles and the gender pay gap
The only way to drive through cultural change and narrow the gender pay gap is to get women in positions of real corporate power, writes Deborah Casale<p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is right to highlight that progress on closing the gender pay gap is woefully slow (Advertise all UK jobs …
Women's NewsCouncils need 12,000 more women to close gender gap
MPs are calling for quotas to overturn the ‘democratic deficit’ in local government<p>A gender imbalance across local government has been exposed in a damning report that suggests councils – especially the new mayoral authorities – are lagging behind even Westminster in taking steps to improve …
Women's NewsHere is Why You Should Learn to Embrace Your Anger
Anger doesn’t feel good. It makes our hearts race and our palms sweat. It makes us feel anxious and scared. We grow up in a society driven by the …
EmotionsGay marriage alters definition of gender: ACL
The head of the Australian Christian Lobby does not believe the debate on same-sex marriage 'has ever been about marriage.'<p>Speaking ahead of …
EqualityTo hold or not hold the door: that is the question for the ages apparently
Cheers door holding open guy! I respect you!<p><b>OPINION:</b> Another day, another article about chivalry being dead and taking men with it.<p>Today, it's a …
FeminismThe BBC must do better on gender and pay – and so must the rest
The Edinburgh International Television festival will dominated this year by talk of pay equality – but it’s an issue all broadcasters need to address<p>The television industry descends on Edinburgh this week for its annual jamboree, and there promises to be a lot to talk about.<p>The 2017 Edinburgh …
Women's NewsThe damage we do to boys and men that explains the Trump presidency
Toxic masculinity hurts men and women alike.<p>It is impossible to talk about Donald Trump — his election victory, his personal brand, his public persona — without also discussing toxic masculinity. This is a man who brought up the size of his penis during a political debate, who bragged about using …
Women's NewsThe long, gross history of white men trying to use statistics to justify bias
Francis Galton was the founder of modern statistics. He was also a sexist, racist and eugenicist.<p>“One notable peculiarity in the character of the woman is that she is capricious and coy, and has less straightforwardness than the man,” wrote Galton in his influential 1883 book (pdf) <i>Inquiries into</i> …
Amber Rose lets her hat do the talking
Amber Rose chose to shun typical beachwear for an all-black ensemble during a day of fun in the sun with her son Sebastian.<p>The former stripper teamed …
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