What It’s Like Having A Period When You Live On The Streets
“You just feel disgusting and there’s nothing you can do.”
Yes, I’ve Been Sexually Harassed. No, I’m Not Posting “Me Too.”
I’ve been telling my stories for years. When will it finally matter?
Italy Is Considering Giving Women Paid Time Off For Their Periods
This might actually be a TERRIBLE idea.
Here’s What You Need To Know About Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Neil Gorsuch has a bad track record when it comes to women’s rights.
President Trump Puts A Global Gag Order On Abortion
“Women’s health and rights are now one of the first casualties of the Trump administration.”
Ohio Passes Bill Banning Abortions As Early As 6 Weeks Into Pregnancy
Many women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that stage.
Why I Cried When I Told My Daughters Trump Would Be President
I didn’t want to write this story.
Why We Need To Stop Forgiving Problematic Feminist Celebrities
We’re excusing bad behavior under the guise of equality.
Women’s Lives Don’t Matter: Why Oscar Pistorius Got Away With Killing His
Murder is murder – it should be as simple as that.
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions
The court rules that Texas law placed “an undue burden on abortion access.”
Oklahoma Court Deems It’s Not Rape If Victim Is Unconscious
One giant step backwards for women’s rights.
Amal Clooney Gives Donald Trump A Run For His Money
The war against misogyny and Islamophobia has officially begun.
Investigation Uncovers Shocking ‘Baby Farm’ In India
An underground operation has been selling babies for just $1400.
The Price Of Motherhood: I Was Fired For Being Pregnant
When having kids means losing your job.
UN Issues Compensation Order For Woman Denied Abortion
“It’s time for Peru to clarify and implement its safe abortion guidelines.”
Australian Women Outraged Over Potential Pap Smear Costs
Changes to Australia’s healthcare system could see women coughing up for pap smears.
New Study Reveals More Johns Are CEOs Than Women
Just when you thought we were making progress in the fight for gender equality a new report has been released that revealed there are fewer women CEOs in the workforce than CEOs named John. That’s right, more men named John run companies than women altogether!
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The US study conducted by Ernst and Young says: “Only 16 per cent of S&P 1500 board seats are held by women – less than the proportion of seats held by directors named John, Robert, James and William.”
This means that for every women on the board, there are four Johns, Roberts, James’ and Williams’. That’s not even including blokes with a different name. Furthermore, the study also went on to reveal that the proportion of women on boards has increased by “only 5 percentage point over the last 10 years.”
And while it’s still positive that the number has actually increased, Ernst and Young revealed that the companies had grown in size, raising the question as to whether “boards are holistically refreshing or simply adding more directors?”
So does this mean that the gender gap isn’t closing like we’re led to believe and findings are actually based on larger board sizes?
“In general, more women are being appointed to board and executive leadership positions though change continues to be gradual,” according to the study.
They say slow and steady wins the race, but if this study is anything to go by it appears the race is dominated by males. So let me ask you: Should we be stepping outside our comfort zones and pushing even harder for more female contenders, or is the corporate hierarchy just more appealing to men?
Patricia Arquette Proves Feminism Isn’t Dead
We’ve all thought it, but Patricia Arquette said it: “It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women.”
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Taking to the stage at the 87th Academy Awards to accept her win for best-supporting actress in Boyhood, the 37-year old proved feminism isn’t dead by thanking mothers, tax-payers and demanding fair pay for women.
“To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America,” said Arquette.
Fair pay among genders has been a lingering discussion for some time now, but it’s something that continues to be swept under the rug. In 2011 a study conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that the average weekly earnings for a full-time female worker was approximately 17% lower for women than men. While the reasons varied, the prominent influences were the undervaluation of skills and the restriction of employment prospects for workers with family responsibilities. Surprisingly these pay gaps also existed in female-dominated industries.
Let me ask you, should you have to give up your desire to have a family in order to be granted equal salary entitlements? And would you? Becoming a mother is a God-given right, so it doesn’t really seem like an appropriate proposition. While we’ve certainly come a long way since the 20th century when women were subject to roughly one third of a male’s salary, it seems there’s still a long way to go before the gap is closed.
Now before we go getting too political, let me remind you that feminism extends further than the female gender and is based upon a belief that everyone should have the same rights and opportunities despite their sex. So on that note, here is a powerful quote by Gloria Steinem that perfectly sums this up: “Though we have the courage to raise our daughters more like our sons, we’ve rarely had the courage to raise our sons like our daughters.”
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Beyoncé Demands Equal Pay for Women
Beyoncé is using her celebrity status to bring equal pay for women to the world’s attention.
The 32-year-old singer has penned an essay called “Gender Quality Is a Myth!” for The Shriver Report, an initiative led by Maria Shriver, which aims to discuss social trends that impact women.
“We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet,” she writes in the essay, which is included in a special report, “A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From The Brink.”
“Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes. But unless women and men both say this is unacceptable, things will not change.
“We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up, gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.”
The singer, writing under her full name, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, urges men to join their wives, daughters, mothers and sisters in demanding equal pay for equal work.
Other celebrities to add their voice to the project include Eva Longoria, whose essay “Empowering Latinas pushes for educational opportunities for Latina women.
Jennifer Garner contributed “Turning Poverty Around: Training Parents to Help Their Kids”, while Jada Pinkett Smith wrote the essay “Human Trafficking and Slavery in the United States: ‘You Don’t See the Chains.'”
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