by admin | Aug 2, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
Do you slave away at the office while your co-workers with children leave at 4:30? Why are you still there at 8:00 p.m. eating Chinese takeout at your desk? There seems to exist, in much of the work world, a bias against single people. They expect people with kids...
by admin | Jul 31, 2013 | Articles, Gender
In a poignant article for the Huffington Post by Annika Penelope, the transgender blogger and activist discusses the things she wishes she’d known when she began to transition. The article serves as a compelling op-ed piece, as well as a tool for others who are...
by admin | Jul 24, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
Some might say it’s dangerous after this year’s violence at the Boston Marathon. However, it used to be considered dangerous for women for different reasons. Some used to believe too much exertion could injure a female’s body, and women were not allowed to run....
by admin | Jul 22, 2013 | Gender, Women's Rights
The gender binary within the toy making industry is as clear as walking down a store aisle drenched in either blue or pink. Toy stores facilitate this binary by creating segregated sections that denote which gender should be playing with certain toys. It is here where...
by admin | Jul 8, 2013 | Articles, Gender, Women's Rights
Why do so many women drop out of the field of academia? Why are most of the top tenured positions held by men? In universities where women outnumber men two to one, you might think the faculty would reflect that. Not so. “In 2000, I greeted the first entering...
by admin | Jun 28, 2013 | Articles, Gender, Profiles, Women's Rights
The technology industry has a woman problem. The problem is that there are not enough of them. Those who are in the field often face blatant sexism and are targeted at conferences. Some are even sexually assaulted or groped. It can be scary to be one of the only...
