Gender Inequality

The gender pay gap means that more women will be in poverty later in life – but there is something the government can do

May 3, 2021 admin Gender Inequality

This week’s report by IFS illuminates the persistence of the gender pay gap. It highlights that women in paid work

Analysis: Obama Building a Legacy on Gender Equality Issues

March 5, 2021 admin Gender Inequality

Gender equality is one of those issues that President Barack Obama takes very personally. “We’re going to keep pushing until

Group calls on Trudeau to appoint gender-balanced Senate

December 29, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

A group of Canadian women has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make the Senate gender-equal. 82 women signed an open

Where Girls Are Missing Out on High-School Sports

December 19, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

Forty-three years ago, a federal law was passed requiring what today seems like a no-brainer: gender equality in schools. Over

Fighting domestic violence through early education

October 24, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

KELOWNA, B.C. – When more men view women as equals, violence in relationships will be reduced, according to an American

Gender inequality in the workplace goes beyond the “pay gap”

October 6, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

It’s 2016 and women are represented in nearly every profession. The wage gap narrowed to less than 5 percent, according

Iceland announces men-only UN conference on women, gender equality

October 3, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

Iceland is announcing a U.N. conference on women and gender equality – and only men and boys are invited. The

This Is The Surprising Career Path Of Many Women

September 25, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

Leaning in? They’ve been doing it for decades. The workforce might be a woman’s world as much as a

September 21, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

Social Problem—Gender inequality-Zhiyue Liu (William) Gender inequality is one of the most serious problems in the world today. Gender inequality

What Gender Inequality Looks Like in Collegiate Sports

September 9, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

This week marks the commencement of March Madness, the NCAA’s knockout basketball tournament that’s so captivating it can result in

#ClothesWithoutLimits aims to empower children, break free of gender stereotypes

September 5, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

MONTREAL – What do you do when you’re shopping for your daughters and everything on the rack is pink and

Conakry hairdressers dispense cut-and-dried contraceptive advice to women

August 22, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

Fatoumatah Bah is cornered. Sitting in front of a tinsel-ringed mirror in Miskaa Salon, her head is bent forward, two

Vancouver woman draws inspiration from Oscar winner to promote gender equality

July 18, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

Actress Patricia Arquette inspired many with her acceptance speech addressing gender and pay equality at last month’s Academy Awards, but a Vancouver woman is taking

Giving birth in Guinea: a life or death lottery bereft of midwives and medicine

June 4, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

A baby was born, took one breath, then left the world again. No amount of the midwife pumping his legs

What Gender Pay-Gap Statistics Aren’t Capturing

May 9, 2020 admin Gender Inequality

In discussions of the gender-pay gap, there’s one counter-argument that comes up a lot: The gap isn’t real, because after

Gender equality: more than half of women fear their gender will hurt their career

November 2, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

More than half of female students believe gender may hold them back in their career, a study has found. Only

Jack Monroe: ‘I want to be treated as a person, not as a woman or a man’

September 23, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

It was only three years ago that Jack Monroe burst into the public consciousness. She was 24, a single mother living in

Why politicians are asking the wrong questions about gender inequality

June 3, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

ONE issue that virtually every Democratic presidential candidate has weighed in on this year is the wage gap between the

‘Girl talk’ or ‘career exploration’? Texas school’s gender segregation peeves parents

April 15, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

“Girl talk” and “more girl talk” for girls; college, career and finances for the boys — that’s the split curriculum for

Homeland’ Director Lesli Linka Glatter Finds Hollywood Gender Inequality ‘Unacceptable’

February 28, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

No women were nominated for Outstanding Drama Director at last year’s Emmy awards, when the Academy president spoke about TV

How to end the UK’s gender pay gap

January 31, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

More than three decades after the equal pay act, the gender pay gap still stands at about 19%, with the

Google wants new emojis to represent professional women

January 1, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

In a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which controls specifications for emojis, Google says it wants to create a new

Montreal city councillor lobbies for more women on Canadian bills

October 23, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

MONTREAL – Move over Wilfrid Laurier, Robert Borden and William Lyon – there’s a new woman in town and one

You See This Gender Bias On The Road Every Day

October 12, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

The next time you’re walking down an unfamiliar block, take a moment to look at the street sign — chances

A Solution To Closing The Gender Gap Is Literally In The Palm Of Your Hands

September 22, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Women in certain countries are less likely than men to own a key tool for fighting gender inequality: smartphones. A recent

Gender equality: more than half of women fear their gender will hurt their career

August 25, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

More than half of female students believe gender may hold them back in their career, a study has found. Only

Year in Review: The Biggest Stories About Gender Inequality at Work

August 11, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Gender inequality in the workplace continued to be a subject of contention this past year. Companies from Netflix to Goldman

Threat of marriage hangs over young Malian refugee girls in Mauritania

June 11, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Tinalbaraka Amano has done well to adapt to life in the desert. Three years ago, the 16-year-old had her own

Gender Inequality and Women in the Workplace

May 5, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Such inequality is hardly unique to the United States, however. In the following Q&A, Mary Brinton—sociology professor at Harvard University

Women walk alone to reclaim India’s streets from fear and harassment

December 8, 2017 admin Gender Inequality

After a long and tiring day, Neha Khandelwal, 26, fell asleep on the bus in Delhi on her way home.