Gender Bias

Losing Weight, Hate and Obesity Bias

William Anderson, MA, LMHC | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Weight Loss, Obesity, Lose Weight, Losing Weight, Gender Bias, Weight Loss Success, Obesity Epidemic, Weight Loss Tips, Obesity Bias, Weight Loss Motivation, Success and Motivation, Obesity Discrimination, Obesity Stigma, Healthy Living News
William Anderson, MA, LMHC

We need to stop blaming, hating and discriminating against obese people, but equally important, we need to use what we know to solve obesity and the obesity epidemic. That is the real solution to the evil of obesity bias.

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New Curriculum Focuses On Positive Boy-Girl Relationships

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Single-Gender, Gender Stereotype, Gender Bias, Education, Richard Fabes, Student, Arizona, Teacher, Same-Sex, Gender Norm, Sanford Harmony Project, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Education reform is full of silver bullet ideas. A favorite among some communities is single-gender education. But Richard Fabes, dir...

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The Evil Gender Bias of Obesity and Weight Gain

William Anderson, MA, LMHC | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Lose Weight, Losing Weight, Success and Motivation, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Motivation, Weight Loss Success, Weight Loss Tips, Obesity, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity Bias, Gender Bias, Healthy Living News
William Anderson, MA, LMHC

The obesity bias is far nastier for women than men -- overwhelmingly so. It is insidious and needs to be pointed out and stopped.

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"The Woman Tax": The Surprising Reason Why Women Pay More Than $1,300 a Year

LearnVest | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Women and Money, Money Inequality, Women Pay More, Women's Tax, Women Expenses, Gender Inequality, Money Gender Inequality, Money and Women, Gender Bias, Sex Discrimination, Money News
LearnVest

No one doubts that women spend more on certain things than men when they have different needs. Makeup. Hair products. Waxing. Gyno appointments. But then there are the charges you don't see coming.

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Wage Equality: Is Money 'More Important for Men' in the U.S.?

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Michelle Goldberg, Momsrising, American Association of University Women, Pay Equity Day, Dr Shelley Correll, The Richer Sex, Scott Walker, The Wage Project, Gender Bias, Georgetown University College Payoff Study, Equal Pay Enforcement Act, Glenn Grothman, World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2011, Gloria Feldt, Video, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

Men out-earn women in the U.S. and lots of people in this country think they should continue to do so, to the detriment of individual women, their families and our entire society.

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Surgery Bias Based on Gender? It Could be True!

Dr. Mary I. O'Connor | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Bias, Total Knee Replacement Surgery, Surgery, Women's Health, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Personal Health, Medical Care, Health Care, Healthy Living News
Dr. Mary I. O'Connor

Physicians need to increase their awareness of the biases that may be influencing their recommendations to patients, especially those who are female or from a different racial or ethnic background.

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HuffPost Women's Editor On Gender Bias And 'Blood, Bones & Butter'

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Gender Bias, Female Cooks, Where Are the Women, Prune Restaurant, Blood Bones and Butter, Prune, Gabrielle Hamilton, Discussion Panels, Female Chefs, Book Club, Books News
Margaret Wheeler Johnson

Gabrielle Hamilton was asked to be on a panel at the Culinary Institute of America, titled "Where Are the Women?" It's the same panel hosted in virtually every industry where more than half of the top jobs are held by men.

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Bend Over and Cough: Gender Bias and Birth Control

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Contraception Mandate, Contraception, Birth Control, Women's Rights, Gender Bias, Birth Control Mandate, Women's Health, Politics News
Sarah O'Leary

Picking and choosing moral grounds in the contraception debate without considering gender is like trying to eat ice cream without having it be cold. It's impossible to parse the two without denial or discrimination.

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What Men Can Learn From Annie Lennox

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Equality, Gender Bias, Bell Hooks, The Truth About Girls and Boys, David Sadker, We Are Equals, Pink and Blue, International Women's Day, Gloria Steinem, Gender Equity, Jo B. Paoletti, Men Can Stop Rape, Guys Guide to Feminism, Jackzon Katz, Karen Zittleman, Feminism Is for Everyone, Feminism Good for Men, Annie Lennox, Masculinities and Gender Politics, The Macho Paradox, Michael Kauffman, Michael Kimmel, Men and Gender Equality Project, Feminism Good for Boys, Still Failing at Fairness, XY: Men, Gender Equity Project, Mentors in Violence Prevention, Video, Women's Day, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

It's about expanding the definition of human to include what is female and about working together to dismantle systematized biases in culture.

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A Woman's Message To Rush

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Women, Gender Stereotypes, Gender Bias, Women's Issues, Rush Limbaugh, The New Feminist Movement, Gender Inequality, Feminist, Women's Health, Sarah Fluke, Health, Feminists, Feminism, Women News
Hayley Rose Horzepa

Those with clout like Rush talk about and regard us with the same type of annoyance and irritation that they also reserve for the brave participants of the Occupy Movement.

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And the Oscar Goes to... a Man: Gender Bias at the Top

Joan Williams | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Kathryn Bigelow, Gender Equality, Gender Bias, Fortune 500, Academy Awards, The Oscars, Women Directors, Cognitive Bias, Entertainment News
Joan Williams

The myth of the meritocracy reigns supreme. But the top of the top is still dominated by men, in Hollywood and elsewhere -- and what's worse, progress may be stalling across the board.

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What The Iowa Caucus Means for Women

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Center for American Women and Politics, American Exceptionalism, See Jane, Susan Faludi, Michele Bachman, Gender Bias, Gender Equity, Women's Media Center, The White House Project, Tucker Carlson, Women in Politics, Emerge, Backlash, Feminism, She Should Run, Media Bias, Name It. Change It., Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Jeanne Zaino, Off the Sidelines, Equality, World Economic Forum, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

It's unpatriotic and irresponsible to ignore sexism.

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5 Ways to Help Boys and Girls Understand Sexism in Movies

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Women in Film, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Gender Bias, Gender Stereotypes, Sexism in Media, Stereotypes, Empathy, Miss Representation, See Jane, Teens, Gender Socialization, Kids Movies, Media Awareness Network, Parents, Parents News
Soraya Chemaly

There is no rating system that grades misrepresentation, bias or their effects on culture. Here are five things you can do to teach your kids, boys and girls, how to rate things for themselves.

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Women Own 1% of the World's Property -- Occupy That

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Maternal Death, Equality, Women, Gender Bias, Violence Against Women, Poverty, Equity, Pay Equity, We Are Equals, Food Scarcity, Feminization of Poverty, Occupy Wall Street, Child Brides, Male Rights Movement, Girl Slaves, Patriarchy, Property, Gender, Starvation, Girl Effect, Oprah Winfrey, Half the Sky, Property Rights, Sex Slaves, Sexism, Slavery, Forbes, Stoning, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

How much poorer do we want women to get in the world? It's really hard to imagine. Despite the successes of feminists during the past century, even in the U.S. we have a persistent and growing feminization of poverty.

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Porn-Addled Teenage Boys Do Rule The World

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Misogyny, Soccer Dads, Media and Gender, Women's Rights, Soccer Moms, Gender Bias, Men and Power, Barbie, Power of Pornography, Gender Bias in Media, Gender and Media, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Teenage Boys, Miss Representation, Girls and Self-Esteem, Teenage Girls, Fear of a Female Planet, Feminism, Teenagers, Gender, Pornography, Gender Bias in Toys, Human Rights, Sexism, Women and Politics, Girls and Depression, Women and Power, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

So what if we don't have a female head of state for the next 500 years. Go get a facial. You'll feel better. Develop a hobby. I hear recreational pole dancing is really fun.

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Women Sue Walmart Alleging Gender Discrimination In Calif. Stores

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Walmart, Walmart Discrimination, Gender Bias, Video, Gender Discrimination, Walmart Class Action Suit, Business News, Walmart Discrimination Lawsuit California, Discrimination Suit, Discrimination, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Women pursuing discrimination claims against Wal-Mart filed a reformulated lawsuit Thursday alleging the world's largest...

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How To Brag Like a Lady

Joan Williams | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Working Women, Women in Business, Gender Bias, Gender Discrimination, Workplace, Catalyst Study, Career Advice, Career Advice for Women, Confidence, Women News
Joan Williams

The problem with so much of the career advice out there is that it advises women to act more like men in the workplace. Here are four tips women can actually use.

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Why (Almost) Everything Women Are Told About Work Is Wrong

Joan Williams | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Working Women, Gender Bias, Women in Business, Backlash, Catalyst, Women News
Joan Williams

Not only does a lot of the advice out there not help women, much of it actually hurts them.

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Is Smurfette Giving It Away? What the Smurfette Principle Teaches Your Kids About Girls

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Gender Bias, The Smurfette Principle, Children and Gender, Smurfs, Sexism, Smurfette, The Smurfs, Feminism, Parents News
Soraya Chemaly

My involvement in Smurfland is limited to checking in now and then to make sure, when my kids are in school, that the plants get watered and don't die. 'Til I heard the question, "Mom, can I buy Smurfette?"

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Does Gender Bias and Victim Blaming Put Both Sexes at Risk for Sexual Assault?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Gender Stereotypes, Gender Bias, Rape, Sexual Assault, Male Rape, Sex Crimes, Male Rape Victims, Crime News
Hayley Rose Horzepa

When most people hear the term "rape victim," the image of an adult male is not what typically comes to mind.

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The New Boys' Club: Google+

Joan Williams | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Rachel Dempsey, Boys, Network, Gender Bias, Joan Williams, Google Plus, Bias, Google+, Imbalance, Club, Google, Gender, Technology News
Joan Williams

According to early data, Google+ membership in the first few weeks was close to 90% male. Now it's more like a 75/25 split -- better, but nowhere near parity.

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No 'Him' And 'Her' Allowed At Preschool Fighting Gender Bias

AP | JENNY SOFFEL | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Gender Preschool, Education, Gender Bias, Egalia Preschool, Preschool Gender, Gender Pedagogue, Egalia, Gender Roles, Education News

STOCKHOLM — At the "Egalia" preschool, staff avoid using words like "him" or "her" and address the 33 kids as "friends" rather than girls and bo...

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Retracting Our Claws on Palin and Bachmann

Joan Williams | Posted 08.19.2011

Read More: Politics, Gender Bias, Sarah Palin Michele Bachmann, Politics News
Joan Williams

Sarah Palin hasn't even announced her run for the Republican nomination for president yet, and already the media is abuzz about the impending showdown between her and Michele Bachmann. Or, as some commentators are choosing to call it, a catfight.

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Walmart Sex Bias Suit Heads To Supreme Court

AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Walmart Sexism, Supreme Court, Sexual Discrimination, Gender Bias, Walmart Class Action, Wal-Mart, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Christine Kwapnoski hasn't done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Wal-Mart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys...

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Widening the Gender Gap: A Response to Salon's Laura Miller

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Reviews, Gender Bias, Book Publishing, Publishing, Salon, Books, Gender, Laura Miller, Books News
Jason Pinter

Salon's Laura Miller recently examined the long-argued notion that women are underrepresented in book criticism. Now, I will not argue Miller's thesis. My problem is where it goes from there.

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