Gender Inequity

Losing the Count: Gender Disparity in the Mainstream Media

Erin Siegal | Posted 05.07.2012

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Erin Siegal

In 2011, the number of articles published by women in top thought-leader magazines was significantly less than the number of articles published by men.

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The Fallout From the She Said/He Said "Chore Wars"

Jennifer Cowie King | Posted 10.10.2011

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Jennifer Cowie King

Perhaps the biggest question is why so many women believe that they are doing the greater share of family work, and why men believe that the work that they contribute at home is never enough.

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The Root

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Gender Equality, Sexism, Gender, Equal Pay, Gender Inequity, Equal Pay for Women, Gender Inequality, Gender Pay Gap, Women News
Ilene H. Lang

Let's talk about sexism. Now I know the word "sexism" carries baggage. But no matter what you call it -- gender bias, systemic inequity, inequality o...

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Gender Gaps Exist In the Very NGOs that Address it Internationally

Tom Murphy | Posted 08.07.2011

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Tom Murphy

There are many problems within the very NGOs that attempt to address gender-related problems related to the issue of poverty.

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Developing Women Leaders: Five Factors That Matter

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lucy P. Marcus

There are five universal factors that, no matter where people are, where they are from, or what sector they are in, make a real difference in encourag...

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Rebuilding a Robust Economy, With Women Entrepreneurs

Amy Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Rosen

Young women can lead our economic recovery, but we need to unlock their potential through entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurship should be a required course in every school, alongside traditional subjects such as math and science.

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One Woman's Mission: Empowering World's Poorest Girls to Transform World

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

I first met Jin In off a snowy sidewalk near Bryant Park in New York City this past winter. She just returned from Nepal, energized. There, she was ...

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Stop Praising the Differences in Men and Women

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marcia Reynolds

New research supports the perspective that sex differences in the brain are small. It's societal assumptions that magnify them.

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How the Capital Market Failures and the Inability to Achieve Gender Equity are the Same

Laura Liswood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Liswood

My experience in both the financial world and the field of women's leadership allows me to recognize that both market failures and gender inequality stem from the same combination of elements.

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