Gender Equality

G(irls)20 Summit: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture

Eve Crowley | Posted 05.23.2012

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Eve Crowley

Despite the crucial role that women and girls play in their communities, they are all too often seen as a burden. To change such perceptions, we need to give them access to the resources they need to realize their full economic potential.

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Should We Dumb Ourselves Down?

Natasha Scripture | Posted 05.21.2012

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Natasha Scripture

It was my great aunt who first got this idea into my head. I was getting ready to go to graduate school when she said, "Never let a man know you're smarter than him. He won't want to marry you."

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A Message To Girls About Religious Men Who Fear You

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.24.2012

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Soraya Chemaly

You are powerful beyond words, because you threaten to unravel the control of corrupt men who abuse their authority.

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Finding Solutions to the Challenges Facing Young Women Today

Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Posted 05.17.2012

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom

If we really want to see a better tomorrow for our girls, we must include them in the national debates around gender equality today.

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Human Rights Begin In The Pew

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.16.2012

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Sarah O'Leary

I believe in exacting change from the inside out by trying to make things better rather than abandoning them. But unless I can find a way to express my opposition to all forms of bigotry within the confines of my Church, I'm going to have to sit that pew out.

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Unsex Mother's Day

Darren Rosenblum | Posted 05.13.2012

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Darren Rosenblum

We need to "unsex" mothering so that people of all sexes can choose the parenting roles they desire, not those imposed on them because of biology. Given that anyone can be a mother to his or her child, the best way to celebrate "mothers" is to be one.

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Why Are Female Soldiers Still Barred From The Front Lines?

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Job Equality, Army, Equality in the Army, Women in the Military, Women Fighting in the Military, Defense Department, Women News

The Defense Department recently announced new policies that will open more than 14,000 military job opportunities to women. Which seems like a great s...

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A Mother's Day Tribute: The Role of Women and Parenting in Girls' Education Around the World

Erin Ganju | Posted 05.09.2012

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Erin Ganju

Parental involvement plays a paramount role in shaping girls' expectations for themselves and deciding how long they will remain in school.

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Remembering a Mother-in-Law Who Embodied Resilience & Leadership

Jane Shure | Posted 05.08.2012

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Jane Shure

My mother-in-law was smart as a whip and, while frustrated about the limitations placed on her by social norms of gender inequality, she took on the challenge by becoming a leader.

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A Hundred Shades of Grey: Are Sexual Submission and Gender Equality Mutually Exclusive?

Randi Gunther | Posted 05.11.2012

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Randi Gunther

We encourage girls to adore their Snow Whites and Cinderellas from the time they are old enough to emulate them. I never remember those rescued damsels-in-distress feeling forced to comply.

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Unchecked Bigotry

Elaine Vilorio | Posted 05.04.2012

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Elaine Vilorio

While some may call President Obama's ambiguous approach to the subject of gay marriage prudent, I call it somewhat cowardly. We need to take a stand, and the time to take it is now.

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New Messages to Bolster Female Candidates -- and the U.S. -- on the World Stage

Barbara Lee | Posted 05.02.2012

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Barbara Lee

This year has the potential to be a significant one for women in the Senate: 2012 has the highest number of incumbent women up for re-election and plenty of women working to break into the historically male-dominated body.

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Why Women Should Wage War on Big Money in Politics

Blair Bowie | Posted 05.02.2012

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Blair Bowie

It's said that there are two types of power: people and money. However, those two are not weighted equally. So despite being a coveted "voting bloc," as long as women earn less than men, we lack the political power to even control the conversation about our own "issues."

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Does Radical Feminism Advance Arab Women's Rights?

Sahar Aziz | Posted 05.01.2012

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Sahar Aziz

By failing to cover the courageous efforts of the millions of women leaders who incrementally chip away at patriarchy, Western media exacerbates the underlying problem -- the objectification and infantilization of Arab and Muslim women.

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You Can't See the Future From the Man-Cave

Faith Popcorn | Posted 04.29.2012

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Faith Popcorn

The most successful companies -- both in terms of their culture and their ability to grow in the marketplace -- will be those that recognize the unprecedented and unstoppable power of women. Caves are places to hibernate. It's time to wake up.

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Women and Driving: Rise of the Women Racing Engineers! (Part II)

Julia Landauer | Posted 04.25.2012

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Julia Landauer

Once you recognize your passion, grab it by the horns and make it happen. There's no reason that women shouldn't do what they love, and what they're good at, because it's currently in a male-dominated field.

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Women Make Groups Smarter, But the Gender Disparity Remains

Grace Nasri | Posted 04.19.2012

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Grace Nasri

Why do women continue to be under represented in the growing tech industry -- a space that continues to be both founded and funded overwhelmingly by men?

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The Patriarchy of Sex

Amber Genuske | Posted 04.19.2012

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Amber Genuske

Speak up and tell him how you like it, or don't. Speak up and tell him what you aren't comfortable with or what doesn't feel good. Have an open dialogue about the sex you are having so both of you can enjoy it.

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Introducing: Equal Pay Day Ryan Gosling

Posted 04.17.2012

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Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse The wage gap women face today is no laughing matter. It's been nearly 50 years since the passage of the Equal Pay ...

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We're Number One, But We're Not Cheering

Catherine Hill | Posted 04.16.2012

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Catherine Hill

Change is around the corner we're told. Unfortunately, the truth is that women are far from earning wages equal to men's, let alone surpassing them.

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Golf in a Burka

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 04.13.2012

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Madeleine M. Kunin

I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its...

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Reflecting on Augusta

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 04.11.2012

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Ilene H. Lang

So let's move past the "institution" and ask the members of Augusta to take an honest look in the mirror and ask themselves whether discrimination against women truly reflects their values.

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The Equal Rights Amendment Finally Arrives

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 04.11.2012

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Roy Speckhardt

If America wishes to serve as an international example of liberty and just governance, we must ensure that all citizens are afforded the same rights and that institutionalized discrimination is made illegal.

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Obama, Don't Take Female Vote for Granted -- Earn It!!!

Laura Finley | Posted 04.09.2012

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Laura Finley

Mr. Obama, please take seriously the needs of women and do not presume that the female vote is yours for the taking.

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'Women Will Run Banks Before The White House'

Bloomberg | Posted 04.06.2012

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A woman will serve as chief executive officer at one of the five biggest U.S. banks before the nation gets its first female president, said U.S. Senat...

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