Dressing like a girl does not have to solely entail wearing loud shades of pink and excessive glitter, and toys for girls should not be limited to sexualized dolls with pouty lips, unrealistic proportions and scanty clothing. Unfortunately, due to the messages marketing and media are sending, too many girls do not realize this. Because [...]
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report [PDF] this week, drawing attention once again to the dire state of gender-based inequalities worldwide. Conducted by Ricardo Hausmann of Harvard University, Laura D. Tyson of the University of California at Berkeley and Saadia Zahidi of the World Economic Forum, the report assesses 135 countries [...]
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, Ms. will be outlining state ballot initiatives and referenda of major significance to women. There are a variety of initiatives pertaining to economic policy on state ballots this November, ranging from affirmative action to teacher’s rights to union election representation. Oklahoma could join several states in banning [...]
Following Monday’s announcement that Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) will jointly host the Golden Globe awards January 13, women and men alike were giddy at the prospect. This is the first time the Globes have been hosted by two women, and the fact that it is these two women–two of [...]
Last night, 24-year-old pre-K teacher Katherine Fenton asked a question that (finally) instigated a discussion on women’s rights between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama: In what new ways do you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72 [it's actually 77] percent of what their male counterparts earn? Fenton’s [...]
Much of the buzz around today’s presidential debate does not concern economic policy, foreign affairs or the War on Women. No, much of the hoopla centers on a third party: the debate moderator, CNN’s Candy Crowley. Debate moderators have been given particular attention this election season, and their performances have been rated as intently as [...]
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, Ms. will be outlining state ballot initiatives and referenda of major significance to women. This election, four civil rights-related issues of note will be on ballots in Alabama and California. In Alabama, citizens will have the power to remove the grossly outdated presence of racial segregation in [...]
Alemnesh was seven years old, living in Amhara, Ethiopia, when her family secured for her a marriage to a much older man. She was expected to drop out of school and take on the burden of household responsibilities. In this new life, Alemnesh would never learn to read or write. She would likely be sexually [...]
Within the next 10 years, the number of people over age 60 will surpass one billion, as the world’s population reaches between seven and eight billion. By 2050, the world’s 80-and-older population will nearly triple. The United States currently has the third highest number of older people (ages 60 and up), but many developing countries [...]
Employing a humorous approach to deliver an earnest message, the Center for Reproductive Rights has launched a “Draw the Line” campaign to urge signatures on a Bill of Reproductive Rights. CRR has released an engaging video featuring well-known celebrities–including Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Amy Poehler, Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Silverman and Meryl Streep–reacting with disbelief to horrendous headlines attacking women’s reproductive [...]
