Today is Equal Pay Day, a date that identifies the extra months women must work to earn what men earned during the 12 months of the previous year. Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men’s and women’s […]
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Being able to work well with others is a standard requirement for most jobs today. But a new study suggests that women do not get their fair share of credit for group work, especially when they work with men. This study – reported by Harvard Business Review – looks primarily at women in academia and
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What’s the status of gender equality in the United States? According to the United Nations, it’s appalling. While we may feel like we’ve been making strides towards equality, sometimes, we can’t see the forest for the trees. Case in point, a delegation of human rights experts from Poland, the United Kingdom and Costa Rica spent
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While many women struggle to find work-life balance, Representative Paul Ryan made news this week when he told his colleagues he would run for speaker of the House IF the job would not interrupt his family time. Known as a “family guy” Ryan makes it a point to fly back to Wisconsin every weekend to
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It is time for women to connect, collaborate, and help one another. That means that the time has come for the women helping women movement to really take hold. it is time for women to reach out and bring other women into the fold. No individual woman is as creative, skilled, or powerful as we
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Equal Pay needs to be a topic of conversation for every man and woman in the U.S. every single day. Gender discrimination in pay isn’t just a workplace issue; it impacts every area of our society. Equal Pay Day was April 14, which really brought the issue of wage inequality to the forefront. The Institute
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It’s Women’s History Month, and for today’s woman, the picture has never been rosier. We are making huge strides in the business world. We currently attain more college degrees than men, and in several countries we even hold the highest office in the land. So yes, we’ve come a long way, baby—and the best part?
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Earlier this month, I had the good fortune to attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. As part of that, I also attended the Women’s Panel, which featured successful women from all corners of film production: editing, directing, costuming, casting, production design, and producing. The panel provided a forum for them to come together to
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Do you remember when President Gerald Ford established the National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year? A lot of the people reading this weren’t born yet or were just babies on January 9, 1975. Following the lead set by the United Nations, President Ford wanted to focus attention on the rights and responsibilities
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How Can Men Be Supported To Re-imagine Their Identity? In a world wracked by changing economics, politics and gender roles, how can we help men redefine –in positive ways — what it means to be a man? Not-for-profit groups working in the developed world are discovering techniques that can help bring about change in developed
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