China has received plenty of criticism for the poor working conditions, heavy pollution, and sometimes-dangerous products associated with its remarkable economic boom. Now it is getting praise for increasing gender equality.
A World Economic Forum study released today says China climbed 16 places, to No. 57, in an annual ranking of sexual parity in 130 countries [...]
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Short story: The Great Passover Rebellion of 1963
Posted in equality, food, relationships, women on Apr 28th, 2007
With the news I’ve been reading this week about equal pay, and women dropping out of the work force, I offer up this story by writer Candida Korman about the working women who paved the way for us, and who got mad as hell and weren’t going to take it anymore:
“As far as I’m concerned [...]
Tomorrow is March 8th
Posted in equality, feminism, glass ceiling, representation, women on Mar 7th, 2007
Two items of note for March 8th. It’s both International Women’s Day and Blog Against Sexism Day. Have things changed? Yes, but not much. Here’s some stats from the National Council on Research for Women:
Data on women’s/girls struggle for equality has gone missing in the Bush Administration. The current [...]












































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