NYC Is the First to Hire an Equity Coordinator; Here's Why Your City Needs One
New York City hired a gender equity coordinator to ensure that the public school programs and curriculums are equal.New York City will be the first city to do this with their pick for hire: Kimberly...
View ArticleHere's How Women's Day Will Be Recognized Internationally
International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8 by women and men from different countries, time zones, and backgrounds — all united under feminism.
View ArticleHow 8 Companies Took On A Day Without Women
LevoWednesday marked a Day Without a Woman. Organized by The Women's March, the purpose was to encourage women and men to strike to fight back against gender inequality, gender-based violence, and...
View ArticleIceland Is Making Companies Prove Women Get Equal Pay
GlamourOne of the biggest issues being protested on International Women's Day was the fact that, in many parts of the world, women make significantly less money than men for the same work.
View ArticleOne Mother's Campaign Encourages All to Bring Their Political Views to the Table
In 2012, Julie Winokur's 17-year-old son called her out for being "politically intolerant,"The Washington Post reports.Winokur realized she had to change her ways — to stop pointing fingers, and to...
View ArticleThe US Women's Hockey Team Is Boycotting the World Hockey Games Unless They...
Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Women's Soccer team, the U.S. Women's Ice Hockey team has vowed to boycott training and playing for the world hockey games at the end of March "unless it makes...
View ArticleNevada to Make History As First State in 3.5 Decades to Ratify the ERA
On March 22, 1972, the United States Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), sending it to the states for ratification, which would be amended in the Constitution should 38 states ratify it...
View ArticleZainab Salbi Shares How Companies Can Help End Violence Against Women and...
In a recent op-ed for Women in the World, MAKER Zainab Salbi discussed "the path to stopping violence against women, sexual harassment and achieving
View ArticleYou Can Celebrate 50/50 Day On May 10 With This Incredible Film
Although Women's History Month is coming to a close and International Women's Day has passed, there are plenty of days worth celebrating in the months ahead.May 10, 2017 will mark 50/50 Day, a day...
View ArticleHere's How You Can Join Pink Out Day On March 29
On Wednesday, March 29, Planned Parenthood (PP) will fight against the movement to defund PP with Pink Out Day.
View ArticleGina Rodriguez of "Jane the Virgin" On the Pay Gap: "Equality Stands On...
GlamourIt's a commonly-cited statistic about the gender pay gap: Women, on average, earn just 82 cents for each dollar a man earns. Yes, there are skeptics who deny its validity — they argue that it...
View ArticleNew Study Reveals the Annual Cost of the Gender Pay Gap
Leading up to Equal Pay Day at the beginning of April, the National Partnership for Women and Families released extensive research on "America's Women and the Wage Gap," revealing the worst of what is...
View Article5 Quotes From Justice Sonia Sotomayor That Will Inspire You to Fight for...
In a conversation with the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor opened up about "the crucial role that civic engagement plays in our society and ways to...
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