Law is ‘inherently masculine’ but women can help change it
Anne-Marie Rice in Lawyers Weekly writes: I am tired because I am 44 years old, self-employed and the mother of two primary school aged children. Tired goes with the territory…. Read more »
Category: Workforce Discrimination
Most Australians would not act if they saw sexism
Wendy Tuohy of The Age writes: Only 14 per cent of Australians are likely to do something if they identify a woman being targeted with sexism or disrespectful treatment, research… Read more »
Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity
Holly Thorpe and Belinda Wheaton for The Conversation write: The World Surfing League recently became the first US-based global sporting league to offer equal pay to male and female competitors…. Read more »
Care Is An Economic Issue: Addressing Gender Inequalities in Care Work
International Women’s Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific writes: Ipek Ilkkaracan is Professor of Economics at Istanbul Technical University, a founding member of Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) –… Read more »
IBA: 43% of lawyers bullied and 25% sexually harassed
Grace Ormsby for Lawyers Weekly writes: Preliminary results from the International Bar Association’s research into bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession have indicated a global phenomenon of bullying… Read more »
California has a new law: No more all-male boards
Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles for CNN reports: Companies headquartered in California can no longer have all-male boards. That’s according to a new law, enacted Sunday, which requires publicly traded… Read more »
Tough love for Museums! The Guerrilla Girls continue to strike back
Gabrielle Everall for Right Now writes: Guerrilla Girls are a group of artists and activists that aim to expose the inequality that women and people of colour experience in the… Read more »
Patriarchy paradox: how equality reinforces stereotypes
Tom Whipple for The Times writes: “It seems that as gender equality increases, as countries become more progressive, men and women gravitate towards traditional gender norms,” Dr Mac Giolla said…. Read more »
ABC chairman told Michelle Guthrie to sack Emma Alberici to appease Coalition
Justin Milne of The Guardian writes: The chairman of the ABC told Michelle Guthrie to fire economics editor Emma Alberici after the former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull complained about her… Read more »
McDonald’s Workers Strike to Demand Response to Sexual Harassment Charges
Kalena Thomhave of The American Prospect writes: McDonald’s workers in ten cities went on strike during the lunch hour to protest sexual harassment, as well as inadequate responses or retaliation… Read more »