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#guestpost: As female representation increases, these four industries may not be male-dominated for long – @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #womensrights, #patriarchy, #sexism, #women / May 15, 2018Success for women in the workforce becomes more prevalent as time goes on. Slowly but surely, women have spoken up with courage and paved the way for others, starting with things like voting rights an...
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#vivelafeminism: Feminism around the world: economist analyzes global gender gap in the workplace despite feminist gains – @themarysue
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #quickhits / March 27, 2017Less heartening is what happens to those women once they leave school. That’s where the seeds of inequality they’ve experienced all their lives really begin to grow fruit. The labor force worldwide is...
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#research: women academics ‘pay price for academic citizenship’
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / December 18, 2016(I question how much of this is “choice” and how much of it is role allocation.)•••Female professors earn less on average than their male counterparts because they focus on underappreciated “academic ...
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#report: yes, the gender wage gap is real (see in particular: women of colour) – @rewire_news
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / October 20, 2016(Evidence people. There is Actual Evidence. See in particular: women of colour.)••• A major research report out Thursday from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) aims to inform the national discussion...
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#womenslives: ‘“Bro talk” produces a force field of disrespect and exclusion’ – @SamPolk
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #quickhits / September 12, 2016For my entire life, I’ve heard men talk about women. On baseball fields, in wrestling locker rooms, at frat parties and in private conversations, I’ve listened to men dissect women into body parts. Wh...
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#patriarchiesrealign: a simple guide to the gender pay gap (on @aliceruthwhite)
By feimineach / in #patriarchiesrealign, #quickhits / August 5, 2015With bullet points and lists and statistics and everything. But seriously, very good info. here. On aliceruthwhite.wordpress.com: So many people talk about the gender pay gap, but it’s really difficul...
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