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Did gender impact the Olympics?

Here is a summary of how far gender equality took us in the recent Olympics. Here is an excerpt: “Yet equality is hardly at hand. At the Olympic level, there are still more men at the Games, and more sports for men. The Winter Olympics are behind the Summer Games. Women accounted for 40.7

News from around the World

News from around the world thanks to Womens eNews! http://womensenews.org Women in North Korea are now allowed to ride bicycles, reported NBC News Aug. 17. The activity was banned for women in 1996 because it was not feminine. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/17/13331864-women-allowed-on-bicycles-as-n-korea-turns-wheels-of-change?lite The Center for Women Policy Studies released seven papers examining reproductive rights in contexts ranging

Media picks on pretty women and so do you

Keli Goff wrote a great article on how harsh we are to pretty women. If beautiful women can not access their power, what hope is there for the rest of us? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keli-goff/does-the-media-pick-on-pr_b_1776191.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share

‘Ladydrawers’ Creates Big Picture of Cartoon Bias

A new collective is producing a steady stream of comic strips about their own findings of gender bias. Topics range from the male domination at Marvel to female creators using male-sounding names.By Sarah Seltzer, WeNews correspondent, Tuesday, August 7, 2012. http://womensenews.org/story/arts/120803/ladydrawers-creates-big-picture-cartoon-bias

Backlash: New York Artists Fight the War on Women

The so-called war on women waged by in the United States by some Republicans has stirred the creativity of over 180 artists, many based in New York City, who are participating in an exhibit hosted by SOHO20 gallery. The exhibit closes Aug. 11. By Sadiya Ansari, WeNews correspondent, Wednesday, August 8, 2012. http://womensenews.org/story/arts/120808/backlash-new-york-artists-fight-the-war-women

Law School is Turning Human

I attended a Symposium Last Year in Berkeley on the Mindful Lawyer. Many of the speakers have contributed to the recent Touro Law Review which is devoted to legal education. It includes the following: Humanism Goes to Law School which is a summary of law school activities in the USA; Victor Goode’s article on

Why men who earn less than women are resentful

I just read another article on women who earn more than their partners – and the trouble it causes. In essence, when women earn more than their partners, men lose self esteem and resent these women. To balance this out, these high earning women tend to play down their status and position. Sad. Men

I am embarassed by the RCMPs Statement of Defence

As a recovering lawyer, the RCMP legal case (Galliford case) makes me embarrassed and sick. The RCMP recently filed a Statement of Defence denying almost all the allegations of harassment. In other words, they deny that anything wrong occurred. Although we all know that something happened, the RCMP and the victims are trapped in

Marissa will survive because of child care and flex time

Marrisa Mayer the new CEO of Yahoo has the very thing that all women have been requesting for centuries: child care and flexible work hours. These just happen to be two of the big keys to women’s freedom and equality. If every woman had these, I am sure we would see many more women

Marissa Mayer can clear a new path or not

I hope you have been following the maternity debate sparked by the appointment of Marissa Mayer as the new CEO of Yahoo. The bottom line is this. Marissa Mayer told the Yahoo Board she was pregnant and they did the right thing by hiring her anyway. After all it’s illegal to not hire a