Monthly Archives: January 2008
If Hillary Wins…
TweetMORE magazine, one of the best women’s magazines for high quality writing and a complex take on women’s lives, has a fascinating feature up on their website: If Hillary Wins… A range of feminist authors, politicians, and activists weigh on what they think a Hillary Clinton presidency would be like. Some samples: Justice Ruth Bader [...]
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New bill makes it easier to sue schools for sexual harassment
TweetHere’s something you may not know (I certainly didn’t): A new civil rights bill introduced in Congress last week makes it easier for students to sue schools where they were sexually harassed or abused, if the school didn’t respond reasonably. From Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER): As the law currently stands, students have fewer [...]
Tagged Education, Law, Violence Against Women Comments closed
The (growing!) tech wage gap
TweetAccording to a recent survey, the wage gap between men and women in the tech industry is growing. Men are making more money than women in technology jobs, about 12% more than they did last year, according to a salary survey by career site Dice.com. The survey found that salaries for men increased by 2.4% [...]
Tagged Sexism, Technology, Work Comments closed
Feministing’s start…and a new blogger!
Tweet For anyone who ever wanted to know how Feministing came to be, here’s the (probably too long) story of our start and how we know each other. If you can stand to sit through my rambling, though, you’ll get to find out about the very cool new blogger we’re bringing on board. (More to [...]
Tagged Feministing, Video Comments closed
Not Oprah’s Book Club: Flying Close To the Sun