Monthly Archives: March 2011
Boys=Battle, Girls=Love
An absolutely fascinating piece from blog The Achilles Effect looks at how the vocabulary of toy advertising reinforces gender stereotypes. A sneak preview: Most commonly used words in toy advertising for boys:
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The 10 Things Companies Must Do to Ensure Gender Equality
Financial News’s fourth annual Women in Finance survey, published this week, showed that while momentum is building in the fight against gender imbalance in the workplace, familiar obstacles remain. Is your company looking to redress inequality and encourage women in … Click to read more…
Women Warriors in the Middle East
Arab women, long stereotyped as submissive and uninvolved in politics, have been playing a vital role in uprisings around the Middle East, taking part in street protests and demanding reform. In Libya, Iman Bugaighis has even assumed the role of … Click to read more…
Identity Theft: Gender Sight in Art
Can you tell whether a piece of art was created by a man or woman? Is the work of a male artist inherently worth more than that of a female? On the Picture This blog, Bob Duggan explores the topic … Click to read more…
Humanitarian Crisis: Please Donate
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is asking for immediate help in providing emergency aid to tens of thousands of people fleeing into Tunisia and Egypt to escape the violence in Libya. More than 170,000 men, women, and children have already … Click to read more…
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Dan Abrams on Why Women Are Better Than Men
by Kate Fridkis on MyDaily Women are better than men. At least that’s what media mogul and ABC legal analyst Dan Abrams argues in his new book, Man Down. According to plenty of research, Abrams reports, women are better at … Click to read more…
