Women’s empowerment needs a people-centred economy

Recently linked in Siyanda, new thoughts from a group of researchers on how women can truly become empowered in our world — “a system where the well-being of people is the goal and commodity production the means – rather than vice versa.”
Here’s the short summary:
In 2006 the World Bank coined the slogan ‘Gender equality is [...]

American Nuns Under the Vatican Microscope | Religion & Theology | ReligionDispatches

American Nuns Under the Vatican Microscope | Religion & Theology | ReligionDispatches
The Vatican is investigating US Women religious, concerned that nuns are not in line on issues like same-sex love, women’s priestly ministry, and interreligious dialogue. But this time they’ve gone too far.
The Vatican is up to its old tricks, investigating US women religious. Its [...]

Explaining India’s Deficit of Girls : online discussion at PRB Thursday 6/11 at 1 pm

Population Reference Bureau PRB Discuss.
Chat online with Leela Visaria, researcher and president of the Asian Population Association, on the Asian countries imbalance of genders and the implications for the future.  June 11, 2009, 1 pm EDT.
India, along with China and several other countries, has a history of neglect for girls and women that produced lower [...]

New NBER Research study: What is needed to increase the number of female students in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)? Hire more Women Profs.

Thanks to Carol, a friend who is both a feminist and a physicist, for alerting me to these related articles on the needs and issues faced by female students entering STEM fields.
The first artcle is from the daily Web publication Slate which is owned by The Washington Post Company.
A Formula for Success : Want more [...]

Rosalind Gill, “From Sexual Objectification to Sexual Subjectification: The Resexualisation of Women’s Bodies in the Media”

Ever wonder if “Girl Power” and the “new” open sexuality popularized in clothing and other outwardly visible paraphernalia is a result of the feminist movement or an insidious manipulation by media (not to mention the “p” word)? Read this illuminating article.
Rosalind Gill, “From Sexual Objectification to Sexual Subjectification: The Resexualisation of Women’s Bodies in [...]

Men’s Support Key to Creating Gender Diversity in the Workplace, According to Catalyst Report : Catalyst

Catalyst Inc. just produced a new research report, interviewing many men in business about the role of women and gender equality. Very interesting findings. There are men who do not believe that allowing women into the workplace is a zero-sum game. And there are cultures in the workplace that both encourage and discourage the growth [...]

Pew Research Center: Public Takes Conservative Turn on Gun Control, Abortion

Pew Research Center: Public Takes Conservative Turn on Gun Control, Abortion.
The abortion statistics are interesting though they can be read in various ways — as can be seen on pro-life blogs and web sites.
What I find most interesting is the section on gun rights. The difference betweem white and black men on the topic of [...]

freedomhouse.org: Women’s Rights Survey

Freedom House has been in existence since 1941. They looks at many aspects of freedom around the globe. This study of Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North African countries (MENA) is set to be completed by fall of 2009. Statistics so far are very telling.
“It is vital that MENA countries more urgently recognize [...]

Fair Pay: Falling Short in Every State

Fair Pay
Today, April 28, 2009, is Equal Pay Day. Below find startling data collected by the National Women’s Law Center.

Falling Short in Every State:
The Wage Gap and Harsh Economic Realities for Women Persist

In the United States, women are paid only
78¢
on average for every dollar paid to men.

More than 45 years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal [...]

April 28 : Equal Pay Day 2009

Equal Pay Day – Tuesday, April 28, 2009. What does that mean?
Do the math.
It takes a woman:
January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
+ January 1, 2009 through April 28, 2009
to earn what a man would earn in the calendar year 2008

Are you outraged?

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