Women In Science Don’t Get The Credit They Deserve By Nick Morrison Women in science are less likely to get credit for the work they do, according to a ground-breaking new study. While the idea that women are less likely to get the plaudits for their work than their male counterparts is well-established, it often relies on the evidence of a…
Remember the Ladies Behind the American Revolution Women were the midwives of the Revolution. By Jeanne Abrams Looking back a quarter-century after the war had ended, in 1807, revolutionary leader and former U.S. president John Adams aptly observed, “Was not every Fireside, indeed a Theater of Politics?” He recognized what popular memory does not: Women were essential players in the…
Kamala Harris Blazed a Trail. These Women Are Walking It San Francisco mayor London Breed (pictured above, left, next to Kamala Harris, right), Cook County top prosecutor Kim Foxx, and Public Rights Project founder Jill Habig pay tribute to their mentor. In her inaugural speech as the first woman elected vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris invoked a…
Taylor Swift’s Push to Change Music Ownership (This is a transcript of an episode of “The Journal” from Tuesday, November 16, 2021. The Journal is a co-production from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.) In 2019, Taylor Swift announced she would re-record her first six albums after they fell into the hands of talent agent Scooter Braun. Last week…
3 Women in AI Who Are Helping Bridge the Gender Equity Gap By Safaa Khan Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly mainstream across sectors and has great potential to benefit society. But its full potential can only be realised if the technology represents the diversity of the populations it represents. Here are three women in Artificial Intelligence who are working…
This Year, Cannes Had A Record Number of Female Filmmakers By Elsa Keslassy and Brent Lang Here’s the good news. Facing public pressure and mounting outrage over the lack of female representation among the filmmakers it chooses to celebrate, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is making efforts to diversify beyond the cavalcade of many of the same male auteurs. Instead, there will…
Actress Imani Lewis Has Big Plans For the Future By Njera Perkins World, say hello to your next action star: Imani Lewis. The 23-year-old actor from Southside Jamaica Queens, NY, is ready to make a splash as the newest vampire slayer to hit the scene in Netflix’s queer YA drama “First Kill.” Lewis is no stranger to the small screen…
According to 3.5 Million Books, There Is Gender Bias in Literature By Liesl Goecker An analysis of 3.5 million English-language books published between 1900 and 2008 spotlights a deep gender bias in the literature. It concluded that women are twice as likely as men to be described by their physical attributes — “beautiful” and “sexy” being the top two adjectives used…
Why Marvel Has Struck Gold With Female Muslim Superhero As the new Disney+ series Ms Marvel launches, Mohammad Zaheer looks at how its reimagining of a pioneering comic book character is set to be a hit. By Mohammad Zaheer Ms Marvel comes to our screens via Disney+ today with lofty fan expectations, following other critically acclaimed Marvel shows such as…
LGBTQ+ Women Who Made National History In May 2019, the city of New York announced plans to honor LGBTQ+ activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera with a statue. The city of New York claimed the monument will be the “first permanent, public artwork recognizing transgender women in the world.” Johnson and Rivera were prominent figures in uprisings against 1969…
