BBC has said it is working to ensure there it has an equal number of male and female experts across its programmes by April 2019, taking a positive step towards bringing about gender equality in the workplace. The broadcaster said it is seeking to guarantee there is a 50:50 split in the expert contributors featured on its news, current affairs, and…
The business world has long been a boys’ club. Women C.E.O.s and founders of color make up a small portion of entrepreneurs who have reached the top. Each one of these women of color in this group has raised $1 million or more in outside capital, breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings along the way to bring diversity to the Silicon Valley,…
Living with a chronic disease is no easy feat, and it gets even harder when that illness changes your outer appearance as much as Sara Geber’s has. Thankful for the kind words of a random stranger, Sara wrote the following letter to thank her for the empowering confidence boost. I don’t know how hard it was for you to approach…
A record number of women are running for positions in the U.S. House of Representatives this year, according to estimates from the Associated Press Thursday. An increasing number of women in politics can not only been seen in the federal government, but in local governments too. Most of these women are Democrats inspired to run after President Donald Trump won the 2016…
In recent years, a lot has been written about the deep challenges African Americans face in terms of representation and leadership across TV and film both behind the camera and in front of it. But finally, damaging beliefs and misguided fears about the potential public appeal of black lead characters and stories that pivot around them, have been obliterated. Debra L.…
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Law, which made it illegal to pay women lower rates for the same job as their male counterparts on the basis of gender. At the time, women earned 59 percent of men’s wages. In honor of Equal Pay Day, we recommend reading the following stories to learn more: CNN: Salesforce…
She lives a relatively quiet life in West Hartford but Lhakpa Sherpa is ready to break her own record of being the women with the highest number of Everest ascents. Associated Press sheds some light on her accomplishments as she prepares to climb Mount Everest for the 9th time. At 44, she is a mother of two daughters and works…
As the University of Oxford offered more undergraduate places to British women than men for the first time last year, in its more than 1,000-year history, the world takes a step in the right direction towards gender equality. Of the total figure, female sixth-formers also outnumbered their male peers, according to data published by UCAS, the university and college admissions body.…
Designers like Tiffany Tuttle and other founders of female-led luxury shoe brands are pushing for style and comfort in shoe designs, trying to connect with an untapped segment of women. As a former dancer, Tiffany Tuttle, founder of luxury shoe brand LD Tuttle, knows the importance of comfort-driven design in making or breaking a performance. After realizing that her passion for sketching…
Over the course of a year, the average woman pays an additional $1,351 for basic items and services. And, we’re not just talking feminine hygiene products here, we are also talking about it as it applies to toys geared for girls, dry cleaning, clothing, and more. While it’s bad enough that a gender pay gap exists in which women earn…
