Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine if this was how your man propsed to you?! “Yes” certainly wouldn’t be my answer. Amazing what they used to get away with in Hollywood, eh?
Dubai has employed its first female train driver. In fact, Mariam Al Safar is the first woman to be employed as a train driver in the whole of the Middle East. Ms. Al Safar is in charge of the whole train – she has the skills to drive the train but because the system is ...
I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought. ~ Janis Joplin
According to recent research, the IT sector may be a better career choice for women than it appears at first glance. So why are less women entering the field and record numbers of women leaving it? Society doesn’t really seem to encourage women to study or excel at maths or science. And if less women ...
Despite occasionally smoking cigars, I’m not a board member. Is that because I don’t want to be, or because the boys won’t let me have my own leather chair? According to the Canadian Board Diversity Council (CBDC) report released yesterday, women account for only 6.6 to 20 percent of board members in Canada. The CBDC ...
On average, the gender gap is narrowing around the world so this is definitely something to celebrate. Women are almost as healthy (96 percent gap closed) and educated (93 percent gap closed) as men. Unfortunately, there’s still a long way to go with only 60 percent of the gap closed for economic participation and 20 ...
“If this backward law passes, I’m moving to Canada!” “This backward law” could refer to abortion, gay rights, health and education cuts, or countless others; you name it, if it’s going down the gurgler in your own country, chances are you can slap a big Canadian band-aid on it and all will be well. But ...
Are you a woman who wants to share her knowledge with the world and the millions of young students trying to find sources for the research papers they’ll be finishing at the last minute in the upcoming school year? Apply to work for Wikipedia. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is calling for more women to become ...
Most men are blissfully unaware of the fact that women still face a glass ceiling at work. A survey of over 3,000 people found that only 38% of men thought that women faced barriers in senior management whereas 73% of women thought there were barriers. This was from members of a British group called Institute of Leadership ...
“Australians have become more conservative in their views” of women and work, according to a new study. But I think the problem is that any survey like this misses out of the real nitty gritty of the issues. Most women (74%) think stay-at-home mothers are better for children and 41% of men “endorsed the male ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
