Click here to view original web page at www.entrepreneur.com 3 imperatives from a former Googler for bridging tech’s gender gap much earlier than is typical. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the summer of 1999, fresh out of high school, I had the good fortune to sit down for coffee with Patty […]
Asset or Victims: A Portrait of Women Within al-Shabaab
Click here to view original web page at jamestown.org (source: gambar.wiki) Al-Shabaaab, the Somalia-based terror group, has been largely portrayed as a male organization in its more-than-decade-long operational history, but it’s now emerging that women are also at the center of one of Africa’s deadliest insurgencies. The group, al-Qaeda’s terror network affiliate in East Africa, […]
A reading list on women and climate change
Click here to view original web page at www.yaleclimateconnections.org The challenges posed by climate change cannot be met without also addressing gender issues. Because their lives are more vulnerable even under stable conditions, women face greater risks when climate-related impacts – droughts, floods, hurricanes – disrupt their communities. Conversely, giving women more power over their […]
Why pay transparency alone won’t eliminate the persistent wage gap between men and women
Click here to view original web page at wtop.com (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nancy Modesitt, University of Baltimore (THE CONVERSATION) No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men. A typical woman working full-time makes […]
Backlog Of Repairs Mounts At Women’s Rights National Historical Park In Seneca Falls
Click here to view original web page at wskg.org ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – March is Women’s History Month, and local historians and National Park Service rangers led members of the media on a guided tour of the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls on Wednesday. They were calling attention to the backlog of […]
The roots of Women’s History Month by Anika Gupta, Wimbledon High School
Click here to view original web page at www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk March is the month dedicated to acknowledging the presence of women in history, with International Women’s Day falling on the 8th. It is a perfect way to highlight and celebrate the great achievements of women both throughout history and in contemporary society. With the month coming […]