February 27, 2018

The Representation of Black women in Black Panther


Because the imaginary of black women (and black people in general) is so limited in the media, every image takes on a crucial importance and is forced to be taken a lot more seriously than entertainment ever should be. Black Panther is one of the first movies of its kind, scale and reach to feature […]

February 20, 2018

You’re not doing her any favors


Men have traditionally been providers and protectors, increasingly both roles are criticized, deemed insignificant or even demonized. Modern Western society believes men should be more involved in their children’s lives, more nurturing and less “cold” —as their fathers’ generation was said to be. But as with the significant loss we face with fewer women taking […]

February 12, 2018

There is no gender pay gap, But that doesn’t mean the workplace is fair to women (3/3)


Gender Differences While the biggest gender pay gap is not merely between men and women but rather between married women with children and everyone else, there is still a gender pay gap between single childless women and men. The gender pay gap between single (childless) women compared to men is $0.04, $0.96 for every man’s […]

February 5, 2018

There is no gender pay gap, but that doesn’t mean the workplace is fair to women (Part 2/3)


So how can we make the workplace more friendly to women, esp. women with children? Here are a few ideas: Baby on board One businesswoman, I’ve always looked up to was Rachel Zoe, she seems to have it all —the man, the business, the baby. But she became even more of a hero to me […]

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