
A three-woman delegation representing a UN working group on discrimination against women visited the United States for 10 days in December to prepare a report on gender equality in America, and reportedly were “appalled” by what they found.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.20 Dec 2015, 6:17 AM PST0

While discussing wage inequality for women in Hollywood, actress Sandra Bullock said she’s glad the film industry is being held accountable for its business practices.
by Kelli Serio10 Nov 2015, 5:48 PM PST0

Fifty dollars: that’s the rate you’d get for putting your children in a pro-Hillary Clinton video directed by a Democrat activist named Luke Montgomery, a.k.a. The Artist Formerly Known As Sissyfag—a man whose career has been repeatedly having children say obscene things on camera.
by Lee Stranahan6 Nov 2015, 7:52 PM PST0

A Labour MP has angrily dismissed the idea of having a parliamentary debate on issues affecting men, such as high suicide rates, as “frankly laughable” and suggested the MP who proposed it did so because he is anti-women. She then claimed to
by Liam Deacon1 Nov 2015, 9:33 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown, intoning, “The inequities that have plagued our state and have burdened women forever are slowly being resolved with this kind of bill,” signed the California Fair Pay Act, which aims to ensure that business pay female employees equally who perform “substantially equivalent work” as males.
by William Bigelow7 Oct 2015, 8:20 AM PST0

Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard introduced a new conversation regarding feminism this week, arguing the term is divisive and “separates” women from men.
by Kelli Serio29 Sep 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the election of a female president would “break that glass ceiling for girls” and eliminate “one of the last barriers to imagination, aspiration” in an interview set to
by Ian Hanchett14 Sep 2015, 1:01 PM PST0

Thirteen-year-0ld Disney star Rowan Blanchard penned an essay on “intersectional feminism” over the weekend that had at least one Hollywood star praising the young actress for her insight. Blanchard, who plays the daughter of a grown-up Corey Matthews on the Disney
by Daniel Nussbaum23 Aug 2015, 1:22 PM PST0

The struggle against deeply entrenched misogyny in Afghanistan continues years after heavy international community and Afghan government investments in women’s education began, following the defeat of the Taliban at the hands of U.S.-led forces in 2001.
by Edwin Mora17 Aug 2015, 7:30 PM PST0

Actress Claire Danes has long been an advocate for gender equality in Hollywood, and the 36-year-old starlet says being a woman in her line of work is challenging.
by Kelli Serio11 Aug 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

It’s not every day one of Hollywood’s leading men issues a plea to see more penis and butt on screen.
by Kelli Serio5 Aug 2015, 1:57 PM PST0

Both men and women become less supportive of liberal feminist ideals about family life, housework and childcare after actually having children, a new study has revealed. Men, in particular, became more traditional in their approach to a broader range of family
by Liam Deacon27 Jul 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

Former Oakland Raiders CEO and first ever female CEO in NFL history Amy Trask wrote via The MMQB that she wants Sarah Thomas, who is set to become the NFL’s first ever female referee in the upcoming 2015 season, to be
by Trent Baker9 Jul 2015, 10:25 AM PST0

While speaking with comedian and actor Judah Friedland on her MSNBC show “Now with Alex Wagner,” host Alex Wagner reacted to a report that the U.S. Women’s National Team earned $2 million for winning the World Cup compared to the Germany Men’s
by Trent Baker6 Jul 2015, 4:58 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep personally asked members of Congress to finally stand behind the Equal Rights Amendment, according to E! News.
by Kipp Jones23 Jun 2015, 5:30 PM PST0

Natalie Portman will play feminist icon and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the upcoming biopic On the Basis of Sex.
by Kipp Jones8 May 2015, 5:27 PM PST0

Actress Kristen Stewart has joined the growing list of female A-lister’s in denouncing the lack of opportunities offered to women in Hollywood.
by Kelli Serio29 Apr 2015, 1:17 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, known as “Haia” in the Wahhabi Kingdom, has arrived on Twitter under the verified username @PvGovSa.
by Jordan Schachtel24 Apr 2015, 7:10 PM PST0

A new study commissioned by both the Sundance Institute and Women in Film found the gender gap between directors to be at its widest in top-grossing films.
by Kelli Serio22 Apr 2015, 2:34 PM PST0

At least 45 female jihadists appeared in a training video at Saint Simeon Stylites, which is the world’s oldest Byzantine church, near Aleppo, Syria. The women are demanding equality with men on the battlefield.
by Mary Chastain12 Apr 2015, 8:24 PM PST0

ELLE Magazine has released excerpts from its May 2015 Chelsea Clinton feature, wherein the former First Child discusses motherhood, the No Ceilings Project, and the importance of having a woman president.
by Kelli Serio10 Apr 2015, 6:22 PM PST0

Swedish municipalities have started snow ploughing their streets “gender equally”. The practice was first adopted in Karlskoga in central Sweden, but has since caught on across the country, including in Stockholm. Under the old system, fresh snowfalls were cleared first
by Donna Rachel Edmunds24 Feb 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

In a recent essay in the Daily Beast, Candida Moss and Joel Baden question Pope Francis’ liberal credentials, denouncing his attacks on gender theory.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Feb 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

In an executive order, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has rescinded a prior order that protects state workers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
by Dr. Susan Berry10 Feb 2015, 8:34 PM PST0

Actress Emma Watson unveiled a new element of her “HeForShe” gender equality campaign before business leaders and international politicians at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland Friday. The Harry Potter star and goodwill ambassador for UN women spoke of a
by Kelli Serio23 Jan 2015, 11:49 AM PST0