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National Equal Pay Day-Sarah Silverman
Apparently, there is a huge backlash against the concept of equal pay for equal work. Really? I have heard all kinds of excuses like women get paid less because they don’t ask for more pay or they don’t ask for promotions. I don’t buy that. …
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Are you a Beyonce Voter?
Watching this youtube video about the role of single women voters in to the Clinton presidential campaign made me wonder. Since, when did being a single independent woman become the equivalent of living off of government assistance? Maybe some people don’t understand what the word …
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What is your legislature up to? How are they looking out for your interests?
Elections are news grabbing events, but do you know what your representatives are working on after you elect them? Right now according to Annie’s List (annieslist.com), which is a Texas organization that supports having more women representatives in government, “Texas has one of the highest …
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Ignite Texas- Future of Politics
A while back I posted a blog entry about a bunch of interesting infographics for women in politics. All really demonstrating that women need more seats at the political table on a local, national, and global level. As progressive as we think we are here …
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$16 million dollar gender bias case against- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Have you been following the recent gender bias case in which Ellen Pao is suing Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for $16 million dollars? The case reflects growing tensions within the tech and venture capital industries where women are underrepresented at all levels. Is Ms. Pao, who …
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Dressing like a lawyer
A recent article in Inside Higher Ed titled, Brains Not Clothes, brings up an important point that applies to pretty much all professional women or those that live under public scrutiny. We see a congressman jogging and the comments are about how he keeps his routine …
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Political Infographics
As a country we pride ourselves on diversity and being very progressive on women’s rights. We’d like to think that the gender gap is smaller here then other countries like Afghanistan…. but when we look at the data is it true? Here are some interesting …
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Domestic Violence and Police
Given the recent number of cases of officers using excessive force that have been grabbing the headlines it wasn’t surprising to read a recent article on the website Identities.misc regarding the statistics on domestic abuse among families of police The article states: “As the …
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Mallika Sherawat on the State of Women’s Rights in India
I have been in India for a few weeks now enjoying a family vacation. I have to say, watching the news here I couldn’t agree more with the statements that Mallika Sherawat made in this video. In fact, husband’s, father’s, and son’s in India should …
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AILA President Leslie Holman on President Obama’s Immigration Orders
The president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association made this announcement regarding the new Immigration Executive Orders announced by President Obama. I am glad to see that a woman is spearheading this important national organization during this time for big immigration changes.
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