Gender
How feminists took on the mainstream media and won
Go to the home page of Cosmopolitan.com, and you’ll find plenty of its signature man-pleasing sex tricks and lifestyle tips. There are photos of Miley Cyrus’s engagement ring, a list of sex positions for when you’re feeling lazy, and a quiz about baby showers. But these days, Read More...
Ex-Uber driver launches ride sharing for women
There was a time when concerned mothers would tell their teen children: Don't walk alone at night. Take a cab. It's safer. Then “a cab” became "an Uber”. Now parents and riders concerned about safety have another option: Chariot for Women, a ride-sharing service launching on April 19 Read More...
Tibetan Buddhist nuns take up feminism and seek equal status with monks
Religiously devoted and with a shaved head and flowing burgundy robes, Xinde Shijiamouni has all the trappings of a Tibetan Buddhist monk. But her serenity is troubled because, as a nun, she cannot reach the same clerical status as a man. In the harsh terrain and relative isolation of western Read More...
Why women entrepreneurs raise more money than men
Most Popular Created with Sketch. Mar 14, 2016 When a young college student drummed up a creatively feline approach to headphones back in 2014, she had no idea she was about to unleash a Cat Ear Headphone revolution. Wenqing Yan came to Indiegogo looking to raise $250,000 to bring her quirky Read More...
Justin Trudeau: Gender equality is an opportunity, not a threat
The new Canadian prime minister contributed an op-ed article to The Globe and Mail about gender equality. Trudeau concludes that despite great advancements over the past decades, still much needs to be done. He writes: “It is time for each of us to take action in our personal and our professional Read More...
After Gamergate, Anita Sarkeesian has a new focus: History's overlooked women
Four years ago Anita Sarkeesian was a Web designer who made feminist YouTube videos in her spare time. Her budget was small and so was her audience: The videos got a couple of thousand views at best. This was before she launched her first fundraising campaign. When Sarkeesian sought $6,000 on Read More...
The British frontrunner of feminism may get her statue at last
One painful reminder of the wrongs of history is presented by the statues in the squares of cities around the globe. Judging by thousands and thousands of statues across the world, humans are a species made up almost entirely of males. Of the 11 memorials in Parliament Square, London, for instance, Read More...
How women are treated is best predictor of state's peacefulness
Using the largest database on the status of women in the world today, research have found that there is a strong and highly significant link between state security and women's security. In fact, the very best predictor of a state's peacefulness is not its level of wealth, its level of democracy, or Read More...
In outskirts of Delhi, a new bike-taxi service takes women home safely
In Haryana, India, life is hard on women. The area, bordering Delhi, is known as one of the country's most patriarchal states and for the highest crime rates against women. That's why many women fear travelling by rickshaws. Cab-hailing apps such as Uber can be expensive. Enter Bikxie Pink—a new Read More...
Syrian women share stories of resilience
The UN talks on Syria are due to begin in Geneva on Friday, and an often overlooked aspect of the conflict has been its disproportionate effect on women, who have been caught in a cycle of violence and displacement.More than 50 percent of the registered Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries Read More...