The High Price of Beauty
A scourge of health problems has nail salon workers wondering about the industry’s safety standards.
issue: Stopping Violence Against Women
Expansion of Hate Crimes Law Necessary for Women’s Safety
By a vote of 60 to 39, the Senate passed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which would permit federal prosecution of hate crimes based on a person’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
Berners-Lee challenges ‘stupid’ male geek culture
The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, calls for an end to the “stupid” male geek culture that disregards the work of capable female engineers, and discourages others from entering the profession.
On Women’s Equality Day We Ask, “Is This What Equality Looks Like?”
Thanks to the leadership of great women who have organized, demanded change, and fought for their rights, today’s women have more opportunities than ever in education and employment, more economic freedom and reproductive options, and a better future for themselves and their families. But many of those gains are threatened.
So in celebrating Women’s Equality Day 2007, we should pause and ask, “Is this what equality looks like?”
Rape or party?
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