"A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic (ie women) from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women." - Wikipedia GlassCeiling.info was established many years ago now. I recall when redesigning the website … [Read more...] about Glass Ceiling: A Metaphor
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10 Women Who Broke Through the Glass Ceiling
A great compilation to remind of some well-known and lesser-known females who have broken through the glass ceiling. https://www.9news.com/news/special-reports/10-women-who-broke-through-the-glass-ceiling/420532764 … [Read more...] about 10 Women Who Broke Through the Glass Ceiling
We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We teach girls that they can have ambition, but not too much ... to be successful, but not too successful, or they'll threaten men, says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this classic talk that started a worldwide conversation about feminism, Adichie asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a different, fairer world -- of happier men and women who are truer to … [Read more...] about We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
It’s time for women to run for office | Halla Tómasdóttir
With warmth and wit, Halla Tómasdóttir shares how she overcame media bias, changed the tone of the political debate and surprised her entire nation when she ran for president of Iceland -- inspiring the next generation of leaders along the way. "What we see, we can be," she says. "It matters that women run." TEDTalks (video) … [Read more...] about It’s time for women to run for office | Halla Tómasdóttir
A political party for women’s equality | Sandi Toksvig
Women's equality won't just happen -- not unless more women are put in positions of power, says Sandi Toksvig. In a disarmingly hilarious talk, Toksvig tells the story of how she helped start a new political party in Britain, the Women's Equality Party, with the express purpose of putting equality on the ballot. Now she hopes people around the world will copy her party's model … [Read more...] about A political party for women’s equality | Sandi Toksvig