HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn’t like to be singled out for her gender. “It has always been known as a male job, but don’t say I am a female driver. We are just drivers, we do the same job,” insists 31-year old Manatse, a... … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
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Columbia apologizes to activist Ericka Hart after racism, transphobia accusations
Administrators at Columbia University apologized to a former professor who said she was ousted after complaining about a student’s “rape jokes.” Ericka Hart — a racial-justice and gender-rights advocate and sex educator who taught courses at Columbia’s School of Social Work starting in 2017 — told Forbes she was pushed out because she raised concerns... … [Read more...] about Columbia apologizes to activist Ericka Hart after racism, transphobia accusations
Pushed out by pandemic, women struggle to regain footing in US job market
Katy McAvoy hoped she would have more time for her job search after her 5-year-old daughter started in-person kindergarten in mid-November after months of virtual learning due to the pandemic. But the school near Grand Rapids, Michigan closed again a week later as COVID-19 infections surged there and across much of the country. The unpredictable... … [Read more...] about Pushed out by pandemic, women struggle to regain footing in US job market
EU wants employers to report pay levels to fix gender gap
BRUSSELS — The European Union executive wants to force employers to be much more open about how much their staff earn to make it easier for women to challenge wage imbalances and close the gender pay gap. Even though the gender pay gap across the 27-nation bloc has been reduced to 14 percent for people... … [Read more...] about EU wants employers to report pay levels to fix gender gap
The Portal Series: Reflections on Feminist Leadership Through Crisis with Latanya Mapp Frett and Shruthi Jayaram
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in the U.S. and the rest of the world, there can be no doubt that we are in a moment of crisis. As Arundhati Roy writes, “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal—a gateway between this world and the next.” This moment of crisis is also a time when … [Read more...] about The Portal Series: Reflections on Feminist Leadership Through Crisis with Latanya Mapp Frett and Shruthi Jayaram