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Nasdaq is seeking US authority to require its listed companies to make their boardrooms more diverse — or be force them to explain why they can’t. The tech-heavy stock exchange said Tuesday it has filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking the authority … [Read more...] about Nasdaq seeks to make boardroom diversity mandatory

SEOUL – A growing number of South Korean women are training to be morticians, a field from which they had long been excluded, amid changing views on gender roles and a rising preference for women’s bodies to be handled by women. With recent deaths of female celebrities and … [Read more...] about More females are becoming morticians in South Korea as taboo fades

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 … [Read more...] about The Portal Series: Reflections on Feminist Leadership Through Crisis with Sophia Andary

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg claims gender equality between the sexes is “essential for a sustainable recovery” amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. “The pandemic’s impact on women have been evident in our own country as well,” Solberg said Tuesday at … [Read more...] about Norway prime minister says gender equality ‘key factor’ to pandemic recovery efforts

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who won a second term earlier this month as he narrowly fended off his left-leaning opponent amid criticism after months of protests and riots, is removing gendered language to be more “inclusive.” He tweeted “The language of the documents that guide … [Read more...] about Portland mayor removes gendered language to be more ‘inclusive’