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McDonald’s workers strike to protest sexual harassment McDonald’s workers go on strike over sexual harassment Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald’s workers participated in a strike Sept. 18 to target workplace sexual harassment. (Drea Cornejo /The Washington Post) By Antonia Noori Farzan… Continue Reading →
A new study reveals why female journalists are so much less influential on Twitter than men. By Laura [email protected] J Anyone that follows Beltway Twitter knows it’s a deeply insular and self-involved world dominated by men who almost exclusively speak to each… Continue Reading →
All of a sudden, everyone wants to claim the feminist label. From Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to Ivanka Trump, an unprecedented number of high-profile corporate women are publicly declaring themselves feminists. The market is colonising feminist themes, it seems. Indeed, identifying as… Continue Reading →
File photo of Harvey Weinstein arriving at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the Academy Awards.(Photo: AP) REUTERS Film producer Harvey Weinstein on Friday surrendered to authorities at a New York City police station on sex crime charges, months… Continue Reading →
Newsroom predators in foreign bureaus hurt their colleagues — and their stories. BY JOANNA CHIU (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration) Today, I’m known as a strong advocate in my social circles, promoting women’s and minorities’ voices in media. But when I first moved… Continue Reading →
By: Dabney Evans | Just like Wonder Woman and Black Panther before it, Avengers: Infinity War is showing substantial muscle at the box office crossing the $1 billion mark in record time. But there is another, more problematic, use of force present in each of these comic adaptations –… Continue Reading →
A statement, signed by activists, students, media personnel and former adjunct faculty at the college, was released after attempts to get justice for the victims hit a roadblock. A list of alleged sexual harassers and abusers in academia was curated… Continue Reading →
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has removed comedian Bill Cosby and filmmaker Roman Polanski from its membership after a vote by its board of governors, the group announced yesterday (May 3). The decision comes a week after Cosby was convicted of… Continue Reading →
“Oh, how do you manage being on the field and your home life?” If we were to reply to this question, with one of our own, we would say, ‘Dear Male Colleague, Are You Ever Asked this Question?” On World… Continue Reading →
The Swedish Academy has been swamped by allegations of sexual misconduct Members of the Swedish Academy have deliberated cancelling the prize amidst several sexual misconduct allegations. Credit: Flickr By Elton Gomes Literature lovers might be in for a shocker this… Continue Reading →