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This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
By Darlena Cunha Sara Bareilles played softly through the surround-sound speakers of my husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor as I sat idling at a light. I’d never been to this church before, but I could see it from where I was, across from … Continue reading
Living on $2.13 an hour and tips: the harsh inequality of the service industry
By Jana Kasperkevic Imagine that your pay depended on the mood of your clients, or on whether all your colleagues and superiors did their jobs well. Food industry workers like Nakima Jones don’t have to imagine this – for them, … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, food & drink industry, jobs, personal finance, poverty, United States, women
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Geeking Out: Uganda’s Women are Creating the Next Generation of Girl Geeks
By Mike Miesen Young women are learning to program computers in the unlikeliest of places, developing apps that will help their neighbors—and themselves. If not for a view of the ornate Uganda National Mosque or the sprawling, congested taxi park … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, computers, engineering, GirlGeekKampala, mathematics, science, technology, Uganda, women
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The 9 Worst Things Said About Women, Abortion, and Rape in 2013
By Molly Redden Opponents of reproductive rights had a busy 2013. By the end of June, state lawmakers had passed 43 abortion restrictions into law—as many restrictions as were enacted in all of 2012, according to an analysis by the … Continue reading
Twitter Sparks A Serious Discussion About Race And Feminism
By NPR Staff Twitter isn’t always the best place for big, thorny philosophical conversations. But it’s a great forum for catharsis and taking the temperature of a popular sentiment. Sometimes, rarely, it’s actually both. If you were on Twitter last … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Hugo Schwyzer, race, twitter, women
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The Dark Side of Modeling: What I Learned as a Plus Size Model
By Tess Munster It’s approaching the third year anniversary of when I first started modeling professionally as a plus size model and I’ve been reflecting a lot lately. My career has been such a blessing, but in some ways a curse. … Continue reading
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Tagged Body Image, commentary, health, models, Plus Size Model, plus-size, Tess Munster, women
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Rape Culture At Work: Five Examples Of How Employers Turn Women Into Sex Objects
By Tara Culp-Ressler and Bryce Covert It’s no secret that women face a disproportionate amount of discrimination in the workplace. One-third of women say they have been subject to some type of workplace discrimination at some point in their careers … Continue reading
15 Percent Of Women Say They Were Denied Promotions Because Of Gender
By Bryce Covert In a recent Gallup poll, 15 percent of American women said that they have been passed over for a promotion or an opportunity at work because of their gender. Thirteen percent reported having been denied a raise … Continue reading
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Tagged fair wages, gender discrimination, Gender equality, job, money, promotion, salary, United States, wages, women, workplace
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Why did the ‘poor Mercedes lady’ evoke such a passionate response?
By Soraya Nadia McDonald By now, you’ve seen it, or heard about it, or at least scrolled past the link on Facebook. The first-person account in The Washington Post of Darlena Cunha, the mom who drove her husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor … Continue reading →