By Jane Kramer — 2015
After fifty years, Gloria Steinem is still at the forefront of the feminist cause.
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Women with disabilities are often doubly penalized—for being women and for being disabled.
Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.
With her play and her talk, did the soccer star inspire us to redefine the meaning of sports? She tried.
Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Felicia H. Stewart and Dr. James Trussell have estimated that there are twenty-five thousand rape-related pregnancies each year in the United States.
From remembering birthdays to offering service with a smile, life has a layer of daily responsibility that is hardly discussed—one which falls disproportionately on women. Finally confronting it could be a revolutionary step.
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Discrimination in sports is never acceptable. By quickly and thoroughly investigating harassment and discrimination claims, sports organizations can make their workplaces more inclusive and diverse.
Even though in 2015 the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final between the US and Japan was the most-watched soccer game in US history with over 25 million viewers, female athletes still face harassment and discrimination in sports.
Billie Jean King isn’t interested in being a legend—she’s interested in succession.
When men harm women, we obscure their role. Instead, we blame women for the injustice that happens to them.
The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.