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This pay gap among MBA graduates "is especially notable considering the nearly identical skills and qualifications held by men and women at the time the degree is conferred," the researchers wrote.
This dependence requires women to pay off their debt through domestic services, or “sex-functions”. [4] Gilman argues that women “work longer and harder than most men, and not solely in maternal duties.” [5] Further, Gilman states that female activities in general are directed by men. These sexual distinctions have led to an odd ...
Women in Columbus, Ohio, gain the right to go topless. [ 269 ] The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act requires the United States Sentencing Commission to increase the penalties for hate crimes committed on the basis of the actual or perceived gender, race, color, religion, national origin, or ethnicity of any person.
Workers argued for equal pay for every employee and the ruling of the commission was that the general female award minimum wage at 85 per cent of the male wage. This decision helped equal pay for women who were working the same job that traditionally the men would do, but all the other women got the 85 per cent.
The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree. Their motivations ranged from preferring their current lifestyles (64 percent) to prioritizing their careers (9 percent) — a.k.a. fairly universal things that have motivated men not to have children for centuries.
The custom of bride price can also curtail the free movement of women: if a wife wants to leave her husband, he may demand back the bride price that he had paid to the woman's family; and the woman's family often cannot or does not want to pay it back, making it difficult for women to move out of violent husbands' homes. [90] [91] [92]
For the first time in history, women are on the verge of controlling the majority of personal wealth. The unprecedented transfer of wealth to women is projected to reach $30 trillion in the next ...
Health professionals want to do their best for all their patients. But on conditions ranging from heart disease to pain management, women seem to get short-changed, not getting the same care as ...