Tag: gender equality
Only men hunted in the Stone Age? New finds refute stereotypes – knowledge
Anthropologists of past decades had a clear picture of how Stone Age people shared their tasks. So it was similar to what happened to them: the man went to work,…
Human history: women also hunted – knowledge
Anthropologists of past decades had a clear picture of how Stone Age people shared their tasks. So it was similar to what happened to them: the man went to work,…
Boycott calls against Chick-fil-A fast food chain – Politics
Chick-fil-A was actually Conservative fast food. The boss liked to rail against gay marriage, the company emphasized its own Christian roots and donated to groups that stood up against the…
Astronaut Selection for Artemis 2: Diversity is not Justice – Knowledge
comment by Marlene Weiss It was to be expected that the first “manned” flight around the moon in decades would not be exactly that, at least not only. Nasa has…
“Smokey Eyes for everyone” – the cosmetics industry is redefining men – Economy
Timid pioneers were already showing the way in 2019: the gender fluid revolution was also in the air in Sanremo, at Europe’s oldest pop music festival. But the time wasn’t…
Gender prejudices last for centuries – knowledge
From Jacob Wetzel Studies show again and again that parents are important role models for their children. What does mom do, what is dad responsible for? Who cleans, who cooks,…
Bavaria: SPD calls for equal pay for women – Bavaria
With a draft reform of the Bavarian Equal Opportunities Act, the SPD parliamentary group wants to put pressure on Social Affairs Minister Ulrike Scharf (CSU) – and force an amendment…
Feminist foreign policy: Baerbock and Schulze present guidelines – politics
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) and Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) want to strengthen women’s rights in Germany’s political engagement abroad. At a joint presentation of concepts for a feminist…
New Fathers: Why There Are So Few Of Them – Society
They diaper, feed and are incredibly close to their children. In theory at least. But who reads all the books that are coming out about the “new” fathers? In any…
Hawaii: Then just a male quota – economy
In Hawaiian politics nothing happens without men. There are, for example, Governor Josh Green, Senate President Ronald Kouchi or House Speaker Scott Saiki. In business, too, it is mostly men…