Gender
Women win 48% of the seats in Iceland's new parliament
If they were a political party, women would need only two more seats to form a majority government in Iceland, after winning a record 30 seats in this weekend's national elections. Voter turnout was just under 80 percent — local media say that's a record low for Iceland. With female Read More...
Why Iceland is the best place in the world to be a woman
Rebekka is so tiny that, even on her tiptoes, arms aloft, she cannot reach. So her teacher lifts her up to the unvarnished wooden monkey bar. “One, two, three,” her classmates count. She hangs on, determinedly. When she reaches 10, she jumps to the ground. “I am strong,” she Read More...
On abortion, Hillary Clinton takes ownership of her feminism
But jeepers, people, this is serious. Trump was refusing to acknowledge it was even possible for him to lose a fair fight. At one point, he announced the election was rigged because Hillary Clinton was in Read More...
Female millennial social entrepreneurs are changing the world
Pitching for funding can be an intimidating business, especially when you are a young woman at a testosterone-fuelled event for startups and your idea is a social enterprise to help save orangutans in Borneo. When a fellow entrepreneur tried to impress the founder of My Green World, Natalie Read More...
Bringing more women entrepreneurs into clean renewable energy revolution
October 17th, 2016 by Carolyn Fortuna Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Decentralized sustainable energy technologies—both at the individual systems level, such as solar home systems, and at the mini-grid level servicing 50 to 100 households—are the cheapest solutions for Read More...
In praise of a president who offered eight dignified years free of sex scandals
A friend posted on Facebook this mock note from her daughter: Dr. Mr. Trump, I heard you on the news yesterday saying that you wanted to grab a woman’s pussy. I am ten years old so I don’t know that word yet but it seems pretty important since all the news channels are covering it and Read More...
What does a feminist foreign policy look like?
A reader responds to our previous reader roundup, which emphasized poll numbers showing that the vast majority of Americans say they believe in “equality for women” but only a small percentage of Americans identify as “feminist”: I’m rather surprised you didn’t Read More...
Why aren’t we designing cities that work for women, not just men?
In the 1990s, a simple survey in Vienna led urban planners to rethink their whole approach to infrastructure development. The questionnaire asked residents why and how they used public transportation, and the results were striking because men and women had very different responses. Men’s Read More...
Manhattan pharmacy taxing men more because America is sexist
A New York pharmacy has been on the receiving end of a backlash after announcing a new store policy that "all male customers are subject to a 7% Man Tax". The unofficial levy was announced in the window of Thompson Chemists in the Soho district of Manhattan on Monday, alongside another sign Read More...
Acupuncture can reduce hot flushes in menopausal women by half, researchers find
Women could halve the number of hot flushes they endure by turning to acupuncture, suggests new research. Hot flushes, a sudden feeling of feverish heat, are the bane of women going through the menopause. While many hot flushes last for just five minutes, as intense heat rises through the Read More...