This year’s Superbowl is a major milestone for coaching diversity
This year's Superbowl offers more to be excited about than good commercials and endless snacks. In a big step for equality in athletics, the Superbowl will include 49ers coach Katie Sowers, the first female and openly gay coach to take the field in a Superbowl game. Sowers joined the 49ers in Read More...
San Francisco Giants hire Alyssa Nakken as MLB’s first full time female coach
History was made in Major League Baseball last week when the San Francisco Giants hired the league’s first full-time female coach. Alyssa Nakken joined the Giants as an intern in 2014 and will take on the role of major league assistant coach this coming season. Nakken played softball at Read More...
Tackling the gender wage gap in the gig economy
The global economy is changing. Last week we ran a story about making the most of your job in the gig economy, but how does the rapidly growing gig economy pan out for women? Unfortunately, while the national wage gap hovers around $10,000 per year, a recent analysis found the average female Read More...
What Finland’s new parliament can teach America about gender equality
Finland’s new parliament looks radically different from most governments: it’s dominated by women under 35. The parliament is led by newly elected prime minister Sanna Marin, who, at 34 years old, is the youngest in the world. This may sound radical to Americans, but Finland elected its Read More...
How a major museum is fighting the imbalance of women artists in museums
Who are the most famous artists you can think of? Chances are most of them are men. However, this is no surprise given that a 2019 study of 18 U.S. museums revealed that 87% of artists featured in their collections are men. In a bold step to rectify the imbalance, the Baltimore Museum of Art will Read More...
Melinda Gates: Gender equality is within our reach
In a recent story for the Harvard Business Review, philanthropist Melinda Gates makes it clear that while great progress has been made in terms of gender equality, men still hold the upper hand across nearly every aspect of American life, from having higher wages to having a greater say in Read More...
Pro surfing just became one of the first US sports to pay men and women equally
The fight to achieve equal pay for both men and women has won a battle in a rather unlikely place: The World Surf League’s Championship Tour. When Stephanie Gilmore won the 2018 Rip Curl Pro competition, she earned $65,000 for her victory, while her male counterpart, Italo Ferreira, got $100,000 Read More...