Tag: Gender Issues

"Let's not turn women into snowflakes. Let's not infantilize women," Condoleezza Rice said. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Condoleezza Rice: Let’s not turn women into snowflakes in wake of #MeToo movement

Naomi Lim · January 14, 2018 9:20 pm

A Wisconsin school district originally told a transgender student he couldn't use the bathroom because it would violate the privacy rights of all the other males using the restroom. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Beltway Confidential

How a court decided bathroom rights outrank privacy rights

Nicole Russell · January 12, 2018 6:27 pm

The federal government paid more than $375,0000 over 10 years to settle complaints filed against House lawmakers. The settlements are categorized more broadly to include discrimination based on race, sex, age, disability and other factors. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Feds paid more than $375,000 over 10 years settling complaints for House lawmakers

Susan Ferrechio · January 12, 2018 6:18 pm

If she is not being accused of running away from women's issues, she is being accused of hypocrisy and ignorance. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

No matter what she does, Ivanka Trump just can’t win

Becket Adams · January 11, 2018 10:54 pm

Turn on the television, flip through a magazine, or search America's airwaves and you'll be deluged with stories about women who wonder how their needs can best be met, how they can balance their lives better, or how they can deal with the myriad of problems and dangers they face. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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#MeToo isn’t about sexual harassment, it’s about destroying masculinity

Suzanne Venker · January 10, 2018 9:49 pm

The change from sorority to gender-neutral club stems from Harvard's new penalties for single-gender social clubs. (Harvard Kappa Kappa Gamma)

Red Alert Politics

Harvard’s Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority switches to gender-neutral club

Isaiah Denby · January 10, 2018 7:14 pm

The Time's Up movement is meant to combat the mistreatment of women, and that goal should be lauded. But the issue of sexual harassment should be considered separately from other issues, like minimum wage, paid leave mandates, or other planks in the progressive platform. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Hollywood’s #TimesUp movement has been compromised by progressives

Patrice Onwuka · January 9, 2018 10:18 pm

The calculation does not take into account the specific occupation, career, personal, or educational choices, overtime work hours, or hours worked per week. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Nevertheless, the gender wage gap myth persisted

Louis Sarkozy · January 8, 2018 8:03 pm

Oprah Winfrey received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Winfrey's acceptance speech focused exclusively on the "MeToo" movement, which seeks to shine a light on systemic sexism and sexual misconduct. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Beltway Confidential

#MeToo: A tainted NBC draws scrutiny with its ill-advised Oprah Winfrey tweet

Becket Adams · January 8, 2018 5:28 pm

Awards shows like this Sunday's Golden Globes have dwindled into dreary exercises in virtue signaling. But in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the entertainment industry should undertake some serious introspection. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Hollywood, trade your trophies for humility

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2018 5:01 am

Participants of the study answered a series of questions through Project Implicit regarding their stances on politics, their manner towards women, and their viewpoints on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

University study: Trump voters more likely to have ‘hostile attitudes toward women’

Isaiah Denby · January 4, 2018 9:03 pm

Two Democratic senators — Doug Jones of Alabama and Tina Smith of Minnesota — were sworn in on Wednesday. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office at noon to both Jones and Smith. (AP Photos)

Senate swears in Doug Jones and Tina Smith, shrinking GOP majority to 51-49

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2018 5:06 pm