gender equality

Chester copycat, Kelly cult and military media + this day in history w/the other London bombings and our song of the day by Linkin Park on your Morning Monarchy for July 21, 2017.

Festival fraud, epic entitlement and magazine time + this day in history w/balloon bombs over Oregon and our song of the day by Grizzly Bear on your Morning Monarchy for May 5, 2017.

21st Century Wire says…
In April 2018, up to 9,000 UK employers will have published the ‘gender gap’ between average and median pay, also who gets bonuses and how much including the proportion of women and men within each quartile of an organisation’s staff.
It is reported that with the current rate of change it could take until 2069 until women are paid the same as men, but by then most working women today will be retired.

A law that forces UK companies to publish details of their gender pay discrepancy came into force this week. Could it accelerate the closure of the 18.1 per cent gender pay gap?
The post UK gender pay gap law comes into force appeared first on Positive News.

Iceland’s prime minister has announced proposals for legislation to close the country’s 14 to 18 per cent gender pay gap
The post Iceland reveals plans to close gender pay gap by 2022 appeared first on Positive News.

From picking apart pop songs to acting out the experience of a girl walking the streets, a creative education programme in India is challenging ingrained gender stereotypes. Could starting young break old attitudes?
The post Role play: teaching gender equality in India appeared first on Positive News.

West coast chaos, worldwide abuse and the Candlemas initiation + this day in history w/the murder of William Desmond Taylor and our song of the day by Angelic Milk on your Morning Monarchy for February 2, 2017.

A soldier with the Minnesota National Guard’s 1/34th Brigade Combat Team buttons her chin strap before heading out on a mission in Iraq, May 2006. (Photo/Minnesota National Guard via Flickr)

Though it has been characterised by negativity, the US presidential election race has also brought women’s rights sharply to the fore. Does it show that sexist rhetoric will no longer be tolerated?The post US election thrusts gender equality into the spotlight appeared first on Positive News.

From heartfelt outpourings on social media to colourful flashmobs with a sartorial twist, this year’s US presidential election has prompted a slew of women's rights campaigns. We list three of our favouritesThe post 3 women’s rights campaigns sparked by the US election appeared first on Positive News.