By Witch Hazel
I come from a long line of witches. My mother had an uncanny knack for knowing exactly what I was planning to do. I remember the
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
The Charter of the United Nations is based on the principles of the dignity and equality inherent in all human beings. On January 4, 1969, the
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
Today, I happened upon "Gender Equality Gobbledygook" by Janice Shaw Crouse. She was writing about the Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, "The State of the World's Children 2007".
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I believe very firmly that women should be paid and rewarded in exactly the same way as men for equal jobs. However, I do not believe that
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Apparently, I do not associate "male" with "career" any more (or less) than I associate "female" with "career". Neither do I have an automatic preference for white people
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By Angela Nouvel
My seventh grade English teacher, Mrs. Turner, paired us up to practice our listening skills. She emphasized that it was important to maintain eye contact, appear
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
The image of a woman "wearing the trousers" in a relationship isn't a pretty one. This description is usually an insult to the man and a
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A father and son are in a serious car accident. The father dies en route to the hospital but the son is rushed into the operating
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A long time ago in a galaxy very near to home (the one we live in, in fact) it was thought that evil spirits were "allergic" to
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In 1920, women were granted the right to vote in the first milestone marking equality of the sexes. Forty-three years later, in 1963, the Equal Pay
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My online education is not complete. There are, apparently, 10,500,000 (that’s ten and half million) web pages devoted to hilarious gags about men and women (search
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A 30-year old man is hospitalized with a severe head injury and has to undergo psychological assessment. The psychologist shifts uncomfortably and says gravely, “I’m afraid
... [Read More]By Wendy Croix
You don't need an emotional intelligence test to tell you that people aren't all the same. Some of us march to the beat of a drum
... [Read More]By Tamise Van Pelt
Wrap a baby in a pink blanket and adults coo and smile, speaking softly and sweetly to the little "girl." Wrap the same baby in a blue blanket
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
Apparently, my ideal career is in Human Resources. I am really more of a follower and I don't have the killer instinct to reach my goals.
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23% of men access porn sites on company time either on purpose or "by accident" (yeah, yeah). Only 12% of women admit to having viewed porn
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
Women have always been "the fairer sex" and, no doubt, many arguments can be made on the esthetics of beauty for and against this. However, when
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
Apart from the obvious musical challenges, it's hard to imagine Tammy Wynette's famous ballad as, "Stand by your Systemizer." Just think of her belting out the
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Would you be surprised to know that it is in countries where women don't go to work that birth rates are lowest? You might think it
... [Read More]By Sonja Albrecht
You've discovered your empathizing and systemizing quotients--but wait, there's much more to you than that! What about your impeccable ear for musical registers? Your sense of
... [Read More]By Sonja Albrecht
One of my stranger job interviews began with a question I hadn't thought to address in the cover letter: If I were an office supply, which
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
Career discrimination on the basis of gender has been illegal for decades. These days, we see women entering previously male (and highly paid) professions in droves.
... [Read More]By Katrina Boydon
Does Britney Spears have a pink personality? Is Angelina Jolie more of a fox or a weasel? Maybe Brad Pitt has the same personality profile as
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