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Game Developers Are Finally Stepping Up To Change Their Hate-Filled Industry
The game industry has been in the spotlight for the past week, with several incidents of harassment and sexism making headlines. And now the game developer community has had enough. Andreas Zecher, an...
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Here's Proof That Hollywood Is Sexist, From The Winner Of A 2014 MacArthur...
Cartoonist and feminist theorist Alison Bechdel won a 2014 MacArthur grant, which will give her $625,000 over five years to spend however she wants.The MacArthur Foundation highlights her works...
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NYC Bartender Calls Out Wall Streeter For Allegedly Grabbing Her Butt
A New York City bartender posted an "open letter" on her Facebook page calling out a Wall Street asset manager for allegedly grabbing her bum.Laura Ramadei, who is also an actress and tends bar at...
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Russian Female Cosmonaut Gets Angry With 'Hair' Question In Space Press...
Yelena Serova will become Russia’s fourth woman in space this week when she heads to the international space station (ISS).However, Russian reporters at the pre launch press conference seemed more...
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Here's What Google Teaches Employees In Its Course On Unconscious Bias
Like almost every other tech company, Google has a diversity problem: 70% of its employees are guys, 61% are white, and only 21% of people in leadership roles are women. With those unflattering...
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GOP Campaign Ad Compares Deciding Who To Vote For To Shopping For Wedding...
The College Republican National Committee on Wednesday launched a digital ad campaign across 16 states in an attempt to be "culturally relevant," according to the Wall Street Journal.The first ad in a...
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Male Panelists At A Women's Tech Conference Had Tone-Deaf Responses To Fixing...
I didn’t have high hopes for the “Male Allies Plenary Panel” at the Grace Hopper Celebration on Wednesday night. But at least I figured the assembled male tech leaders would at least know better than...
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Seattle Mayor Allegedly Fired His Black, Female Press Secretary And Paid...
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's former press secretary, let go from her brief tenure after several public snafus, has filed a $1 million discrimination lawsuit against the city, the...
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The Director Of The Viral Catcalling Video Explains Why It Was Street Harassment
Rob Bliss of Rob Bliss Creative filmed New York-based actress Shoshana B. Roberts walking around New York City for 10 hours and getting harassed by men on the street.The video quickly went viral. He...
View ArticleRosetta Scientist Pisses Off Twitter With A Shirt Covered In Half-Naked Women
All of humanity made history today by landing a spacecraft on a comet. Unfortunately, many of the women following that development — and a few men, too — were made to feel pretty unwelcome in the space...
View ArticleInternet Rages Over Scientist’s Sexy Lady Shirt
On Wednesday, Matt Taylor, a scientist on the Rosetta Project, which landed a spacecraft on a comet for the first time ever earlier this week, was interviewed on TV about his amazing accomplishments...
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See The Blatantly Sexist Ad Sony PlayStation Has Quickly Pulled (SNE)
Sony quickly pulled an innuendo-ridden ad from its European PlayStation YouTube channel, The Verge reports, presumably because of spot's obvious sexist connotations.The ad, which first went online...
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Google Just Removed A Game About Killing Gay People From The Android App Store
Google has removed a game named "Ass Hunter", in which players hunt and kill gay man, from its Android app store. The game had been available in the Google Play store for weeks.The Independent reports...
View ArticleSallie Krawcheck: Here's What Companies Must Do To Shatter A 'Mad Men' Office...
Sallie Krawcheck was recently named one of the "100 most creative people" by Fast Company. She's a former analyst and senior banking executive who now oversees the Ellevate network -- formerly 85...
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Reddit Kills Comments From Trolls Harassing 3 Women Computer PhDs
After the uproar this fall involving Gamergate, we're bringing you a good-news story in the fight against sexism in the computer industry.Gamergate, if you remember, was when some gamers argued that...
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Aaron Sorkin: Male Film Roles Are More Difficult Than Female Roles
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has claimed that often, male actors who have won Oscars have had more difficult roles than their female counterparts, The Daily Beast reports.In a March email to...
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Things People Say When You're A Blonde Engineer At MIT
Sometimes I feel as if in saying that I attend MIT, I’m telling a blonde joke.[Hint: I’m not.]Many MIT students recount questions about their GPA, test scores, magnificent things they’ve built,...
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This Woman Endures Horrifying Rape And Death Threats For Exposing Sexism In...
This never ceases to be shocking. If you are a woman talking about sexism in video games, you will be showered with the most horrific threats, particularly via Twitter.Anita Sarkeesian is part of a...
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Sexism is still rampant in the airline industry
Airlines, these days, release new uniforms to much pomp and ceremony. In a bid to outshine one another, airlines call in fashion designers to create new looks, with Vivienne Westwood behind Virgin’s...
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Some investors are thinking twice about backing VC firms with female partners
As Ellen Pao's gender discrimination suit against her former employer — venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers — gets underway, investors are thinking twice about backing VC firms...
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