In the third section, we explore the evolution of some of these distances in the last two decades, with a special
focus on gender inequality.
Public attention
on gender inequality in Hollywood has elevated the issue to a level of crisis within the industry, even as inequality persists.
The conclusion is stark: «There are very few things, that we know of, that have such a clear
effect on gender inequality as being raised by a working mother,» McGinn told Working Knowledge.
«There are very few things, that we know of, that have such a clear effect
on gender inequality as being raised by a working mother,» she told Working Knowledge.
In addition,
experts on gender inequality in Hollywood, including the ACLU's Melissa Goodman, Vanity Fair's Rebecca Keegan, and USC's Dr. Stacy Smith, weigh in on the magnitude of this issue as women are shut out, across the board, of an industry that systemically denies women's expression and point of view.
Shareholder proposals on pay equity at Alphabet (née Google) and Facebook are unlikely to gain majority support, but may nonetheless mark a turning point
on gender inequality within the tech sector.
ALBANY — While Gov. Andrew Cuomo places an ever - greater
emphasis on gender inequality in his public rhetoric, women still occupy a relatively small percentage of his administration's top jobs.
► In this week's Science Careers - produced Working Life column Mildred Dresselhaus, an 83 - year - old physicist at MIT,
reflects on gender inequality in science, including changes she has observed over the years and the work that still needs to be done.
More recently, as the Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, she persuaded many of the most powerful men in the country to publicly commit to being part of a program — the Male Champions of Change — to take
action on gender inequality.
Even if you are an Industrial Relations Executive, drawn into a sensitive
discussion on gender inequality in the workplace, you still have to stay objective.
Josh Levene, Christian Aid's
expert on gender inequality and poverty said: «In a crisis or refugee situation, one in five women of childbearing age is likely to be pregnant.