by Good Faith Media | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Nearly two-thirds (57%) of U.S. adults believe the nation has not gone far enough to ensure women have equal rights to men, according to a Pew Research Center report published July 7. Thirty-two percent of respondents said such efforts have “been about right,” while...
by Martin Saunders | May 14, 2020 | Opinion
It has taken me 40 years to accept my privilege as a white, middle-class man. I hated this idea. Hated it. Because I’ve always prided myself on something – that I am a good guy, one of the proverbial good guys in fact. I help other people. I empower women and people...
by Monty Self | May 12, 2020 | Opinion
The transitional government of Sudan announced on April 22 that it amended its criminal code in order to ban the practice of female genital mutilation. Up to a three-year prison sentence can now be imposed for violations. Women’s rights groups, the United Nations...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 20, 2020 | News
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted in 1995, offering a hopeful vision for addressing gender inequities around the world. Twenty-five years later, progress has been made, but impacts have been uneven, and persistent inequalities and human...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 26, 2019 | News
Women are fully equal to men under the law in only six nations, according to a World Bank report published in late February. The study, “Women, Business and the Law 2019,” analyzes how laws impact women by either moving toward, or hindering efforts to achieve, gender...
