Seven months ago, 94 corporations had no women on their boards. As of March 25, 32 of these corporations, or 34 percent of them, have added at least one woman, in compliance with a new state law.
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Apps’ role in suppressing women
Saudi Arabian women are seeking asylum from oppressive guardianship laws, and companies like Apple and Google are contributing to their lack of safety by refusing to remove the Absher app from their app stores.
Groups connect women brewers
Claremont Craft Ales was hopping with the release of the Pistil Pale Ale beer last week.
Men need to be women’s allies
In the midst of sexual assault scandal storms sweeping industries from Hollywood to politics and everything in between, many men have just now come to realize that this is the ugly reality women from all walks of life have always had to face. While naming names and outing prominent men help put a face on […]
Panel praises women CEOs
Six influential businesswomen shared the lessons they learned, hardships they overcame and successes they earned throughout their journey to becoming the leaders and CEOs they are today, Tuesday evening at the Women CEO Forum.
Makeup ad further stigmatizes women
The issue of women applying makeup on the go has never been a universal grievance but more like a pet peeve for those who believe it’s a matter of hygiene. However, Tokyu Corp. explicitly points to the problem in its ad, and it’s not about hygiene.
Muslim woman challenges stereotypes
In a time when of heightened discrimination against Muslims in America, Muslim-American journalist Noor Tagouri is the first woman wearing a hijab on the cover of Playboy magazine – a bold, progressive move both by the magazine and Tagouri.
All-women music night empowers artists
Female student artists from a variety of majors and approximately 30 students gathered Tuesday in the Jane Dibbell Cabaret Theatre for Music Night, an all-women artist event.
Commentary: It is not just putting on a cardigan
As I was scrolling through Twitter Sunday morning, past tweets about the NBA Finals and Jose Bautista and Rougned Odor’s brawl, I saw a tweet about KTLA.
Proposed emojis deserve use
Last week Google proposed a set of 13 career-driven female emojis to Unicode Consortium, the company in charge of creating and implementing new emojis, that could change the lack of working women on the keyboard.