Gender Diversity News
- Top Hollywood Casting Directors' Secret Goes Public Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:00AMCasting360 Takes Talent Searches to the Desktop; Developed by and for Experienced Entertainment Industry Professionals
- Hebron offshore platform contract Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:52AMThe Hebron Field is an oil and gas development in the Atlantic Ocean located 350 kilometers offshore from St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Hispanic kids show greater risk of substance use, study suggests Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:22AMHispanic middle school students may be more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than their peers of other races and ethnicities, whereas Asian students seem to have the lowest risk, according to new research.
- UNT reopens Multicultural Center Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:12AMDRC/Barron Ludlum Uyen Tran, director of organizational development for the University of North Texas Multicultural Center, stands Tuesday in front of a mural painted by Chicago artist Damon Lamar Reed that depicts college students of different cultures.The University of North Texas will have a ceremony to mark the reopening of its renovated Multicultural Center at 11 a.m. today in the ...
- Hixson Remembers the Glass Ceiling for Women and Major Reforms during 34 years in the House - By Megan Poinski Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:42AMMegan@MarylandReporter.comDel. Sheila Hixson remembers a lot about the way Annapolis used to be - in...
- Isabella County focus groups to address racial issues Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:11AMThe Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion has begun hosting focus groups throughout Isabella County to "find out what people are really thinking" about diversity and inclusion.
- Financial Institutions Urged to Examine EEO Practices Proactively in Light of Frank-Dodd Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:01AMThe Frank-Dodd Financial Reform mandates that every federal finance agency must establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.
- UNT reopens Multicultural Center Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:59PMThe University of North Texas will have a ceremony to mark the reopening of its renovated Multicultural Center at 11 a.m. today in the University Union courtyard. The center was founded in 1993 and was renovated over the summer to enhance its ability to serve the needs of a diverse population, officials said.
- Male elementary school teachers are a rare breed Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:41PMMichael O’Dell didn’t have a male teacher until the seventh grade. He’s making sure his students can’t say the same thing. O’Dell, 40, began his career as a teacher Tuesday, hired over the summer as a new fourth-grade teacher at Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua. As a male elementary school teacher, O’Dell knew coming in he’d be in the minority, but that’s precisely one of the reasons he ...
- Diversity a hot topic at city retreat Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:59PMCOVINGTON — Diversity in the city’s work force became the topic of a tense but restrained discussion among City Council members at their Strategic Planning Retreat at The Oaks on Monday.
- Underpaid and undervalued: a woman’s work is never done Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:58PMThe problem is that despite nearly 40 years of equal pay legality, there is still evidence that the valuing of jobs is inequitable because there are still gender prejudices operating.
- Principia speaker series presents virtual ‘who's who' of worldwide notables Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:48PMELSAH — It seems rather extraordinary that the famous, the legendary, the important, the compassionate, the accomplished and distinguished all would make their way to a small, rural Midwestern village.
- South Africans recall racial, social inequity Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:01PMPeople have some difficulty placing Jeffrey Yoss' accent.
- Sudbury teens participate in The Food Project Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:40PMOver 140 teens spent the summer growing vegetables, and selling produce at farms markets as participants of The Food Project, including Sudbury residents Louisa O’Kelly, 16, and Lila Hewett, 15.
- Return to Campus Means Gear-Up for 46th Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College - 'Making Food Good' Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:55AMST. PETER, Minn., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As most colleges are preparing for the influx of students, the idyllic campus of Gustavus Adolphus College, sitting above tiny St. Peter, Minn. is also transforming itself into the very nerve center of science and research for the 46th Nobel Conference scheduled for Oct. 5-6.
- Cameo Cinema to host 12-week film class led by Ian McIver Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:22AMFilm instructor Ian McIver has been fascinated by movies foralmost as far back as he can remember.
- Gender pay gap getting worse: study Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:38AMKPMG report shows widening gap since 1977. 30 Aug 2010 8:36 PM
- Glenn Beck's rally: Trying to steal King's moral authority Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:04AMThe brand of American history taught by Glenn Beck Saturday at his rally would not pass muster in a mediocre middle school.
- Gender gap getting worse Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:12AMSYDNEY - EQUAL pay for men and women remains a pipe dream in Australia with a report on Monday showing the pay gap between the sexes is wider now than 30 years ago. The report by KPMG, commissioned by the non-profit group Diversity Council Australia, found Australian women earn nearly 18 per cent less than their male counterparts.
- Gender pay gap getting worse, not better: Australian study Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:45AMSYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Equal pay for men and women remains a pipe dream in Australia with a report on Monday showing the pay gap between the sexes is wider now than 30 years ago.
- Now opened, center looks for funds Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:11AMMore than 200 people showed up last week for the grand opening of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Questioning Resource Center. The center, which operates under the Office of Equity and Inclusion, opened Friday.
- LGBT Social Justice Conference Now Taking Registration Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:39AMThe LGBT Center's Oct. 27 conference on social justice, which takes place on the CCSU campus and features special guest speaker Jessica Pettitt, has begun early registration for those interested in taking part in the activities.
- Brookline teens learn about food production, disparities with The Food Project Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:33AMMore than 140 teens, including Brookline residents Lila Bhide and Olivia Dynan, arrived at The Food Project on an August morning to spend the day pushing themselves, both physically and mentally. For a summer job, these youth took on large responsibilities on the farm, while also learning valuable lessons in diversity appreciation, leadership and nutrition.
- Focus on Family says anti-bullying efforts in schools push gay agenda Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:06AMAs kids head back to school, conservative Christian media ministry Focus on the Family perceives a bully on the playground: national gay-advocacy groups.
- County’s teachers not like students Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:53PMMary Turner recalls being the only minority student in her Wilkes-Barre elementary school classes. Until she entered Coughlin High School, she had not had a minority teacher, either, before taking a class with art teacher Belinda Tabron.
- CALIFORNIA POLITICS A DIVIDE BETWEEN THE OLD, NEW Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:06PMLOS ANGELES — In one corner are candidates who began their political careers in the era of the ink-stained ``Boys on the Bus,'' of male-dominated capitols, and of public cynicism stirred by Vietnam and Watergate.
- Large, Space-filling Installations by Italian Artist Monica Bonvicini Fill Kunsthalle Fridericianum Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:02PMPeople walk around the installation 'A Romance'by Italian artist Monica Bonvicini is on display at Fridericianum Art Hall in Kassel, Germany. The work forms part of the exhibition 'Both Parts' on Italian artist Bonvicini.
- Bernero picks Brenda Lawrence as running mate Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:06AMMICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Virg Bernero has selected Southfield mayor Brenda Lawrence as his running mate. Newschannel 3 spoke with some Democrats in West Michigan who say that they frankly don't know much about Lawrence.
- Church: Minister guilty for marrying gays Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:14AMSAN FRANCISCO — A retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty of misconduct Friday by a church court for officiating the weddings of 16 gay couples when same-sex marriage was legal in California.
- Open the doors to coed dorms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:22PMThe battle of the sexes is back – but now it’s for who can win the first shower. Examining and reconfiguring boundaries between genders will always meet backlash, stir up some strange moral panic and raise pressing questions.
- Minister guilty of marrying gays Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:51PMSAN FRANCISCO - Rev. Spahr is praised for `prophetic ministry' but chastised for `disobedience.'
- Cleric loses gay wedding case Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:51PMSAN FRANCISCO - Rev. Spahr is praised for `prophetic ministry' but chastised for `disobedience.'
- Church: Calif. minister guilty for marrying gays Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:30PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty of misconduct Friday by a church court for officiating the weddings of 16 gay couples when same-sex marriage was legal in California.
- Church Convicts SF Minister For Marrying Gays Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:05PMA retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty of misconduct Friday by a church court for officiating the weddings of 16 gay couples when same-sex marriage was legal in California. A regional commission of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ruled 4-2 that the Rev. Jane Spahr of San Francisco "persisted in a pattern or practice of disobedience" by performing the weddings in 2008 before Proposition 8 ...
- Former San Rafael minister found guilty of misconduct by Presbyterian Church Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:25PMAssociated Press A retired Presbyterian minister who once practiced in San Rafael was found guilty of misconduct Friday by a church court for officiating the weddings of 16 gay couples when same-sex marriage was legal in California.
- The Face of Fund Raising Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:09AMWomen hold about three of every four fund-raising jobs, but how likely are they to oversee the development operations of America's largest charities? And have minorities made significant inroads at those organizations?
- VOTF Chicagoland's open letter to the pope Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:13AMShortly after the piece headlined "Some bishops questioning clerical culture" was posted , I received an email from Anne Brennan of Voice of the Faithful Chicagoland about an open letter the group had written to Pope Benedict XVI in which they compare clerical culture with a deadly cancer threatening the church.
- Addressing the Lack of Women Leading Emerging Tech Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:12AMFemale technology executives increasingly are banding together to solve what they say is a problem in their own midst: a dearth of women in top positions at emerging tech firms.
- Machen pushes UF to be a 'global beacon' Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:09AMUniversity of Florida President Bernie Machen spoke of the university becoming a "global beacon" through distance-learning programs while calling for more tolerance at home Thursday in his annual state-of-the-university speech before the Faculty Senate.
- Zlobin: The forum may point to a way out of the intellectual deadlock Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:49AMThe global policy forum “The Modern State: Standards of Democracy and Criteria of Efficiency” will take place in early September in Yaroslavl. Nikolai Zlobin, a prominent political scientist and director of the Russia and Eurasia Project at the World Security Institute (USA) will attend the forum. In an interview with RIA Novosti, he spoke about his expectations for the event.
- New Initiative To Boost Infant Health In Angola Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:59PMThe United Nations Children’s Fund has welcomed a new campaign launched by the Angolan Government to reduce maternal and infant mortality, and encouraged authorities to ensure the necessary budget resources to improve health for women and children.
- Human Resource Officer Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:59PMCARE in Vietnam is a Non-Government Organization representing the CARE International network. CARE in Vietnam is a creative and dynamic organization, working with Vietnamese partners in the sectors of health, rural development and disaster mitigation and preparedness.
- Diversity deadline near Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:08PMA few days remain to enter the Comox Valley Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Roundtable’s Valley Faces of Diversity Photo Contest.
- UF research awards grow by 18%, Machen says Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:08PMUniversity of Florida President Bernie Machen spoke of the university becoming a "global beacon" through distance-learning programs.
- Womenomics, a slow road Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:05PMYesterday marked Women's Equality Day, the commemoration of the US women's suffrage achieved in 1920. What better time to take stock of what's left to do?
- Hopeful outlook for new academic year Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:47PMAs fall classes begin this week at the University of California, Berkeley, the 2010-11 academic year promises to be markedly more upbeat than the last, with ramped-up faculty hiring, dozens more lower-division courses to help students graduate on time and major progress on key construction projects, including the renovation of Memorial Stadium.
- Doug Kendall: Celebrating the Women's Vote Amendment in the Age of the Tea Party Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:53PMToday is Women's Equality Day and the 90th anniversary of the effective date of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed equal political rights for women. It...
- UNOSDP receives Monaco Charity Award Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:20AMThe United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace was the recipient of the 2010 UEFA Monaco Charity Award of €1m during the UEFA Club Football Awards.
- Suffragists paved way for women in local politics Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:31AMGenerations of American women rallied around the same battle cry: Votes for Women. Victory finally came 90 years ago today when the 19th Amendment was formally adopted into the United States Constitution by proclamation of Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. The amendment was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920.
- Bowman and Brooke's Legal Divas Blog Reaches 1,000 Twitter Followers in Just 2 Months Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:11AMRICHMOND, Va., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Legal Divas Blog, a go-to source for developments in gender diversity law and practice management issues for women professionals, has reached more than 1,000 followers in just two months on Twitter. The blog is run by women attorneys at Bowman and Brooke LLP, a national litigation firm and pioneer in law firm diversity initiatives, to create important ...
