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NEWS ABOUT: gender bias

gender bias stories: 15 news summaries

 Leggy Palin 
 Pic Is Gender 
 Neutral: Newsweek 

Nothing sexist about leggy cover, says editor

Nov 18, 09 3:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A Newsweek cover of Sarah Palin in running shorts showing lots of leg met a "gender neutral" standard despite Palin's complaints of sexism, said the magazine's editor. "We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme," Jon Meacham said in a statement provided... More »

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Newsweek • sexism • gender politics • gender bias • magazine cover • Jon Meacham • sexist • Sarah Palin Newsweek cover • Palin Newsweek cover • running shorts

OPINION



 Daughters 
 Are Great, 
 But ... 

Retro preference for sons is alive and well

Nov 16, 09 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Aaron Traister is thrilled to have a daughter—“I was just as excited about my daughter as I was about my son,” he writes. “And she's even better out of the belly.” But the nagging preference for male children in our society has him doubting his... More »

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gender • pregnancy • fatherhood • parenting • parents • baby • female • girls • daughter • gender bias • cultural preference for male children

glossies

 Why Ruth Is Our Punching Bag 

She's the top target for Madoff attacks—thanks in part to gender, bad PR

Jul 6, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff “has become the primary punching bag for the media and the victims” of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, “maligned more than any other Wall Street criminal’s wife in memory,” Sheelah Kolhatkar writes in New York—but are the attacks fair? We don’t know... More »

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gender • sexism • public relations • Ponzi scheme • gender bias • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff • women's issues

(Newser) - Many Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times.  Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second... More »

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gender • abortion • parenting • in vitro fertilization • girls • Koreans • gender gap • gender bias • Census data • Chinese Americans • Asian immigrants • Indians • sex selection • boys

OPINION

 Lame Dads Rule in Kids Books 

Old dad, poor dad as out of it as ever in kid lit

May 26, 09 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite major upheavals in gender roles, clueless dads unable to parent or set a table still rule in children's books—if they exist at all—laments one stay-at-home father. "I’m aware that there is plenty of good-natured humor to be had from lampooning fathers," writes columnist Damon... More »

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entertainment • parenting • children • literature • reading • children's books • gender stereotypes • gender bias • fathers

OPINION

Where's the Council on Men and Boys?

Obama's Council on Women and Girls a misplaced gesture

Mar 18, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - When President Obama last week created the White House Council on Women and Girls—a body that looks out for the fairer sex in federal policy-making—it seemed an almost laughable “act of paternalistic magnanimity,” writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. Unfortunately, it also perpetuates “the... More »

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Barack Obama • women • Valerie Jarrett • gender bias • Obama administration • Kathleen Parker • President Obama • White House Council on Women and Girls

opinion

Bitch vs. Ditz: '08 Campaign Was a Setback for Women

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton delivered major blows to feminism, gender equality

Nov 17, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin shattered the glass ceiling in politics, but the broken shards sharply undercut the feminist movement. “In the grand Passion play that was this election, both Clinton and Palin came to represent—and, at times, reinforce—two of the most pernicious stereotypes that are applied... More »

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Hillary Clinton • equality • gender stereotypes • gender bias • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

 Palin Coverage 
 Negative 
 by 18-1: 
 Study 

Conservative watchdog group cites "undeniable pattern of bias"

Oct 30, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A study from a right-wing media watchdog says coverage of Sarah Palin on the big three TV networks has been overwhelmingly negative, Politico reports. NBC, CBS, and ABC broadcast 69 stories on Palin between September 29 and October 12, of which the Culture and Media Institute considered 37 negative, 30... More »

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sexism • gender bias • Election 2008 • media bias • Sarah Palin

Salary Gender Gap May Be All in Your Head

Traditional-minded men outearn supporters of equal pay

Sep 22, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only is the gender gap in pay persistent, it affects men as well as women. Men with traditional views on a woman's place in the world earn, on average, $12,000 more per year than men who believe in egalitarian business practices, the Washington Post reports. Traditionally minded women... More »

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wages • salary gap • gender roles • gender bias • psychological research • gender in business

 Inside Academia,
 Subtler Sexism 

Women cite 'deeply entrenched inequities' on tough path at research universities 

Jun 15, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gender discrimination at research universities is surely much better than it was in decades past, but a study based on interviews of female faculty finds that sexism remains on campus, Inside Higher Ed reports. While overt shows of bias are rare, a host of subtler, “deeply entrenched inequities” have... More »

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higher education • sexism • college • academia • gender discrimination • gender bias

Opinion

How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

Candidate should do for gender what he
did for race

Jun 12, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) -  It’s a shame that Hillary Clinton never gave a speech about gender to match Barack Obama’s speech about race, writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. So why not make that speech yourself, Barack? Kristof even has the talking points for you:
  • Racism
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • sexism • gender politics • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • gender bias

 Obama's Grannie
 Trumped Bias 

Madelyn Dunham took on Hawaii's barriers
to women, whites

Apr 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama wasn’t the first in his family to defy convention: His grandmother bucked prejudices in Hawaii against women and whites in the 1960s and '70s, USA Today reports. Madelyn Dunham, now 85, fought to become one of the Bank of Hawaii’s first female vice presidents. “... More »

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Barack Obama • feminism • Hawaii • gender bias • Madelyn Dunham

Citigroup Will Pay $33M
to Settle Gender-Bias Suit

Bank plans to change infrastructure as result of action brought by 2,500 women

Apr 4, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citigroup will pay $33 million to some 2,500 female brokers to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit brought by women at its Smith Barney unit, Reuters reports. The bank will also make operational changes in response to the class-action move, adding diversity-watchdog positions, working to retain and promote female workers and... More »

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Citigroup • women's rights • bank • lawsuit • settlement • gender discrimination • gender bias • Smith Barney

UPDATED

Socialist Party Wins in Spain

But ruling party will fall short of majority in parliament

Mar 9, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain's Socialist Party overcame a sputtering economy and the murder of a former councilor to win today's national election, the BBC reports. "The Spanish people have spoken clearly and have decided to open a new period without tension, without confrontation," Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a... More »

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gay marriage • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Socialist Party • Madrid • gender bias • election • economy • Popular Party

Catholic HS Bars Female Ref

Kansas religious school said to object to woman in authority over boys

Feb 14, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A Kansas Catholic high school’s decision to ban a female referee from officiating a boys’ basketball game because of the school’s religious beliefs has state officials investigating the incident and considering banning the school from future competition, the AP reports. Referees said officials from St. Mary’s Academy,... More »

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high school • Catholic Church • Kansas • high school basketball • Society of St. Pius X • female referees • gender bias

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