Gender Equity in Education
Much social and political furor in the last century has revolved around "gender equity;" that is, whether an individual receives different respect, attention, training or salary based solely on his or her sex. Particularly after World War Two, when men returned from overseas to find women doing quite well in formerly male-only jobs, gender equity has been an irritating thorn in the side of our society. Women have been treated unfairly by male bosses and competitors; men, too, have occasionally been subject to a different style of gender discrimination. As our society shifts and wobbles around the issues of gender equity and reform integration in education., browse the links below for current information.
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| Why Women Are Poor at Science, By Harvard President The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences... |
Women Battle for Equal Rights in Loo Queue When it comes to equality, women's lavatories stink. So says Yvette Clarke, a New York city councillor who has proposed a... |
| UNICEF wants more and more girls in school! International development efforts are drastically short-changing girls, leaving hundreds of millions of girls and women... |
Morocco Boosts Women's Rights Polygamy should all but disappear from Morocco after the country's King Mohammed VI announced a reform of strict laws... |
| Feminism - What Women Want Equal pay for equal work is a noble demand, so why does feminism seem so embarrassing these days? |
Feminism Arguing for the equal rights of both men and women in a fair and just environment. Feminism is the belief that a person's... |
| Afghan fundamentalists raid girls' schools The authorities in Afghanistan were last night investigating a series of well-coordinated attacks by suspected Taliban... |
Little Johnny: Gender Differences Little Johnny comes home from school with a note from his teacher, indicating that... |
| WOMEN'S SPORTS: Unbalanced Scales: Gender Equity & Title IX An Analysis and Commentary on the state of Title IX compliance at Division I and I-A institutions in the NCAA. | |