gender inequality
Americans Demonstrate Changed Attitudes Towards Poverty Since the 2008 Economic Crisis
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
December 22, 2011 - 11:09am (Print)
Since household income has been declining over time (and proportionally fewer individuals earn more than twice the poverty level), the silver lining of the 2008 economic crisis might be that more Americans start seeing poverty for what it is: not something anyone “deserves.”
Selecting for Sons: Indian Women in the US
by Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society
May 4, 2011 - 10:55pm (Print)
Indian immigrants to the US face no official barriers to using reproductive technologies to ensure the births of sons.
Workers' Rights, Women's Rights, and the Social Roots of Economic Inequality
April 8, 2011 - 8:19am (Print)
In spite of all the gains we’ve made in the past fifty years, in spite of greatly improved access to education and employment, male privilege is still very much alive and well.
Gary and His Guys: Anti-Choice Masculinity Passion Play
June 28, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
As men and women move closer to equality, the traditional gender-inequality holdouts are positioning themselves as the ones who will “make men, men again.”
Women and HIV: New Commitments on an Old Issue?
by Maeve McKean, Center for Health and Gender Equity, International Community of Women Living with HIV and AIDS
April 21, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS recently launched an action plan that targets the AIDS pandemic where it is most devastating: among women.
Not Vectors, But People: The Need to Move from PMTCT to Comprehensive Care for Women with HIV
by Maria deBruyn and Marion Stevens, Ipas and the Health Systems Trust
August 17, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Would a Movie Do It?
by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
March 2, 2009 - 12:00pm (Print)
