A student petition that criticizes a Texas high school’s dress code as “outdated” and “gender biased” wants administrators to change the rules and allow boys to wear makeup on campus so they may express themselves in “what is supposed to be a safe environment.”
Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes is attempting to diversify its film critic pool after a recent study found the site’s reviews of top-grossing movies were heavily male-dominated.
Elliot Schrage, the vice president of communications and public policy at Facebook, apologized for calling a woman “not nice,” which she claimed was an act of sexism, and announced his departure from the company.
Students at Hull University were told recently that will be marked down if they fail to use “gender-neutral” language in their writing assignments.
NBC is announcing mid-Olympics that it is joining the #SeeHer movement to end gender bias against women in the media and advertising.
Oscar-winning actress and comedian Mo’nique took to her Instagram account Friday to call for followers to launch a boycott against Netflix, for what she called the streaming service’s “gender bias” and “color bias.”
A newly published report has accused Facebook of rejecting female developer’s code 35 percent more often than code written by male developers.
In a shockingly short deliberation for such a highly-visible gender discrimination lawsuit, a San Francisco jury of six women and six men ruled against former junior partner Ellen Pao on Friday on the three most important claims brought against the prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers.
The five-week-long and very salacious trail against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for alleged sexual discrimination against Ellen Pao went to the jury Wednesday. The former junior partner is demanding $16 million for sexual discrimination and up to $144 million for punitive damages. Her suit has paved the way for a coming tsunami of diversity litigation across Silicon Valley.
