Biden Signs Two Executive Orders to Advance Gender Equality on International Women’s Day

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/08/biden-signs-two-executive-orders-advance-gender-equality-international-womens-day Published on Monday, March 08, 2021 by Common Dreams “Let us recommit to the principle that our nation, and the world, is at its best when the possibilities for all of our women and girls are limitless.”  … Continued

Remind the Women Around You—Register to Vote!

From Unidos US (https://www.unidosus.org/): Recently, we celebrated Women’s Equality Day at UnidosUS. While we have made many strides in the struggle to achieve gender equality, we are still faced with challenges including closing the gender pay gap, access to reproductive … Continued

Iceland Becomes First Country to Punish Companies for Paying Women Less Than Men

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/02/iceland-becomes-first-country-punish-companies-paying-women-less-men Published on Tuesday, January 02, 2018 by Common Dreams “In Iceland, an example of what happens if you actually elect women.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Katrin Jakobsdottir became Iceland’s prime minister in November. The country’s parliament … Continued