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The typical woman born between 1955 and 1959 has lost $531,502 in cumulative lifetime earnings because of America’s gender-pay gap, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Losses from the gap accumulate over the course of a woman’s lifetime, and each year represented tens of thousands of lost dollars, the…
On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart took on the story of the expulsion of two University of Oklahoma students over a racist chant that gained national attention and caused the OU chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity to be shut down. In particular, Stewart said, it is troubling that the incident coincided with last weekend’s 50th anniversary celebration…
Reports have emerged that two police officers have been shot at a protest in Ferguson. The reports came shortly after midnight, early on Thursday. Our news report here has further details on the shootings: Two police officers have been shot during a protest in Ferguson, according to reports. Gunfire was heard at a protest outside…
Hollywood is nearing a crisis situation. Soon, there will be no more white male actors named Chris left to star in superhero movies. The Chris rumor du jour is that Chris Pine (Star Trek) is in the running to play Green Lantern in DC’s Justice League franchise. If he winds up being cast, Hollywood will have…
Leigh Alexander, the Gamasutra editor-at-large whose editorial opposing the online gamer movement Gamergate prompted a months-long imbroglio with Intel, is leaving Gamasutra to found a new site with BoingBoing called Offworld. Alexander’s essay, published in August 2014, urged game developers to stop catering to the culture of sexist fans who had harassed and threatened the…
Last week, I’ve had five bowls of chai. I hid on the top floor of the mall in downtown San Francisco, under the dome, which is apparently historic for something I’ve never figured out, except that I could get the best wifi and privacy while in the busiest part of the city. At the cafe…
Freelancing is feminist. Or, at least, an increasing number of women think it can be. In a study last year of nearly 2,000 freelancers commissioned by Freelancers Union and conducted by the independent research firm Edelman Berland, we found an important, surprising piece of data: A clear majority of full-time freelancers—53%—are women. That’s significant when…
The South Bronx isn’t falling for Fresh Direct’s dirty trucks .article-header Another day, another tale of social and environmental injustice. This one takes us to the South Bronx, where residents are trying to keep Fresh Direct, a popular food delivery service, from setting up shop in their neighborhood and flooding their streets with delivery trucks….
We don’t normally think of unpaid work as relevant to the economy. Housework – the cycle of cooking, cleaning, wiping, soothing, ironing that forms the daily life of so many women around the world (and yes, the emergence of the New Man notwithstanding, it is still women who do the vast bulk of unpaid work)…
This week is Book Week at Belt. We’ll be swaying from our traditional formula and sharing with you samples from some of our print publications, including a sneak peek at an upcoming release. With today’s piece, we’re highlighting A Detroit Anthology. — By Marsha Music Photos by Aaron Waterman / “Jump Rope” banner art by Kathleen…