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A new survey by OnePoll, ahead of International Women’s Day, finds that nearly half of women face gender discrimination almost every day and face unequal scrutiny in the workplace and in parenting, while 69% of women also feel more empowered today than ever before. - New York Post
World Economic Forum piece examining the business impact of more women in the C-suite than ever before. "More women in leadership shouldn't matter – but it really does." Read an opinion piece about the slow emergence of more female leaders.
A new report from UNICEF: "Girls born today are expected to live eight years longer, yet we are still far from the vision of gender equality set out in 1995."
A new analysis by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) finds that almost 90% of people are biased against women, which "highlights the 'shocking' extent of the global backlash towards gender equality. - The Guardian
Read an opinion piece from Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space. "A male astronaut sneered at the idea and said that it had been “men who landed on the moon." But it was women who helped put them there!” I pushed back."
The United Nations Population Fund declared Yemen to be the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with three-quarters of those displaced to be women and children. - UN News
A new bill in the California state assembly would punish stores that separated toys, clothing and childcare items into boy's and girls' sections. - Dailywire
WATCH: This Sunday is International Women's Day. This year's theme is #GenerationEquality. "Regardless of our age, country, background or gender, the fight for equal rights has collectively defined our lives and we must take action together to achieve it."
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