WOMEN entrepreneurs report huge gender prejudice when trying to raise finance
Thousands of female chiefs of small and medium-sized enterprises say they are up against it when trying to secure a loan or investment and it is all to do with their gender. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Trans group gets £500,000 public cash to tell YOU how to think about gender fluidity
THE National Lottery has issued a colossal £500,000 grant to a transgender pressure group so they can “influence” the public’s option on gender fluidity, sparking a row over supporting political agendas – which the organisation has a strict rule against. Daily Express :: News Feed
Financial gender discrimination: Five minute guide to your rights
DESPITE years of legislation to counter gender discrimination, the financial gap between men and women stubbornly refuses to close. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Duchess of Cambridge pregnant: Did the Queen just REVEAL the gender of new royal baby?
QUEEN Elizabeth II stepped out in blue at a public engagement earlier today, as it was announced the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a third child. Daily Express :: Style Feed
Millions of women hit by pensions gender gap
THE BBC IS IN turmoil as furious female stars demand an end to the gender pay gap but this is not the only example of women falling behind men financially. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
City News: MOD Pizza, gender pay gap and manufacturers’ industrial revolution
A US pizza chain backed by the Carphone Warehouse founder Sir Charles Dunstone is ramping up expansion in the UK with plans to create 420 jobs over the next year. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Maryland High School Decides on Gender Neutral Homecoming
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A Maryland high school is introducing a gender-neutral homecoming court this year to offer students the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they would prefer to be called a “king” or “queen,” regardless of their gender. Students from each grade level at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School will vote for two classmates […]
‘Gender Unicorn’ Lesson Prompts Complaints in Charlotte, NC
(Photo: TSER) A North Carolina school district has received close to 2,500 complaints from angry parents over the use of a cartoon unicorn meant to help young students learn about gender identity. Created by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district (CMS), the purple character with two hearts on its chest known as the “Gender Unicorn” is set to appear […]
Colleges, Universities Examining Gender Pronouns on Campus
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) As the number of individuals who identify as someone more complex than male or female continues to increase across the country, traditional gender-based pronouns “he” and “she” are being updated at several US universities. While some of these individuals identify as transgender – having been born as one gender but now identifying as another […]
WATCH Spice Girls’ Wannabe remade to promote gender equality: Victoria Beckham endorses
THE SPICE GIRLS’ Wannabe appears in a charity video to promote woman’s equality and is endorsed by Victoria Beckham and Emma Watson. Daily Express :: Music Feed