Tag: gender equality
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How Women Behind the Scenes Helped Sandra Oh Make Emmy History
History was made when this year’s 70th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on July 12th and Sandra Oh took a Lead Actress nod for her portrayal of Eve Polastri on the BBC series ‘Killing Eve.’ With her nomination, Oh became the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for a Lead Actress role.…
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If Men and Women Are More Similar Than Not, Why Do They Feel Differently About Homeownership?
The unique challenges women have faced in the past and continue to face today make owning a home a tangible sign of success for a woman. A woman’s home is a space to creatively express desires and dreams and to evoke certain feelings. From a practical standpoint, it’s an investment and source of security that…
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Settling Up in Cincinnati, a Top City for Single Women Homebuyers
June is National Homeownership Month. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on different aspects of women’s homeownership. Single Women Outpace Men in Homeownership In our 2018 Women in the Housing and Ecosystem Report, we found women have outpaced single men in homeownership consistently since 1986. This trend has most likely…
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Power-up Your Policymaking
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How to turn your passion into action from boosting your local engagement or running for office “This woman’s place is in the House-the House of Representatives”-Bella Abzug It’s no new news that although we comprise a little over half the human population, women are severely underrepresented in both politics and business. Although great strides have…
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One Tough Mother: How Single Mothers are Defining the Homebuying Process
June is National Homeownership Month. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on aspects of women’s homeownership. “Despite the stereotypes that insist women care more about marriage than men do, it may actually be the single life that women embrace more than men,” says Professor Bella DePaulo, social scientist, author, and expert on…
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The Fight for Women at Art Basel
With a busy schedule you’d need a guidebook to navigate, I never have enough time in the day to connect with everyone I want to. Oftentimes, by the time I remember that I wanted to call a colleague with a quick thought, it’s two in the morning and my puppies are crying for me to…
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“A New Day Is On The Horizon”
During the 2018 Golden Globes last night, Oprah Winfrey gave an unforgettable and inspiring speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement—becoming the first African American woman to receive the honor.
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Iceland Becomes First Country to Legalize Equal Pay
This Monday, Iceland became the first country to make it illegal to pay women less than men, a tour de force for gender equality in the workplace. The world’s most gender-equal country for the past 9 years, ranked by the World Economic Forum, is utilizing legislation to eliminate the gender pay gap after successfully closing…
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Legal Assistance for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
NAWRB: Women in the Housing Ecosystem is committed to improving women’s economic growth. From increasing awareness of sexual misconduct to providing tools for women’s financial independence, NAWRB provides resources to help women professionals succeed in the housing ecosystem. A new resource is an anti-harassment initiative providing women and men with legal assistance and actionable solutions…