Doctors are apparently being paid more if they're male

"Can it be true that male doctors earn an average of £15,000 more a year than their female colleagues?" And if it is true, what pray tell, could explain the difference in salaries? "After factoring out differences due to age, experience and area of specialism, it seems that...

Gender pay gap still as high as 50%, UK survey says

"Women are paid less than half as much as men in some parts of the UK, according to statistics published today that reveal huge regional variations in the pay gap between male and female workers." Some recent reading had led me to believe that this was a situation that was...

15 Aspects That Must Be Recognized In Third-Wave Feminism

"The following is a incomplete list of my many thoughts, objections, and suggestions concerning the current state of feminism and where we should be headed. All of the following points could be expanded upon. "In this piece, the original author makes 15 suggestions about what...

2010 Olympics Women Ski Jumping IOC Omission Ruled Discrimination

The BC Supreme Court has ruled that while the International Olympics Committee (IOC) exclusion of women's ski jumping in the 2010 Games is discrimination, forcing the committee to allow women ski jumping is outside of the court's jurisdiction. The ruling was made by Justice...

Matthew Shepard Act: Hate Crimes Prevention Laws to be Expanded

The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, an expansion of hate crimes law in the United States, may be passed by US Congress. The new law would allow federal prosecution of violence committed against someone...

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