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Category: Gender Issues
Siri appears on Oprah
- By Melanie Breault
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THE VOICE OF Siri, Susan Bennett appeared on Oprah Winfrey‘s show, Where Are They Now? over the weekend. That was followed by an interview with the Huffington Post to get to know the…
5 Reasons Women Leaders Need to Give Themselves More Credit
- By Caren Merrick
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“For too many women, the hardest part of being successful might be taking credit for the work that they do, especially when they work in groups.” – Kay Steiger, The Atlantic. We’re becoming mind numbingly familiar with study after study that highlights two facts about women in business: Companies…
Women and Hollywood heads to Medium
- By Melanie Breault
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MELISSA SILVERSTEIN started her Women and Hollywood blog eight and half years ago to address the gender gap in the entertainment industry. Five years ago, she brought it to the Indiewire Blog Network…
Loretta Weinberg calls for Equal Pay legislation on Equal Pay Day
- By Melanie Breault
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APRIL 12TH marked “Equal Pay Day,” the date on the calendar that marks the amount of extra time the average woman needs to work to match the earnings of the average man from the previous year. On that day, NJ State Senate Majority Leader…
April is JAZZ Appreciation Month and Brooklyn is celebrating in style
- By Melanie Breault
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NOT ONLY IS April Jazz Appreciation Month, but Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) is partnering with The Center for Arts & Culture (CAC) at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation to host…