Apart from the usual election year rise of the readership, the demographics on this site have been moving a lot earlier this election. The most noticeable statistic in the recent months has been to do with gender. Most of it appears to me to have been associated with female interest in Metiria Turei. There is a lot more interest by women in this election than in 2014.
Great (Aussie) video on the gender pay gap… [twitter_video id=”895540259642986497″]
And now for something completely different.
A new report has some really interesting findings on the gender pay gap. Paula Bennett engaged in a bit of grandstanding, but it rings completely hollow given National’s history on the issue.
Happy International Women’s Day.
There has been an unfortunate trend developing in recent weeks, of negatively labelling people who dare to have a different opinion on equality to the labeller, as identarian. This description is something to be appreciated in these times when dark forces appear to be on the rise again.
I/S at No Right Turn on Key’s statement that a gender-balanced cabinet is “a stupid idea”.
Slam, Tourettes and Sam, Le Guin as a man.
– time for misogynists to feel our anger.
Given the topic of this post, it seems appropriate not to attach an image.
I was asked by trp to respond to his post earlier today separately. I’ll start by re-quoting a comment from Anne: I can […]
John Palethorpe on the Return of Kings group and plans to oppose their misogynist view and celebrate by way of a peaceful counter protest.
Republished by request, and permission from Stephanie Rodgers at Boots Theory
[Content note: mentions of transphobia, sexual violence and violence against people of colour]
A comprehensive run through of behaviours and attitudes associated with a White Ribbon ambassador.
Canadian Prime Minister explains clearly why he decided to have an equal number of men and women in his cabinet.
In South Korea the colliding intersection between economics, tradition and demographics is probably at its most extreme. However the same kinds of effects are being seen all over the developed world, and increasingly in parts of the underdeveloped world – and here.
From pulling ponytails to police minimisation, there is a deep problem in our country with attitudes towards women and to sexual violence.
Yesterday morning we went though 900k comments. We have done another 100k comments in 188 days since September 10th. We are slightly behind our long predicted exponential growth to a million comments in August.
