In her 2011 documentary, “Miss Representation,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom states, “The more power women gain, the stronger the backlash against them.” This statement is just as true today. While women are performing the same jobs as men, they are still only earning 77 cents to the male’s dollar.
Tag: Gender Equality
The Redneck Boys Around Here
Though country music has been entering mainstream charts recently, the music that country men have been releasing is less than deep. Within the past year, a term to describe male artists in country music has arisen: bro-country. This label has been created to group together songs that have the three major themes of girls, trucks…
UN Women Take Feminist Stance
On Sept. 22, “Harry Potter” actress Emma Watson took to the floor of the United Nations to voice her opinion on the important topic of gender equality. “The more I’ve spoken about feminism, the more I’ve realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating,” said Watson. “Feminism, by definition, is…
