August 2018 – Women's eNews

Welcome to ‘WRighteous’ — A New Weekly Column

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● August 30, 2018

No more crumbs for us. I will remind you of that.

Building Gender Parity in the Construction Industry

By Lisa Bate ● Commentary ● August 23, 2018

Women at the top of the corporate ladder are conspicuous by their absence, hampered in their career journey by inflexible working environments, bias, and limited opportunities.

Female Firefighters Doing The Heavy Lifting

By Catherine Wald ● IN FOCUS: Eye on Changemakers ● August 19, 2018

You can’t judge which women will make it into the elite ranks of female firefighters just by looking at them.

3forV: Will You Ask Three People a Day if they are Registered to Vote?

By Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director, Women's eNews ● 3forV ● August 14, 2018

We never want to say that any candidate won due to low voter turnout ever again!

How to Stand Up and Speak Out – for Girls Not Brides

By Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director, Women's eNews ● Teen Voices ● August 9, 2018

The global partnership, Girls Not Brides, has created a one-of-a-kind youth activism training program to help put an end to child marriage.

The ERA: Why Black Women Need It Most

By Sage Howard ● Equal Rights Amendment ● August 8, 2018

The level of sexual discrimination is particularly visible in the criminal justice system, where sixty percent of incarcerated women are in jail awaiting trial because they can’t afford bail.

3forV: Will You Ask Three People a Day if they are Registered to Vote?

By Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director, Women's eNews ● 3forV ● August 1, 2018

We never want to say that any candidate won due to low voter turnout ever again!