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1 day ago · As of 2009, 90 women serve in the U.S. Congress: 18 women serve in the Senate, and 73 women serve in the House Women hold about three percent of executive positions. [ 39 ] In the private sector, men still represent 9 out of 10 board members in European blue-chip companies, The discrepancy is widest at the very top: only 3% of these companies have a woman presiding over the highest decision ...
1 day ago · Women are excluded from the 25 metres rapid fire pistol, the 50 metres pistol and the 50 metres rifle prone events. [115] Men are excluded from the 25 metres pistol event. [115] From 1996 to 2004, women participated in the double trap competition. The women's event was taken off the Olympic program after the 2004 Summer Olympics. [116]
Aug 5, 2024 · A National Education Association survey showed that between 1930 and 1931, 63% of cities dismissed female teachers as soon as they became married, and 77% did not hire married women as teachers. Also, a survey of 1,500 cities from 1930 to 1931 found that three-quarters of those cities did not employ married women for any jobs.
Jul 27, 2024 · CNN —. The stereotypical “cat lady” is one of pop culture’s most bizarre characters — and easiest punching bags. She’s “The Simpsons” recurring character Eleanor Abernathy, a ...
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22 hours ago · Olympic Games - Women, History, Sport: Although there were no women’s events in the ancient Olympics, several women appear in the official lists of Olympic victors as the owners of the stables of some victorious chariot entries. In Sparta, girls and young women did practice and compete locally. But, apart from Sparta, contests for young Greek women were very rare and probably limited to an ...
Jul 29, 2024 · Elinor Burkett. Feminism - Equality, Women's Rights, Activism: The women’s movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the so-called “second wave” of feminism, represented a seemingly abrupt break with the tranquil suburban life pictured in American popular culture. Yet the roots of the new rebellion were buried in the frustrations of college ...
Jul 18, 2024 · Sophia Bush spoke on her podcast, Work in Progress with Sophia Bush, about what inspired her to come out. She said she wants young people to know, "You can choose yourself". The actress came out ...
