gender barrier

02/25/2013

Prison Legal News Working on getting 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' to women in prison

Prison Legal News is now distributing the classic book Our Bodies, Ourselves to women prisoners. Shockingly, they had reports from the publisher that a number of prison systems have banned the book.

10/16/2011

House Passes HR 358 the "Let Women Die" Bill of 2011

So GOP-led House of Representatives, with the blessings and encouragement of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops and extremist religious groups such as the Family Research Council, who strive to keep women subjugated in case that female ra

01/17/2011

The Enigma of the Stigma

Stigmatization: what does it truly mean? For those who are constantly stigmatized, appearing normal becomes a common goal, one that can entrench a stigmatized person's existence. In Lerita M. Coleman's excerpt on stigmas called 'Stigma-An Enigma Demystified', the relationship between stigmatized and non-stigmatized people is further discussed.

10/20/2010

Shattering The Glass Ceiling

The term "glass ceiling" refers to the invisible barriers, real or perceived, which limit the progression of women in the workforce. It poses a serious threat and offers many disadvantages to women. This is an intense form of discrimination. Taken literally, the metaphor of the "glass ceiling" implies the existence of an impermeable barrier that blocks the vertical mobility of women. Below this barrier, women are promoted, but beyond this barrier they simply are not.