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atbest,flimsyevidence.In
TheBeanTrees
,writtenin1988byBarbaraKingsolver,how
individualsarejudgedplaysabigpartintheplot.
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Eachclassyouwillspendnomorethan10minutesreviewingsuchsitesas:
NPR.org
PBS.org
WashingtonPost
NewYorkTimes
BBC.co.uk
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Date:11/30
BradleyCoopersideatoforceemployersto
changewhattheypaymenandwomen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/
wp/2015/10/19/bradleycoopersideatoforce
employerstochangewhattheypaymenan
dwomen/
Paquette,Danielle."BradleyCoopersIdeato
ForceEmployerstoChangeWhatTheyPay
MenandWomen."
WashingtonPost
.The
WashingtonPost,19Oct.2015.Web.30Nov.
2015.
Themenandwomenpaygapandhowhas
effectedpeoplelikeJenniferLawrence.
Womenandmenhaventeverhadequalpay
inAmericanandthefamousactorBradley
Cooperwaspayedasignificantmorethanhis
fellowworkmateJenniferLawrence,even
thoughtheyeachplayedanequalroleinthe
movieAmericanHustler.
Thearticleisforthechangeinpaygapfor
womenduetothelackofmoneygottenoutof
themovie,eventhoughtheyplayedanequal
partinthemovie.
Date:12/2
ThearticleistalkingabouthowaSaudiArabi
ishavingtherefirstfemalecandidateinthe
presidentialelection.IFsheweretowinit
wouldbeagreatstepforwomenbutthereis
aproblemthatstandinherway.Onlyabout
ofthepopulationiswomensoshewould
havetogetapartofthemansvote
InSaudiArabia,WhereWomens
SuffrageIsaNewIdea
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/opinion/i
nsaudiarabiawherewomenssuffrageisa
newidea.html?_r=0
Date:12/4
http://www.bbc.com/news/world34943457
100Women2015:Iranianwomen'sfight
forfreedom
ThisarticletalksabouthowIranwomen
struggledforfreedombutachievedfreedom.
Therightsforwomenwereachievedwith
goldstars,Iguessyoucansay.Theyhad
greatachievementingovernmentandthe
educationsystem.
Date:12/8
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/obam
awomenmadecivilrightsmovementhappe
n
ObamathepresidentoftheUSexplainshow
womenhadtofightforcivilrights.Even
thoughthatblackwomencouldnthelpthey
wereboycottinganddoingthebehindthe
Obama:Womenmadethecivilrights
movementhappen
sceneswork.
Date:12/14/15
In2017,theworldislookingabouthaving
womenrepresentativesintheUN.TheUNis
hopingtopromoteequalityforwomenand
makeitequalforbothwomenandmeninthe
UN.
Isittimeforawomantoleadthe
UnitedNations?
CaraAnna
http://tweentribune.com/article/junior/itti
mewomanleadunitednations/
Date:12/16
WomeninSaudiArabiaGenderSegregation
morelikeaglasswall
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/13/459554523/for
womeninsaudiarabiagendersegregation
morelikeaglasswall
ForthefirsttimewomencanvoteinSaudi
Arabia.Womenarehopingtogainmore
controlintheworkplace.Theprincessis
tryingtomakemenunderstandtherightsof
womenthroughouttheMiddleEast.
Date:
GermanyshockedbyCologneNewYear
gangassaultsonwomen
http://www.bbc.com/news/worldeurope3523
1046
Policegatheredtogetheradiscussingwomen
beingsexualassaultedandmuggedonNew
Years.WomenweretargetedinHamburg,
Germany.Thepolicesatdownanddiscussed
theviolencehappeningonNYEinGerman
Date:
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/06/462114387/co
mbatjobsareopentowomenbutfillingslots
willtakeawhile
Allfrontlinecombatjobsarenowopento
women.Theyresayingthathavingwomenin
thesejobswillbefulfilling.
CombatJobsAreOpenToWomen
ButFillingSlotsWillTakeAWhile
Date:1/12
AsianAmericanwomenareclosingthegap
withwhitemen,butthatsnotthepoint
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/
wp/2016/01/06/whyindianamericanwomen
makemoremoneythanwhiteguys/
Womenseemtobedecreasingthegap
betweenasianwomenandmen.MarkPerry
foundthatAsianwomenmakemorethanthe
averagehispanicman.Leadingpeopleto
thinkthattheasianisseenasmoresuperior
towardshispanicandblackraces.
Date:1/14
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainmentarts
35301981
Thisarticleconcludesthatwomendirector
aremakingjustasmuchasweusea
Hollywoodwomen
directorsatsame
levelas1998
1/19
Date:
1/22
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports
/wp/2016/01/20/billshirenflsfirstfulltimefe
maleassistantcoach/?hpid=hp_noname_hp
inthenews%3Apage%2Finthenews
Thebuffalobillshiretheirfirstassistant
coach.Theysaythatsheisthemostqualifed
forthiasjobandthatthiswillbreakmany
barriersbetweenwomenandsociety.
Date:1/25
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/world/eur
ope/frenchjewsfearanewstrainofisisinsp
iredantisemitism.html?ref=world
JewsfearthatISISwillcomeafterthemand
causeantisemitismtobecomemorepopular
Date:1/27
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/sports/fo
otball/formergiantssafetytylersashfoundto
havecte.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Hom
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WhoDiedat27
TylerSashformergiantssafetywascutfrom
theteamin2013afterhisfifthconcussion.
Aftercominghomehestartedactingina
weirdorstrangeway.Afteranoverdose
leavinghimdead,hisfamilysenthisbrainto
theC.T.E.Itwaslaterconcludedthathehad
braindiseasefromrepeatedtrauma.
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