Para leer en español, haz click aquí Follow @AArmbrister_BID Inspired by a video that revealed that images of women in a popular British newspaper were one-dimensional, I endeavored to see how a popular, prize-winning Colombian news magazine was portraying women. I bought two copies of the December 21, 2014 through January 4, 2015 edition and, lacking a handy team of cutting … [Read more...] about The problem of women’s images in serious media
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Most popular posts of 2014
Para leer en español, haz click aquí Follow @LoretoSetien Our blog, your blog Let´s talk about equality is living its first end of the year. Born in March, in commemoration of the International Women's Day, in these 10 months of life it has grown thanks to your interest and commitment to equality in our region. The 74 posts written by the IDB´s Gender and Diversity … [Read more...] about Most popular posts of 2014
Violence against women: this problem can be solved
By Esta Soler* Para leer en español, hacer click aquí All of us know too well the devastating statistics and horror stories. Every single day millions of women and girls throughout the world are beaten, raped, mutilated and degraded simply for being female. Many live in daily fear of assault or are haunted by crimes that no one should experience. Gender-based violence is … [Read more...] about Violence against women: this problem can be solved
Violence against women in LAC: Let’s take a look
Graphic Design: Lulú Angulo Para leer en español, hacer click aquí … [Read more...] about Violence against women in LAC: Let’s take a look
Math and science are for men, right?
Para leer en español, haz clik aquí By Kristin Dacey and Sanola Daley* Follow @kristin_dacey Follow @ariels_voice Women are not smart enough to be engineers. Women are not good at math. Isn’t this why globally men earn 70% of doctoral degrees in mathematics and the world rejoiced recently that a woman – Maryam Mirzakhani –won the top prize in mathematics for the first … [Read more...] about Math and science are for men, right?