Ike's Anvil ArchiveHannah Barnett ‘16 Women In Leadership A recent book emerged by Claire Shipman, a reporter for ABC News, and Katty Kay, the anchor for BBC World America, that brings into consideration a new divide amongst men and women besides that of wage. The book, The Confidence Code: The Science And Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should […]
Nicole Giles ’15 Women in Leadership New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has spent most of the last year in a major fight over how the U.S. military deals with cases of sexual assault. The Congresswoman has recently announced that the next issue she plans to tackle is one of rising concern in this country: sexual […]
Erin McGoldrick ’14 Women in Leadership Women on average earn 77 cents for every dollar that men make, inspiring the holiday Equal Pay Day. This is an alarming statistic in present day America and has become a hot button topic in politics this April. Obama recently signed two executive measures with the purpose of assisting […]
Micaela Edelson ’17 Inside Politics On April 9, 2014, the motion to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act was blocked by the U.S. Senate Republicans. Two days prior, President Obama signed an executive order that would encourage federal contractors to make salary information more accessible, so women and minorities would be able to know if they […]
Katerina Krohn ’17 Women in Leadership After the large success of her book Lean In, Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s new campaign has continued to keep people talking. Her campaign, “Ban Bossy,” is working to stop the use of the word “bossy.” After addressing unequal representation of women in professional leadership roles in her book, Sandberg’s […]
Chloe Tomlinson ’15 Women In Leadership Discrimination against women in the work place is still extremely prevalent. Twelve women from Sterling Jewelers, the largest specialty retail jeweler in the United States, have come together to file a lawsuit against their employer for the gender discrimination they have suffered over the years. The women state that […]
Maureen Weidman ’15 Women In Leadership This past Tuesday was a momentous day for the Supreme Court, which heard two cases regarding the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Paul D. Clement of Hobby Lobby, an arts and crafts chain, and Conestoga Wood, a cabinet making company, do not believe they should have to […]
Andrea Buchanan ’15 Women in Leadership For the last two weeks, the Winter Olympics have occupied a significant portion of the news cycle, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Buzzfeed, and everyday conversations. Stories and news ranged from debate over whether Sochi was even ready for the Olympics (#sochiproblems) to how well the […]
Monae Evans ’15 Within the past few weeks, the representation of women in the media has been an ongoing topic of discussion. On February 13, The Women’s Media Center released a report detailing the status of women in media and provided some insightful data about their current representation. According to the report, the media should […]
