BIG FROG 104 » gender equality

"Secretary" Still the #1 Job Title For American Women

Matt Herkimer — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:21:16 +0000

Women have made great strides in the job market over the past 50 years with more and more females entering the managerial and professional ranks. Still, according to the 2010 United States Census, The Week reports that "secretary" or, as is more often the case today, "administrative assistant" is the number one job title amongst women just as it was in the 1950's. What are the other most common job titles for women?

Augusta National Still Silent On Allowing Women Members

Matt Herkimer — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:00:02 +0000

We have had two women run for the Vice-Presidency, three serve as Secretary of State, dozens serve in public office and thousands serve in our Armed Forces but, so far, no women have been given membership at Augusta National. This has become as issue again this week as the club hosts the Masters Golf Tournament which includes IBM as a corporate sponsor, a corporate sponsor whose CEO is--you guessed it--a woman.

Daniel Craig in Drag

Polly Wogg — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:38:47 +0000

How do you draw attention to gender equality? By taking a man's man like Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond, and turning him into a woman. Craig does his best female impersonation, wearing a blond wig, dress and high heels in a new PSA for National Women's History Month.