She was asked to speak at a conference in 1978 about barriers faced by women in the workplace. She noted a barrier she called “the glass ceiling.”
Tag: Discrimination
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Education in America: School Is for Merit
Merit demands excellence and rigor. It is not, as its critics often insist, an elitist, classist or racist value.
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How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy in Indigenous Communities
New federal data outline the scale of suffering among Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
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For Singapore’s Gay Men, Repeal of Sex Ban Brings Hope After Years of Pain
The government confirmed that it would get rid of the colonial-era law, but said it would also move to protect the definition of marriage from being challenged in court.
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Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash
The game-changing tennis player used her clothes as a statement of self and a weapon of change.