Gender Discrimination
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gender discrimination, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 68 stories have been published about gender discrimination which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from gender discrimination, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 68 stories have been published about gender discrimination which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Gender Discrimination News
Google · Mountain ViewGoogle has agreed to pay $118 million to more than 15,500 former and current female employees employed by Google since September 2013. The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by three women who claimed Google placed them at lower job levels than similarly qualified male workers. A judge still needs to sign off on the agreement, with a hearing set for June 21.See the Story
Google to pay $118 million to female employees to settle equal-pay lawsuit
37% Left coverage: 35 sources
US & Canada · JohannesburgCaster Semenya says she offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was 18 to prove she was female. The South African middle-distance runner has a condition known as hyperandrogenism, characterised by higher than usual levels of testosterone. She burst onto the scene in 2009 when she won the women's 800m world title.See the Story
Semenya offered to show her body to officials to prove she was female
47% Left coverage: 15 sources
Business · TokyoSeiko Noda: Japan won't have enough troops, police or firefighters in coming decades if it continues. Number of newborns last year was a record low 810,000, down from 2.7 million just after World War II. Outdated social and legal systems surrounding family issues contribute to low birthrate.See the Story
The AP Interview: Japan minister says women 'underestimated'
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
Latest News Stories
US & Canada · PennsylvaniaPennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate approved legislation Wednesday that Republicans say will restrict sexually explicit content and classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools, mirroring partisan fights playing out in statehouses around the country.
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Bills limiting LGBTQ instruction, trans athletes pass Pa. Senate
53% Center coverage: 15 sources
Gender Issues · Nova ScotiaKori Cheverie, 34, has spent the past five years chipping away at hockey's male-only coaching barrier. Pittsburgh Penguins president Brian Burke believes the glass ceiling should have been shattered yesterday. In four years since Hayley Wickenheiser opened the door by becoming the Toronto Maple Leafs' assistant director of player development, the league's female hockey-related ranks have increased to nearly 30.See the Story
NHL closing in on seeing its first female coach
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Department of JusticeFederal prosecutors are suing a New York town, alleging gender discrimination and sexual harassment against a former firefighter. Former firefighter Angela Bommarito joined the Harrison Fire Department in 2015. Prosecutors allege senior firefighter Henry Mohr stalked, harassed her, and called her a whore and a bitch.See the Story
DOJ suing NY town and fire department for alleged gender discrimination and sexual harassment
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Europe · LondonThe chief executive of the insurer Aviva has hit out at sexism in the industry, saying “unacceptable behaviour” has only increased since she took more senior roles in the sector.See the Story
‘Unacceptable’: Aviva CEO hits back at shareholder sexism
38% Left coverage: 8 sources
Business · New YorkWomen's progress around the globe is stalling. It will now take 132 years for women to reach gender parity worldwide — a slight improvement from 2021. Before the pandemic, the number was 100 years, according to the World Economic Forum's global gender gap index released Tuesday.See the Story
It will take 132 years for women to reach gender parity, report finds
50% Left coverage: 8 sources
Business · Lake in the HillsAn Illinois bakery owner states that she and her business are facing discrimination from her local government after being targeted with what she considers a hate crime. Corinna Bendel Sac's UpRising Bakery and Cafe in the village of Lake in the Hills, Ill., has held various forms of events since it opened, but when they planned on hosting a "Drag Brunch" they had to cancel due to vandalism. In a video message posted to Facebook, Sac said that while the village supported the bakery in the wake of the incident, they quickly changed their position.See the Story
Owner of bakery claims discrimination after village orders cancelation of events
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · Salt Lake CityThe complaint was filed on August 22, 2021, and alleged that a college professor encouraged the student to drop a course because she was pregnant. Officials say the college did not engage in an interactive process with the woman to provide her with academic adjustments. Under Title IX of the education amendments, colleges cannot discriminate based on sex in any education program.See the Story
Pregnant student discriminated against at Utah community college, Department of Education rules
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
