Batgirl tells Batman she wants to get paid as much as Robin for the same work.
Today we observe Equal Pay Day, the date in the current year that represents the extra days a typical woman working full-time would have to work just to make the same as a typical man did in the previous year.
Ground-breaking standup comedian George Carlin is all in favor of free speech, but thinks the best comedy comes from punching up, not punching down, and that means not mocking gays, immigrants, women, and other vulnerable minorities.
Mas…George Carlin’s advice to ‘edgy’ comedians: Punch up, not down (video)
Famed labor organizer and activist Dolores Huerta has been fighting sexual harassment and discrimination since forever — when she was working in an office, when she was building the United Farm Workers, and when men tried to take credit for her work. In this video, by Hannah McNally, Huerta tells her story.
I am the fifth generation of my family in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles. This is my story.
Mas…I am the fifth generation of my family in Los Angeles (video)
A Prickly Subject is a poetic account of a woman who is grappling with the decision of whether or not she should embrace her body hair in public. [Video by Helen Plumb.]
Currently, the focus is on Hollywood and Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of harassment, attacks, and/or rape by over 70 women. This evil industry. Hollywood.
Shocking, no?
No, carnales. Before the Weinstein story broke, Bill Cosby, the sweater-wearing, jello-eating [alleged] rapist, was accused of attacking or raping 41 women. Did we forget about him? To date, he has not been convicted. People still defend him.
Mas…Sexual harassment is everywhere, not just Hollywood! Shocking, no?
The Mexico City Metro has installed a “penis seat” in one of its subway cars, featuring a molded likeness of a man’s torso and penis.
Por que? They hope to get men thinking about the sexual harrassment Mexico City mujeres have to put up with every pinche day.
Trade magazine Adweek reports:
Mas…Why there a ‘Penis Seat’ in the Mexico City metro? (videos)
In Mujer Soy, by Las Cafeteras, we see a day in the real life of Maryann Aguirre, a woman from East Los Angeles. Happy International Women’s Day! (Remixed by YUKICITO.)
Mas…This One Goes Out for International Women’s Day: Las Cafeteras ‘Mujer Soy’ (video)
Lucha libre is no longer just for men, as Marcela and her friends explain to the BBC.
