The World Economic Forum released this week its assessment of the best and worst countries for women to live in around the world in its 2012 Global Gender Gap Report. The report ranks 135 countries (which collectively contain over 90 percent of the world’s population) based on 14 indicators used to measure the size of [...]
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Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington Tell Women to Vote for Barack Obama
Mitt Romney’s comment in last night’s debate about “binders full of women” probably isn’t helping his reputation among female voters. Nor is this video by MoveOn.org released earlier this week. Liberal political group MoveOn.org recently released the above video explaining Romney’s position on some of women’s most important rights and issues, and telling women to [...]
Melinda Gates: Where’s The Controversy In Saving Lives?
Ahead of the London Summit on Family Planning on July 11, philanthropist and activist Melinda Gates recently released this video promoting a woman’s right to access contraceptives. On Impatient Optimists, the blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda explains why the issue of family planning is crucial for all women: The simple answer is that [...]
The Best And Worst Places In The World To Be A Woman (Infographic)
It’s not particularly easy being a woman in most countries; even in areas where women are presumably seen as equal to men, their pay is often lacking. But that’s just one part of the problem. In some places, women receive minimal education, have a short life expectancy, are likely to lose a child at some [...]
Civil Rights Movement Women
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Vixely wanted to celebrate some of the amazing women activists of the civil rights movement in America. These women spoke out, sat in and engaged in other forms of non-violent resistance to champion black rights, women’s rights and the rights of other minority groups fighting for equal [...]
Vixely Weighs In On The “Morning After” Pill Ruling
The Obama Administration overruled the FDA to provide the “morning after” pill to women under the age of 17 without a prescription. Obama made clear he agreed with the ruling, even though it was Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, who ultimately determined the decision. Obama stated: “…as the father of two daughters: I [...]
Link Love: Women Around the World Take Center Stage
Every Sunday, Vixely rounds up its favorites from across the web. This past week featured events from Paris to Tripoli, fashion to freedom, in which women took center stage. In Norway, The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded to three women in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and gender equality. They [...]
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