Another form of discrimination at the workplace is the one related to religious symbols. As regards the EU, a minority of Member States have national, regional and/or local legal prohibitions relating to the wearing of (some forms of) religious clothing and symbols at work in public and/or private employment, in other areas or even inContinue reading “Women and discrimination: a long way to go”
Author Archives: Anna Zavan
BEYOND FAT SHAMING. LET’S PROMOTE BODY POSITIVITY.
It’s not a joke, but just the result of research: the sizes we wear (yes, the ones of clothes) have an impact on the wage gap. This time at the center of the controversy over women and work there’s not (only) the gender pay gap. Whether you’re male or female, the problem this time seemsContinue reading “BEYOND FAT SHAMING. LET’S PROMOTE BODY POSITIVITY.”
If it’s unwanted, it’s HARASSMENT
According to recent statistics, unfortunately, the working environment continues to be the place where a woman could find herself having to deal with directed sexual harassment and quid-pro-quo harassment. But what is meant by sexual harassment? ‘Sexual harassment’ is any form of unwelcome sexual behaviour that is OFFENSIVE, HUMILIATING or INTIMIDATING. What is important isContinue reading “If it’s unwanted, it’s HARASSMENT”
GENDER PAY GAP: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO “FIX” IT
The gender pay (or wage) gap is the PAY DISPARITY between men and women expressed as a percentage of male earnings. Often the pay gap is presented as the average difference between men and women’s median earnings in a given year. This summary statistic is considered the RAW, or unadjusted gender pay gap because itContinue reading “GENDER PAY GAP: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO “FIX” IT”
Feminism at the Workplace 