#womens work
Exhausted from a long night at her job, she still had to make her owner breakfast before she could take a nap…
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The Eight-Hour Day. A Living Wage. To Guard the Home.
The rights of workers came about through the hard work of labor organizing and campaigns for legislative reforms. The WTUL advocated especially to eliminate sweatshop conditions for women workers.
[Image Description: Logo of the National Women’s Trade Union League, founded in 1903]
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Très riches heures du Duc de Berry-manuscripts(18/?)
This manuscript dates back from 1412-1416. The imagine is the “Labours of the month June” and shows women reaping the harvest, beside the Hotel de Nesle (Parisian residence of the Duke). (x)
I just love medieval images of women, living their day to day life. It makes me feel connected to previous generations of women.
“From the first human handprint on a cave wall, we’re part of something continuous.” (The Dig)
Between the wage gap, the domestic work (which includes more than you think), the poorly paid care jobs, and so much more! The amount of unpaid work is huge.
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I listened to a podcast on mental workload and unpaid work and it reminded me of a part of Naomi Wolf’s “The beauty myth”: “The economics of industrialized countries would collapse if women didn’t do the work they do for free: According to economist Marilyn Waring, throughout the West it generates between 25 and 40 percent of the gross national product.”
Survey respondents question women scientists’ abilities
An online survey of more than 5,000 people in five European countries found that 2 out of 3 respondents don’t think women have what it takes to be top-tier scientists.
A quarter opined that women didn’t have enough self-confidence, while 20 percent said they lacked “a professional network” or “competitiveness.”
In descending order, other abilities found wanting were ambition, an interest in the subject, perseverance, and a “rational mindset.
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Annie J. Easley(1933- 2011)
Annie Easley was an African America mathematician, rocket scientist, and computer scientist,who worked at the Lewis Research Centre of NASA and it’s predecessor, NACA. She developed technologies that led to hybrid vehicles and and worked on software which has made modern spaceflight possible.
She was born on 23rd April 1933 to Bud McCrory and Willie Sims,in Birmingham, Alabama. She was raised by her single mother. At a time when schools were racially segregated, Easley overcame those barriers and graduated her parochial high school with top marks and was the valedictorian. She attended Xavier University at New Orleans, where she studied Pharmacy for two years. In 1954, she returned to Birmingham, where African Americans were required to pass a literacy test and pay a poll tax to vote. She didn’t have to give the test as her application mentioned her university. She then helped others prepare for the test. In 1964, an amendment outlawed the tax in Federal Elections, but only in 1965 was the test abolished. She married and moved to Cleveland again, but the university has ended it’s pharmacy program.
In 1955, she applied for a job at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics(NACA). She was hired and began working as a Mathematician and Computer Engineer in the Lewis Flight Propulsion Lab. She continued her education and subsequently received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 1977. She continued her education through specialization courses offered by NASA.
She developed and implemented code that studied alternative energy, analyzing solar and wind technology. She also worked on identifying energy-conversion systems and determined the life use of storage batteries. This greatly helped the development of batteries in hybrid vehicles. Easley’s work on the Centaur(a high-energy booster rocket) proved to be the most powerful upper stage in the US space program. It has been used to launch spacecrafts like Voyager, Pioneer, Viking etc. and even several communication and weather satellites.
She retired in 1991.
“When people have their biases and prejudices, yes, I am aware. My head is not in the sand. But my thing is, if I can’t work with you, I will work around you. I was not about to be discouraged that I’d walk away. That may be a solution for some people, but it’s not mine.”
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Queen Ava DuVernay just unveiled ARRAY, a diversity-minded indie distribution company. Bow in the presence of greatness. (And learn more!)
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There is a solar power revolution happening in rural Kenya, and Maasai women are at the forefront of this change. Green Energy Africa trains the women to install solar products in homes and villages. Using donkeys to haul the equipment, the women are bringing light and transforming entire communities one solar panel at a time.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1URbvDv
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Nora Thompson Dean 1907–1984
Nora Thompson Dean was a Lenape Native American traditionalist. Her birth name was Wenjipahkeehlehkwe which roughly translates to “touching leaves woman.“She was a native speaker of the Unami language and dedicated herself to the preservation of the language and her culture.
Nora was educated in Oklahoma public schools and graduated high school as salutatorian. Since she was raised according to Native customs, she appreciated and taught them. She instructed Lenape religious ceremonies, social functions, dances, craftwork, herbal medicines, and language. Dean became an influential member of her community. She received awards for her crafts work and met with government representatives for Native preservation. She lectured at various universities and recorded Lenape language lessons. An Oklahoma governor declared Nora an ambassador of goodwill.
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aauw:
Women need real change, not spare change!
New Census data released today shows that women made only 79¢ for every dollar paid to men in 2014.
#Yipee? Not at all. Before you celebrate, the change from 2013 is statistically insignificant. Women deserve more than a few pennies!
During the last decade, women have only made just a few pennies worth of progress. While any increase is welcome, it’s frustrating to get just a drop in the bucket when what women really need is an equal pay tidal wave. If we’re going to make real economic progress for women and families, Congress must take legislative action.
AAUW continues to lead the charge to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a much needed update to the Equal Pay Act of 1963. The bill creates stronger incentives for employers to follow the law, protects workers from retaliation for discussing their wages, and strengthens federal outreach and enforcement efforts.
While Congress dithers, AAUW members are also leading efforts to pass critical pay equity legislation at the state and local levels. In 2016, women will hold elected officials accountable for their actions — or lack thereof — to ensure equal pay for equal work.
→ Join the Fight for Fair Pay.
→ Learn more about the gender pay gap.
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In her own country, her press credentials were revoked twice by authorities. The last time she couldn’t work, she spent long months depressed on the couch. Angry at everything and everyone. She felt worthless.
Iranian Newsha Tavakolian Wins Prestigious Prince Claus Award for Her ‘Bold’ Photography
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Queen Liliuokalani Mural on Flickr.
(Photo credit: Wendy Crockett.)
Read more about the queen hereandhere. In addition to her role in Hawaiian politics as Hawaii’s last monarch, she was also a musician, composer (her most famous song is probably “Aloha Oe”), and author. She also executed a Deed of Trust that would leave money to orphaned and poverty-stricken children.
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SEPTEMBER 5 - SARA SEAGER
Professor Sara Seager is a planetary scientist and astrophysicist. She has been a pioneer in the vast and unknown world of exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the sun. Her ground-breaking research ranges from the detection of exoplanet atmospheres to innovative theories about life on other worlds to development of novel space mission concepts. Now, dubbed an “astronomical Indiana Jones”, she on a quest after the field’s holy grail, the discovery of a true Earth twin.
Dr. Seager earned her PhD from Harvard University and is now the Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science and Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Seager is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and was named in Time Magazine’s “25 Most Influential People in Space” in 2012.
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Text for today’s post was taken directly from the official bio on Sara Seager’s website. The photo provided was taken by Justin Knight.
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Linda Yepes, from Barranquilla, is the first openly trans woman tv presenter and reporter in Colombia.
“I struggled a lot with the decision to start my transition because I kept saying to myself If I am trans, I’m either going to be a hairstylist or a prostitute because those are the only paths society has practically handed us.” stated Linda to news show Primer Impacto
Congrats on accomplishing your goals Linda! We are proud of you
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One woman’s mission to photograph every Native American tribe in the United States
Matika Wilbur has traveled more than 250,000 miles to ensure stereotyped images are replaced with accurate ones to change history’s collective psyche
A search for Native Americans on the internet yields almost nothing but reductionist, 18th-century representations images, Wilbur explains. She hopes the pictures she is taking can someday replace the stereotyped, dated ones found in internet searches, and the ones we hold on to in our collective psyche.
“I’m ultimately doing this because our perception matters,” Wilbur says. “Our perception fuels racism. It fuels segregation. Our perception determines the way we treat each other.”
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Podcast: Night-shift Moms
Millions of working moms work night shifts to reap its possible parenting benefits. Cristen and Caroline look into the intersections of motherhood and shift work, as well as health risks associated with working while the kids are sleeping.
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South African ranger group Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit wins top UNEP award - majority women.
The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, a South African and majority-women ranger group, has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nation’s top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award.
With this award, in the Inspiration and Action category, UNEP is recognizing the rapid and impressive impact the Black Mamba unit has made in combating poaching and the courage required to accomplish it.
“Community-led initiatives are crucial to combating the illegal wildlife trade and the Black Mambas highlight the importance and effectiveness of local knowledge and commitment,” commented UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner.
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7 Union Heroes To Remember This Labor Day
This Labor Day while you’re enjoying the three-day-weekend, take a moment to celebrate the heroes of the union movement. These noteworthy people left behind a legacy that we enjoy today, from the end of child labor to the more humane treatment of farm workers.
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