President Obama on Feminism and More: Gender News Weekly

Barack Obama quotThis Is What a Feminist Looks LikequotIn an exclusive essay for Glamour President Barack Obama reflected on the progress of women39s rights in America and presented a calltoaction to men around the country to participate in the fight for gender parity He also touched on the effect of outdated definitions of manhood quotIt39s easy to absorb all kinds of messages from society about masculinity and come to believe that there39s a right way and a wrong way to be a man But as I got older I realized that my ideas about being a tough guy or cool guy just weren39t me They were a manifestation of my youth and insecurity Life became a lot easier when I simply started being myselfquot He continued quotWe need to keep changing the attitude that raises our girls to be demure and our boys to be assertive that criticizes our daughters for speaking out and our sons for shedding a tear We need to keep changing the attitude that punishes women for their sexuality and rewards men for theirs amp160We need to keep changing the attitude that congratulates men for changing a diaper stigmatizes fulltime dadsamp160and penalizes working mothersquot Talking about his daughters he concluded quotamp8230 it39s important that their dad is a feminist because now that39s what they expect of all menquot Read the full essay hereSaatchi ampamp Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts Resigns After Controversy Over Gender CommentsIt was quite the week for Saatchi ampamp Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts Days after he was placed on leave by Publicis Groupe for controversial comments on gender diversity it was announced that he will be stepping down on September 1 In an interview with Business Insider last Friday he claimed that when it comes to gender diversity in advertising quotthe fing debate is all overquot In addition to suggesting that women are less ambitious than men and therefore don39t aspire to CSuite positions he also called out gender equality advocate Cindy Gallop saying quotI think she39s making up a lot of the stuff to create a profile and to take applause and to get on a soapboxquot Obviously his appalling comments quickly spurred outrage across the ad and marketing community read more below triggering his resignation On Wednesday Roberts offered an apology quotWhen discussing with Business Insider evolving career priorities and new ways of worklife integration I failed exceptionally fast My miscommunication on a number of points has caused upset and offense and for this I am sorry I have inadvertently embarrassed Saatchi ampamp Saatchi and Publicis Groupe two companies I love and have been devoted to for almost 20 yearsquotbusinessinsider krconnect on behalf of senior clients everywhere thx 4 proving just how out of touch u really are whiteguysofadlandamp8212 BradJakeman BradJakeman July 29 2016Senior ad men think men have nothing to learn from women Young men in our industry disagree httpstcozZZomcR63p pictwittercomsdkjJkOPkramp8212 Cindy Gallop cindygallop August 4 2016amp160 A Thank You Note to Saatchi ampamp Saatchi39s Kevin Roberts Gallop Says Publicis Groupe Would Have Made a Better Statement in Firing Roberts The Saatchi Ouster Shows Leaders Need to Be Gender Smart Not Gender Blind Saatchi ampamp Saatchi Chairman Resigns After Making Sexist Comments Acting Like a Jerk Your Brand is More Fragile Than You Think Kevin Roberts is Not Stupid So Why Was He Foolish and Unpleasant About Gender Equality quotThere are Hundreds of Kevin Roberts in Advertisingquot Aamp160Senior Creative Speaks OutApple39s New Emoji39s Will Ditch Gender StereotypesAfter a similar announcement by Google last month for Android phones Apple is following suit announcing that they will be updating their emoji library to include more images of women working and playing sports There will be 100 new emoji added in the fall when Apple releases iOS 10 including women and people of color lifting weights surfing biking and working as construction workers police officersamp160and doctors Fortune reports In addition the haircut and massage emoji which previously featured only women will now be available in male versions A rainbow flag will also be added and Apple announced it will be replacing the handgun emoji with a water pistol After facing criticisms from users and brands like Always the new diverse emoji will be a welcome changeMore Headlines this WeekYuriko Koike Elected Tokyo39s First Female Governor by LandslideApple Reports It39s Reached Gender Pay EquityquotGhostbustersquotamp160to quotSplashquot Why GenderFlipping Is the New Gritty RebootJack Urwin quotWe Don39t Need to Be the Men Our Grandfathers WerequotSome Women May Reject Top Jobs amp8211 But Many Men Don39t Want Them EitherThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers

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