Facebook's Diversity Gap and More: Gender News Weekly

Bud Light39s New Commercial Takes Stance on Gender EqualityBud Light says only beer bottles need labels In its newest ad spot a continuation of theiramp160quotBud Light Partyquot campaign that mocks the election Seth Rogen and Amy Schumer pictured aboveamp160stand behind a podium and take a stance on gender equality quotIt39s a party for everyone amp160men women people of all gendersquot Rogen declares Schumer adds quotGender identity It39s really a spectrum and we don39t need these labelsquot quotBeer should have labels not peoplequot the pair concludes quotWhen a brand like Bud Light shows support for the transgender community it makes a differencequot said Nick Adams GLAAD39s Global Director of Transgender Media quotNot only does it help bring more visibility to the trans community it also inspires other companies to do more to show their supportquot Watch the ad belowamp160amp160Facebook Struggles to Close Diversity GapIt39s no secret that Silicon Valley vastly underrepresents women and people of color and some companies have taken the lead in trying to diversify their workforce Two years ago Facebook was one of the first companies to provide incentives to their recruiters who brought in diverse candidates amp160awarding points that translate to larger bonuses amp160the Wall Street Journal reports in an indepth article on the efforts However even with incentives the tech company39s consistency has barely changed within two years the number of Hispanic and black employees stayed the same and women made up 33 of the global workforce up by only 2 quotAll of us are lost with diversityquot a former Facebook recruiter told the Wall Street Journal quotWe39re all rushing and sprinting to get diversity numbers higher and higher than other companies It39s become a competitive numberquot This report comes after Facebook took heat last month for claiming that there weren39t enough qualified candidates to fill their diversity goals Read the full article hereamp160Andy Murray Reminds Interviewer That Women Can Also Win Olympic GoldThe sexist Olympic coverage continues Last Sunday night Andy Murray secured a consecutive gold medal in the men39s tennis finals In his postgame interview however he had to remind BBC presenter John Inverdale that he is not in fact the first person to accomplish this feat NPR reports Inverdale asked quotYou39re the first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals That39s an extraordinary feat isn39t itquot Murray noted that he is the first to defend the singles title but retorted with a smile quotI think Venus and Serena have about four gold medals eachquot The Williams sisters each hold one gold medal from a singles event and three from doubles This is not the first time that Inverdale has been criticized for comments on women39s tennis In 2013 he suggested that French player Marion Bartoli worked harder than others because she was quotnever going to be a lookerquot For a roundup of Murray39s interview and other sexist coverage this Olympics check out the video belowamp160amp160Why Aren39t Men Going to CollegeIn the UK the gender gap between men and women going to university is the widest on record andamp160young women are 36 more likely to apply than young menamp160the BBC reports Some educators like Mary Curnock Cook chief executive of the University and College Admissions Service are calling for a national effort out of concern for the future of young men If the trend continues the gender gap will be larger than the income gap between students she noted Why is this happening According to a study from the University of Bristol boys are twice as likely to fall behind even before they start school Research shows that boys also spend less time on homework than girls and are more likely to choose playing video games over reading quotIf this differential growth carries on unchecked then girls born this year will be 75 more likely to go to university than their male peersquot Curnock Cook told the BBCMore Headlines This WeekA Diverse Digital Workforce by 2020 IAB39s iDiverse BreakfastSarah Robles and Michelle Carter Redefine quotNormalquotamp160and Hope Young Girls Everywhere are ListeningAmerican Women are Dominating the Games and It Didn39t Happen by AccidentLeslie Jones Starts Gabby Douglas Hashtag over Social Media CriticismA Reminder That WomenLed Movies Aren39t quotRiskyquotamp160After the Ghostbustersamp160Near MissWhy Boys Need to Have Conversations About Emotional Intimacy in ClassroomsThe 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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