International Women's Day Recap and More: Gender News Weekly

Are Millennial Women Burning Out Faster than Millennial MenMillennial women are much more likely to leave their jobs than Millennial men Fast Company reported this week and it isn39t because they are having children While women account for 53 of entrylevel positions they only hold 37 of midmanagement roles according to a study by McKinsey Only 11 of women leave the workplace permanently to have children meaning there are other factors at play when it comes to women leaving their jobs But why are these young women burning out One reason could be the high expectations from companies amp160and sometimes those that are selfimposed amp160as well as alwaysconnected work environments according to the women interviewed quotWe are in unprecedented times in terms of the global alwayson organization It takes a tremendous amount of discipline not to check email at night or first thing in the morning and not all office cultures or managers endorse or demonstrate that restraint themselvesquot one woman told Fast Company Another study found that women experience significantly higher rates of what they called quotrole overloadquot amp160meaning they are expected to not only work but provide the majority of family care and housework Whatever the reason the quotburnout trackquot is causing many millennial women to rethink and refocus their career pathsquotCasting Call The Projectquot Exposes Sexist Casting CallsA new campaign called quotCasting Call The Projectquot takes on the everyday sexism that exists in the entertainment and advertising industries by having actresses read out the very real and very sexist casting notes the project39s female creators have encountered throughout their careers AdWeek reports Some notable cringeworthy highlights include quotLoves being a woman so she probably wears a pushup braquot quotshe39s actually pretty even without makeupquot and quotprefer an actress who is not thin amp160this is a great role for a feministquot Ouch But the goal of the project is not only to point out the absurd stereotypes and tropes that exist in the industry the creators note on their website but inspire creative women to produce their own content and bring about the roles they want to see The video received over 320000 views in the first 24 hours it was posted to Facebook AdWeek reported Watch it belowamp160A International Women39s Day RecapTuesday was the 105th International Women39s Day a day to celebrate trailblazing women throughout history and their achievementsamp160while simultaneously recognizing the gender parity that has yet to be realized across the globe This year39s theme was quotPlanet 5050 by 2030 putting an expiration date on gender inequalityquot In addition to the gender wage gap Amnesty International highlighted six dire reasons why women need recognition on this day as many around the world are still fighting for their basic human rights Focusing on the inequalities that exist in the advertising marketing startup and tech industries The Guardian asked five female senior execs in the UK and US about what still needs to be done quotHaving strong female senior leaders to inspire other women is very important So is listening and trying to understand what women need to help them stay in the working environment It39s a lot to do with creating an environment that allows women to feel courageous and have the self esteem and confidence to make decisions and have opinions amp160and that39s about your culturequot commented Sarah Bravo Executive Creator Director and Founder of August Publicis UK39s content agency Emma Watson UN Ambassador and founder of HeForShe spent the day speaking at The Empire State Building turning the discussion towards challenging gender norms in performing arts quotI think about the performing arts and how we perceive masculinity and have rigid definitions and ideas of a leading man and what a leading man can or can39t do or how he should or shouldn39t act Challenging these perceptions make the roles that each of us get to play more complex more real more authentic they make our jobs more interesting and truthfulquot Watson told the crowd The Empire State Building was bathed in pink for the occasion see below Check out how other notable public figures celebrated the day hereIWD2016 HeforShe EmpireStateBuilding pictwittercomja3NxJp7H5amp8212 Emma Watson EmWatson March 8 2016amp160This New App Will Split Your Bill Based on Race and GenderA new app called EquiTable will bring social consciousness to the dinner table Time Out reports Started as a mere concept in the founder39s standup comedy routine the app looks at shared dinner checks through the lens of race and gender and allows users to split the bill accordingly Here39s how it works personal profiles track each diner39s race and gender and friends select who they39ve shared dinner with The app then runs your bill through a quotdiversity trackerquot which calculates the quotevenquot split after taking into account income data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics This means your white male friends will always pay a little more than anyone else at the table While bringing to light persisting inequalities the app always approaches them through humor calling the bill divisions quotaffirmative fractionsquot and allowing members to protest calculations quotI39m aware of my privilegequot But if you happen to protest a bill by selecting quotThis isn39t an issue anymorequot prepare to be bombarded with snark and stats about wage inequality It39s quotreparations one meal at a timequot the founder stated in her original standup routineamp160MORE HEADLINES THIS WEEKEsquire Meets Emma Watson Discussing Modern Feminism for the Modern ManJWT Global CEO Joked About Raping Employees and Made Racist Comments Lawsuit ClaimsTina Fey Says It39s a quotTerrible Timequotamp160for Women in ComedyCommentary To Interview Lilly and Lana Wachowski about Gender Is To Get SchooledSeven Rules for Avoiding AllMale PanelsInside the Surprisingly Sexist World of Artificial IntelligenceThe 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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