#gender-equity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gender-equity, aggregated by home.social.
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🌍 Happy Arab American Heritage Month! As we honor the culture, heritage and history of the diverse peoples of the Arab world, we're highlighting Wadjda, the debut film from Saudi writer-director Haifaa al-Mansour!
This delightful narrative film about a young Saudi girl who desperately wants a bicycle was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.
Our Wadjda Curriculum Guide for grades 6-12 features a lesson plan about director Haifaa al-Mansour and her pioneering film achievement! The curriculum guide also introduces students to Saudi Arabia and Islam, and provides a great starting point for discussing gender equality.
Learn where to watch this wonderful film and get free lesson plans! 👇
#Movies #Education #Homeschooling #Wadjda #HaifaaAlMansour #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #AAHM #SaudiArabia #GenderEquity #Islam #WorldReligions #FilmStudies #FilmHistory #WomenInFilm #MENA
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Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria | Women News
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Africa #CA #Canada #Climate #Climatecrisis #features #GenderEquity #Kenya #Science #Water #women #Women'sRights
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Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria | Women News
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Africa #Climate #Climatecrisis #environment #FEATURES #GenderEquity #Kenya #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Women #women'srights
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Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria | Women News
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Africa #AU #Australia #Climate #climatecrisis #Features #GenderEquity #Kenya #Science #Water #women #Women'sRights
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Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria | Women News
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Africa #Climate #ClimateCrisis #features #GenderEquity #kenya #Science #water #women #Women'sRights
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New report delivers gender equity insights for wine businesses https://www.diningandcooking.com/2603470/new-report-delivers-gender-equity-insights-for-wine-businesses/ #Australia #AustralianWine #GenderEquity #JaneThomsonOAM #Wine #WineAustralia #WineFromAustralia #WineOfAustralia
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In comments on the audience poll, Ann raised the importance of several conditions being important at the same time for people to be able to achieve their #fertility intentions - crucially, that free and high-quality childcare and #genderequity are necessary. Find out more in CPC-CG Policy Briefing 73, revealing the types of #childcare UK #families are using and the cost. The findings show differences between families depending on socioeconomic situation: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/PB73_Who_uses_childcare_in_the_UK_and_how_much_does_it_cost.pdf
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#Sociology #Women'sStudies #GenderEquity #LGBTQIA+ Call for Submissions closing soon!
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These are just a few of the resources for addressing antisemitism in our Anti-Bias Education Collection. This collection also includes resources for combating islamophobia, promoting equity and inclusion, boosting cultural competence, and broadening empathy and understanding in your learning environment.
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#BreakingNews #CurrentEvents #Antisemitism #TempleIsrael #WestBloomfieldTownship #Detroit #Michigan #Synagogue #Education #Homeschooling #AntibiasEducation #Movies #GenderEquity #RacialEquity #Antiracism #Islamophobia #Diversity #DEI #Inclusion
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Out of curiosity… what if scholarships came with invisible tax forms demanding we justify our womanhood? 😳 When joy becomes collateral damage for daring to dream, whose future are we really investing in? This teacher’s U.S. win exposed the brutal math that subtracts ambition from motherhood 💔 #BreakTheBias #SheEducates #FulbrightFeminism #GenderEquity #EducationRevolution
👉 Read more: https://www.talknation.site/2026/03/a-us-scholarship-thrills-teacher-in.html
🔗 Full Story: https://www.talknation.site/2026/03/a-us-scholarship-thrills-teacher-in.html
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The brief details how #SSE entities – including #cooperatives, #mutualsocieties and #socialenterprises – contribute to #decentwork, care, more equitable #resourcedistribution, #workplaceparticipation and #genderequity, and #climateresilience. It identifies practical policy levers that governments, development partners and multilateral institutions can mobilise to support the #SSE and move beyond growth-centred models.
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📅 Journée internationale des femmes et des filles de science – UNESCO 🇺🇳
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1269-8c4f-6176-5ea365460042
#FemmesEnScience #InnovationEnSanté #WomenInSTEM #ToutesLesVoixEnScience #GenderEquality #GenderEquity -
📅 Journée internationale des femmes et des filles de science – UNESCO 🇺🇳
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1269-8c4f-6176-5ea365460042
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So the New York Times wants to know if clickbait will make them relevant again… and also if women ruined the #workplace.
Let me save you an hour-long podcast: you an hour-long podcast: No.
But since we're asking questions, here are some better ones...
https://differsense.substack.com/p/the-audacity-of-asking-the-wrong
#us #nyt #AskBetterQuestions #Feminism #WorkingWomen #WorkplaceCulture #GenderEquity
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Who REALLY Watches Porn? 4 Surprising Truths
Originally Published on November 4th, 2025 at 08:00 amWhen we think about who watches pornography, stereotypes often paint a simple, one-dimensional picture.
These assumptions, however, are largely based on older research that relied on self-report surveys, a method notoriously prone to bias when dealing with a stigmatized topic. What happens when you set aside what people say they do and instead look at what they actually do online?
A massive new study did just that. Using objective, anonymized web-tracking data from 1,933 individuals across five countries, researchers identified 392 pornography consumers, providing one of the most accurate and nuanced portraits of this group to date.
The results challenge many deeply held beliefs about age, gender, politics, and online behavior.
This article distills the four most counter-intuitive truths from this groundbreaking research, revealing a reality that is far more complex and fascinating than the stereotypes suggest.
1. Viewers Are Creatures of Habit, Not Explorers
The internet seems to offer an endless buffet of adult content, leading to the belief that pornography use is a relentless quest for novelty. The data, however, paints a picture not of explorers, but of creatures of habit.
The study found that consumption is highly concentrated on a few dominant platforms, such as Pornhub, Xvideos, and Xhamster.
The most surprising statistic revealed a strong sense of brand loyalty and routine. Approximately 46% of users visited only a single, unique adult website during the entire three-month study period.
This behavior suggests that for nearly half of all viewers, pornography is less about exploration and more about visiting a familiar, trusted source.
As the researchers note:
This suggests that pornography consumption is not as exploratory as assumed but rather characterized by routine engagement with familiar providers.
This finding is significant because it reframes consumption as a routine online habit, much like checking a favorite news site or social media platform, rather than a relentless quest for new stimulation.
2. It’s Not Just a Young Person’s Game
Conventional wisdom says porn is a young person’s fixation, a habit that fades with age.
The data shows this is simply not true.
Objective tracking reveals that pornography consumption is common across all age groups. It goes from young adulthood well into the 60s and beyond.
The data shows a clear trend, with consumption peaking among people in their 30s before seeing its most pronounced decline after age 60.
However, the study’s key takeaway is that these variations between most adult age groups aren’t large enough to be statistically significant. This means, for the most part, engagement remains remarkably stable throughout adulthood.
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Pornography isn’t just a phenomenon of the “digitally native” youth. It’s an integrated part of online habits for a wide and diverse range of adults.
3. Political Ideology is Surprisingly Irrelevant
In a hyper-partisan world, it’s easy to assume our media habits, even private ones, fall along political lines. But when it comes to pornography, a person’s political ideology is surprisingly irrelevant.
When researchers compared who watches porn and non-watchers based on their self-reported political ideology on a scale from left to right, they found no statistically significant difference between the two groups.
In simple terms, knowing a person’s political leaning gives you no predictive power in guessing whether or not they consume pornography. The user base is ideologically diverse and spans the entire political spectrum.
But the research did uncover an interesting twist. While personal ideology didn’t matter, media consumption habits showed a small but statistically significant difference. The study found pornography users tended to have slightly more centrist and balanced partisan media diets compared to non-users.
Do you believe you have an online pornography addiction? Take the free Cyber Pornography Addiction Test (CYPAT) and have the results to speak with your therapist.
4. The Gender Gap is More Complicated Than You Think
One stereotype the data confirms is men are the primary consumer of pornography.
But that’s where the simplicity ends.
Digging into the web-tracking data revealed crucial nuances, showing female engagement is “more substantial than previously estimated” and challenging the idea of pornography as an exclusively male domain. This was especially clear when looking at cross-country variations.
In Spain, for example, women constitute nearly 30% of pornography users.
The study hypothesizes this may be linked to the country’s significant progress in gender equality, such as being the first nation to create a Ministry of Equality in 2004 and the third to legalize same-sex marriage in 2005, suggesting cultural shifts can directly influence female consumption patterns.
The study also produced fascinating data on same-sex content.
It found that 16.5% of male users watched gay pornography. A figure significantly higher than the 5-10% of men who typically identify as gay or bisexual in surveys.
This complexity extends to lesbian content, which the study found was consumed by a higher percentage of male users (15.4%) than female users (9.4%), further challenging simple assumptions about consumption, gender, and sexual orientation.
Conclusion
The objective, behavioral data from this study makes one thing clear: the reality of pornography consumption is far more complex, habitual, and ideologically diverse than common stereotypes suggest.
It is a widespread digital behavior that cuts across demographics in ways we are only just beginning to understand.
As objective data continues to pull back the curtain on our private digital lives, what other deeply held assumptions about human behavior will be the next to fall?
Are you a Licensed Professional Counselor seeking engaging, unique Continuing Education courses? Dr. Weeks offers accredited courses on her practice website on the effects of Pornography Abstinence and other unique topics!
Have you found yourself in legal trouble due to your sexual behavior? Seek assistance before the court mandates it, with Sexual Addiction Treatment Services.
Are you looking for more reputable, data-backed information on sexual addiction? The Mitigation Aide Research Archive is an excellent source for executive summaries of research studies.
#genderAndProblematicPornographyUse #genderEquity #habits #politicalIdeology #politics #porn #pornAddiction #pornography #research #researchArticle #researchStudy #sexualRolesByGender #sexuality #sexualityAndAging #stereotypes #study
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Introduce students to the history and origins of the Nobel Prize. The real life stories of Nobel Prize winners are great tools for teaching character education, leadership, and social-emotional learning, as well as lessons on specific subjects like Journalism, Media Literacy, Social Studies, and English Language Arts.
https://journeysinfilm.org/teach-about-nobel-prize-winners-with-film/
#NobelPrize #Education #Homeschooling #Movies #Activism #HumanRights #GenderEquity #History
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Can’t believe people are even questioning women’s right to vote in 2025!? The 19th Amendment isn’t optional - this right is fundamental! #GenderEquity #WomensRights #19thAmendment #VotingRights #ArwaMahdawi
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Happy to see Rosalind Franklin recognized in an official #FDA guidance published in Nov '24, referring to "Watson-Crick-Franklin" base pairs. The term "Watson-Crick base pairs" referred to the specific pairing of nucleotide bases (A/T, G/C) in the #DNA double helix. Franklin's critical X-ray data enabled Watson and Crick to deduce the double-helix structure but her contribution was down-played and only recently recognized. Hopefully the triple ref will stick!
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From The NY Times: On at least three recent occasions, senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters’ questions because the journalists listed identifying pronouns in their email signatures.
“As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios […] as it shows they ignore scientific realities and therefore ignore facts.” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary wrote.
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📣 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗚𝗲𝗻(𝗱𝗲𝗿)𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆
The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought transformative possibilities but also significant risks, particularly for women, girls, and marginalized communities across cultural contexts.
#InclusiveAI #GenderEquity #GenAI #Safety #Conference #Collaboration
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The Vulnerable Man exhibition challenges male stereotypes: The Starving Artist, a global initiative that uses art to spark important conversations around mental health, addiction healing tools and gender equity, is calling for contributions for a new project called The Vulnerable Man. http://www.amhf.org.au/the_vulnerable_man_exhibition_challenges_male_stereotypes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MentalHealth #GenderEquity #ArtForHealing #VulnerableMan #MaleStereotypes
