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Ignoring Diversity, Runways Fade to White

By Guy Trebay
IN the days of blithe racial assumptions, flesh crayons were the color of white people. “Invisible” makeup and nude pantyhose were colored in the hues of Caucasian skin. The decision by manufacturers to ignore whole segments of humanity went unchallenged for decades before the civil rights movement came along and nonwhite consumers started […]

Why is There Still Such a Big Gap Between Men and Women’s Pay?

By Sean O’Grady
Why are we talking about equality now? What’s the problem? Is this a man’s world? Sean O’Grady asks the big question.

Why are we talking about equality now?
The Equal Opportunities Commission is about to be subsumed into the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. It has produced its swansong report, Completing the Revolution, which […]

Analysis: U.N.: Women Still Face Obstacles

By Carolyn Nardiello
UNITED NATIONS July 24 (UPI) — On the 25th anniversary of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, U.N. officials say significant improvements have been made, but there’s still work to be done.
“Much has been achieved under the committee’s supervision, but we still have a long way to go in […]

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