When did Pauline M. Leet first use the word sexism?
Pauline M. Leet spoke the word sexism for the first time on the 18th of November 1965 during a Student-Faculty Forum at Franklin and Marshall College.
Questions about Sexism
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Which countries granted women voting rights in 1971 and 1991 respectively?
Swiss women gained federal voting rights in 1971 while Appenzell Innerrhoden forced local voting access on women only in 1991 through Federal Supreme Court intervention.
What percentage wage gap existed between female and male full-time workers in the United States in 2009?
In the United States female full-time year-round workers earned 77% as much as male counterparts in 2009.
How many countries currently conscript women into armed forces today?
Only nine countries conscript women into armed forces including China Eritrea Israel Libya Malaysia North Korea Norway Peru and Taiwan today.
When was the Equal Pay Act passed and what was the initial wage ratio for female workers?
When the Equal Pay Act passed in 1963 female full-time workers earned only 48.9% as much as male full-time workers.