http://www.fem2pt0.com society’s issues + women’s voices Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Sunday night, shortly before International Women's Day began at 12:01am on Monday, Kathryn Bigelow became the first female filmmaker to win the Oscar for Best Director (view her acceptance speech here). Her film The Hurt Locker, a war drama about a bomb squad in Iraq, also took Best Picture ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/03/10/kathryn-bigelow-and-firsts/ In the 21st century, you would think the data about women's circumstances worldwide have improved.  But current data still paints a very dismal picture. Women are still 70% of the world's poor, they are still 75% of the civilians killed in war (along with their children), and still ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/03/08/1550/ My first thought when the live stream of the health care summit came on was pretty simple: um, where are all the women? After a few strategic camera pans, I saw Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to the President's right, and Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to his ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/03/01/health-care-summit-women-underrepresented/ Fem2.0's campaign, Wake Up, This Is the Reality! is winding down, and what a ride it's been! What have we learned from it? That the public work/life conversation about what it's like to work in America today MUST NOT END. We got a measure of how tough it really is ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/19/pump-up-the-volume-the-wake-up-campaign-may-be-over-but-the-conversation-continues/ There are several words I would use to describe Maria Shriver’s impressive report, “A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything” -- compelling, surprising, and maybe even revolutionary. No matter how you describe it, the report has helped re-focus us all on a topic that should be of the highest importance:  Women’s workplace ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/11/a-woman%e2%80%99s-nation-demands-changes-in-workplace-policy/ By Shyria Coleman, Atlanta Chapter Organizer When I think about my friend and 9to5 Atlanta Chapter member Leslie Hudson, I recall a comment she made one day in reference to her then current employer. We were talking about the challenges we faced as single mothers. Leslie expressed frustration over the long ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/10/lets-start-talking-about-workfamily-balance/ This headline could be puzzling…  What could possible make Work-Life Fit and Enterprise 2.0 relevant to each other? After all, one is a challenge of the modern workplace, and the other is a challenge to the modern workplace. They come together because both concepts ask us to redesign our organizations. Although Enterprise ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/10/work-life-fit-is-an-enterprise-20-solution/ It’s shameful that the US has the distinction of being only one of only a handful countries in the world without paid maternity leave. A 2010 study of 190 countries shows that at least 177 have legal guarantees for paid parental leave, including 101 countries where national law guarantees 14 ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/09/call-for-interviews-from-hrw/ We've been telling stories for the past two weeks on Fem2.0 TalkShoe radio and now it's your turn: speak up and share your opinions, perspectives and personal experiences about work/life on your blogs or through the Fem2.0 blog. The Wake Up! This Is the Reality blog carnival kicked off on ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/09/wake-up-this-is-the-reality-blog-carnival-is-happening-now/ Preliminary messaging research on work/life indicates several compelling frameworks for making the case for family-friendly work policies. Is there one message that really strikes a cord for you?  And which message do you think would hit home for the majority of Americans?  Does one fact really disgust you or just ... http://www.fem2pt0.com/2010/02/08/help-us-with-messaging-which-framework-works-for-you/