Declaration Project

Declaration for Gender Freedom

MyDeclaration Gender is the water we swim in every day. Gender is so integrated into our cultures and our social systems, it’s easy to forget (or miss) that it is a concept invented by people. Personally, I didn’t understand the difference between sex and gender until I was in my 20’s. Looking back, it seems […]

A Declaration for Gender Equality in Pay

MyDeclaration Women are nearly 50 percent of the workforce in the U.S., but our work places are far from equal. Studies like those from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) show that a gender pay gap exists even with an apples-to-apples comparison. After controlling for factors known to affect earnings, such as education, parenthood, […]