Wonder Woman gets fired, sexism at Christmas, and other must-read gender stories

Pay rates for women in US rising faster than for men. (Bloomberg)

Top 20 women entrepreneurs to watch in 2017. (CIO)

The gender pay gap is harming women’s health. (The Conversation)

Lean in? The reason women don’t. (CIO)

Wonder Woman: not the first woman to be fired for how she dresses. (Slate)

The good news on gender equality – look to the developing world. (The Guardian)

White House releases final progress report: ‘Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color’. (Black Enterprise)

Princeton swim team suspended for ‘misogynistic and racist’ emails. (Huffington Post)

Unconscious bias when your husband is the primary caregiver. (Huffington Post)

Cyber harassment in Pakistan: Where do women turn? Video. (Al Jazeera)

The disturbing underbelly of online harassment. (Huffington Post)

It’s a man’s world: Rape in Cambodia. (Al Jazeera)

Portrait exhibition celebrating FGM activists and survivors – video. (The Guardian)

Polish government ad tells women to screen their breasts because men “like to watch them bounce”. (Quartz)

Sexism at Christmas, as American as Santa, sugar cookies, and caroling. (Quartz)

Saudi woman arrested for sharing photo without veil on Twitter. (Middle East Eye)

Cut world hunger: boost women farmers. (Reuters)

Delhi’s taxi service for women. (BBC)

Trolly Dolly Folly: Airlines that shamelessly exploit female sexuality. (The Economist)

Correction: In last week’s Gender Agenda we said our partner in Chile’s first gender parity initiative was the World Bank. We meant the Inter-American Development Bank.

Female Genital Mutilation: At least 200 million women have undergone FGM in 20 countries.
Source: UN Women

Quote of the week

“We have so far to go on the journey to true gender equality that it can sometimes seem daunting. But the long-term trend is in our favour, and if 2016 teaches us anything, it should be to stay the course. The fight for gender equality within a generation is winnable. Battles may be lost, but the war will be won, eventually.”

Toyin Saraki
Founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa
The Guardian, December 2016