A Michelin-starred New York sushi restaurant is facing criticism for serving smaller portions to its female patrons, charging the same price ($700 each for omakase service). A spokesperson for the restaurant, Sushi Noz, says that the diners may have misinterpreted the interaction. "Before the sushi section of the menu begins, the chef will often ask first-time guests if they prefer smaller rice portions, an offer which they are more than welcome to decline," they wrote in a statement to TODAY. Here's a look at what happened, along with some context on the history of "ladies' menus."
Considering this guy presided over one of the most sexist companies in an industry full of harassment, he should no longer be allowed to run or own anything, even if its name sounds remarkably like his name.
Was just thinking again, this time on #IWD2024 of how many times men have represented my ideas as their own, taken my ideas & work without permission (uncredited and unpaid), and how they've faced zero consequences for it. In fact, they advance and get paid more while I fall down the ladder and get paid less. (My pinned tweet is just one example.)
Don't just hire more women. Kick out this type of man - make them pay consequences for unethical actions. #Sexism
Today in Labor History March 8, 1911: The first modern International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and the U.S. IWD has its roots in the suffrage movement of New Zealand, and leftist labor organizing in the U.S. and Europe. The earliest Women’s Days were organized by the Socialist Party of America, in New York, in 1909, and by German socialists in 1910. They chose the date of March 8 in honor of the garment workers strikes in New York that occurred on March 8, in 1857 and 1908. However, the first IWD celebrated on March 8, the current date, was in 1911. The holiday was associated primarily with far-left movements until the feminist movement adopted it in the 1960s, when it became a more mainstream celebration.
Today in Labor History March 8, 1908: Thousands of workers in the New York needle trades (mostly women) launched a strike for higher wages, shorter hours and an end to child labor. They chose this date in commemoration of the 1857 strike. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate this strike and the one in 1857.
Today in Labor History March 8, 1857: Women garment workers picketed in New York City, demanding a 10-hour workday, better working conditions, and equal rights for women. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate this strike.
Violence & abuse of women is one of the main drivers of the incidence of mental health difficulties for females.
If you wanted some clear evidence that sexism & social prejudice continues to have a significant gendered dimension, then this would be it.
The 'experience of domestic abuse – including physical, sexual & emotional abuse & coercive control – is also gendered & is a significant risk factor for mental ill health in women & children'!
Banaras Hindu University researches Manusmriti ‘applicability’
Banaras Hindu University is researching the continuing “applicability” of the Manusmriti, which codified what became the caste system and gave women the status of family property, with government funds earmarked for worldclass academic projects.
"Result of sudden fight and quarrel in the heat of passion": Supreme Court releases man who burnt alive pregnant wife
The Supreme Court has converted conviction of a man from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder for his act of pouring kerosene oil in an inebriated state on his nine-month pregnant wife, who got burnt on bursting of stove, resulting into her subsequent death due to the burn injuries in year 2007.
Talking about #implicit#sexism: android as the general term for a robot resembling a human, and gynoid used specifically to denote one with female features. The generic term should be anthropoid, with android and gynoid being the specialized ones.
Of course, the fact that anthropoid already exists and does not refer to robots make things more complicated …
Protection of the Rapist and the Molester in Neoliberal India
Why does there continue to be a disconnect between sexual assault and punishment of the perpetrator in India? We must recognise the potent nexus of political power, caste superiority, and muscle power that shields sexual offenders in our society. Ranjana Padhi writes.
Today in Labor History March 3, 1913: Thousands of women marched in the first Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Its purpose was to "march in a spirit of protest against the present political organization of society, from which women are excluded." Up to 10,000 participated. Speakers included Anna Howard Shaw and Helen Keller.
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Centre's Notification Imposing Conditions On Married Women For Using Maiden Surname
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea challenging Union Government's notification for obtaining maiden surname alleging gender bias and an "impermissible discrimination" by imposing additional and disproportionate requisites exclusively on women.
The notification, issued by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, states that if a married woman wishes to obtain a maiden surname, she will have to submit a copy of decree of divorce or a NOC from her husband, that he has no objection if she uses maiden surname.
My "respectable jobs" have been so soul sucking and violent that I no longer judge criminals, drug dealers, porn performers, the unemployed, those who do not want to work at all, those who cheat benefits. There is no one I can judge. When you want to kill yourself because working almost full time doesn't pay rent or food and you feel demeaned daily, how can you not love people trying a different path in life? #economy#welfare#poverty#sexism#racism#employment
"Subminimum Wage
Also included are individuals whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by a physical or mental disability, including those related to age or injury, for the work to be performed
New video coming out this Friday-- #ToplessTopics interviews the December #Portland cast from the "Dungeons and #DragQueens Live show"! As usual, you'll be able to watch the #patriarchy-approved "female-looking nipple"-less version at https://www.youtube.com/@toplesstopics or the patriarchy-UNAPPROVED version on my website https://www.toptopicstv.org/dndQLive :D You can visit that page now to find links to all the people in the interview as well as other resources, and enjoy watching the video this Friday at 11am PST !