Restaurant Fined $62,000 for Giving Women Who Dined with Men Price-Free Menus
A famed restaurant in Peru was recently fined $62,000 for discriminating against women by giving ladies who dined with men menus that didn’t feature any prices. La Rosa Nautica, a pricey restaurant built on a peer overlooking the ocean in the Peruvian capital, Lima, was ordered to pay a 210,000 sol ($62,000) fine for offering […]
Female Tech Entrepreneurs Invent Male Co-Founder to Beat Industry Sexism
After noticing that many of the male developers and graphic designers they approached were either condescending or vaguely disrespectful, two female tech entrepreneurs decided to invent a male partner to handle communications. They claim that the difference was “like night and day”. A year ago, Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer decided to create an online marketplace for bizarre and […]
TV Show Host Wears the Same Suit Every Day for a Year, No One Notices
In a bid to highlight the sexism faced by his female colleague, Australian TV presenter Karl Stefanovic conducted a year-long experiment during which he wore the exact same imitation Burberry suit every day for a year. As it turns out, no one noticed, while his co-host on Channel 9’s Today, Lisa Wilkinson, continued to receive […]