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Highpowered Women face downturn discrimination + Senator Chuck Hagel is a sexist bigot.

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From Catalyst re the Global Downturn:
NEW YORK (August 18, 2009)
“With few exceptions, the downturn has been an equal opportunity crisis, affecting women and men similarly,” said Ilene H. Lang, President & Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst.
However, women in leadership positions were disproportionately hit. A startling 19 percent of senior women lost their jobs versus just six percent of men. Promotions in Europe were also heavily weighted in favor of men, at 44 percent compared to only 26 percent of women."

Female sexism is a blight --study on theater

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FemiSex has bemoaned the sexist bias of Broadway plays in the past. For example we wrote about the cultural assult against women that is, "August, Osage County." With almost all produced plays coming from men's ballpoint bics, surprise, surprise, right. Well...