Adele is up for six well-deserved Grammy awards going into Sunday night’s ceremonies, but she deserves kudos from women everywhere.  The 23-year-old Briton is a vocal powerhouse, and her retro-soul has ruled the music charts for most of 2011. Her second album, 21, topped the music charts for most of last year, and it’s still number one this week, smashing Madonna’s record for the most consecutive weeks spent at number one by a female artist.
Adele is also a proud and gutsy woman who refuses to apologize for her appearance.  When …

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The conventional “wisdom” tells society that males are better at math and science than females. However, these myths are being debunked. As we at The New Agenda shared in September, the difference in male and female brain function, when it comes to performing mathematical or scientific tasks, is non-existent. Why is this stereotype perpetuated? Even though great strides have been made in gender equity and gender perception, our society has not been without its …

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The Wall Street Journal reports Potty Parity is on the way, courtesy of John Boehner. A women’s bathroom is a symbolic step in the right direction and the incoming Speaker should definitely get props.
Of course potty parity may not seem like a big important issue, but knowing that 2011 will be the first year women had a bathroom in the House sure gives you an idea of what a …