In the United States, the earliest record of a woman legally voting goes back to 1756, when Lydia Taft was allowed to vote in three town meetings as a proxy for her deceased husband. Wyoming territory allowed women to vote in 1869, and Utah in 1870. According to Sister-Wives and Suffragists (Van Wagenen 2001), Utah women were disenfranchised by ( Read more... )

The U.S. Census report "Journey to Work: 2000" (pdf) reported that men spent an average of 27.2 minutes getting to work, while women spent an average of 23.6 minutes. Statistics Canada (Marshall 2006, pdf) reported a bigger gap: 36 to 24 minutes. McGuckin and Murakami (1999) suggest that women's greater household responsibilities lead them to ( Read more... )

According to a report released this month by The Corporation for National and Community Service (2007), 31.6% of American women volunteered time in the past three years, compared to 24.3% of men, with median hours per year of 50 and 52 per volunteer, respectively. Factors that the report found tied to volunteer service on the community level were ( Read more... )