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Women in oil and gas: addressing the gender imbalance

2013-11-07 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

With women making up just four percent of the total UK oil and gas workforce, attracting engineers from the female talent pool is a complex goal fraught with challenges. However, various industry initiatives are helping counter this imbalance and saf

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Women gain as gender gap 'narrows'

2013-10-25 00:11:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The gender gap is narrowing across the world, a World Economic Forum report suggests, with Nordic countries leading the way but Arab nations lagging behind.

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Hawaiian tourist suing Boyd Gaming after employees confronted her about gender

2013-10-11 04:48:50| Trucking - Topix.net

A tourist is suing Boyd Gaming Corp. after a group of employees surrounded her, accused her of being a man trying to use the ladies' restroom and smirked at her when she told them she was a woman, according to a complaint filed in Clark County District Court earlier this month.

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Viewpoint: We can STEM the Gender Gap

2013-08-21 18:36:24| ENR.com: Headline News

Is testosterone a required variable for understanding inertia or balancing the Schrödinger equation? Leveling the playing field will help crush the social stigma that says careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are for boys only.

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