<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - gender-gap</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/gender-gap</link><description>Newsvine - gender-gap</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:04:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:54 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Trim gender gap to boost economies, OECD says</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments looking to boost growth should focus on further narrowing the "gender gap" that continues to hold women back in education, employment and entrepreneurship, a new report said Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Keller]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Greg Keller]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15964767-trim-gender-gap-to-boost-economies-oecd-says</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15964767-trim-gender-gap-to-boost-economies-oecd-says</guid><category>eu</category><category>oecd</category><category>world-news</category><category>gender-gap</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:27:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>More women have driver's licenses than men in US</title>
<description><![CDATA[Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic implications.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joan Lowy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joan Lowy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15114931-more-women-have-drivers-licenses-than-men-in-us</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15114931-more-women-have-drivers-licenses-than-men-in-us</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>gap</category><category>drivers</category><category>gender-gap</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a078fe69-a4c8-46f2-9524-615efbbb35a9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a078fe69-a4c8-46f2-9524-615efbbb35a9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Nov. 2, 2012 file photo shows Diane Spitaliere and her pet dog Izzie sitting in her car outside her house in Alexandria, Va. Women have passed men on the nations roads. More women now have drivers licenses than men, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have significant safety and economic implications. Spitaliere, 58, a retired government worker  says:  I want to be in my own car for as long as possible. I want to be independent for as long as I can.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>China vows crackdown on sex-selective abortions</title>
<description><![CDATA[China is vowing to strengthen enforcement to prevent sex-selective abortions and close a yawning gender gap in a country that already has tens of millions more boys than girls.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/07/7303573-china-vows-crackdown-on-sex-selective-abortions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/07/7303573-china-vows-crackdown-on-sex-selective-abortions</guid><category>china</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>gap</category><category>gender-gap</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:36:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nordics lead in eliminating gender inequality</title>
<description><![CDATA[Four Nordic countries lead the world in eliminating inequality between men and women and the United States entered the top 20 nations for the first time, according to a survey of 134 nations released Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/13/5282624-nordics-lead-in-eliminating-gender-inequality</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/13/5282624-nordics-lead-in-eliminating-gender-inequality</guid><category>us</category><category>united-states</category><category>world-news</category><category>gap</category><category>gender-gap</category><category>four-nordic</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:47:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>College 'gender gap' favoring women stops growing</title>
<description><![CDATA[On college campuses, female undergraduates have outnumbered men and outperformed them academically for years, but a new report out Tuesday finds those gaps have stopped growing in key areas including enrollment and bachelor's degrees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Gorski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eric Gorski]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/26/3809907-college-gender-gap-favoring-women-stops-growing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/26/3809907-college-gender-gap-favoring-women-stops-growing</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>gap</category><category>gender-gap</category><category>college-gender-gap</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:03:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nordic countries top gender gap index again</title>
<description><![CDATA[Women remain far behind men in economic and political power, but the Nordic countries come closest to closing the gender gap, according to a survey of 134 nations released Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/27/3431009-nordic-countries-top-gender-gap-index-again</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/27/3431009-nordic-countries-top-gender-gap-index-again</guid><category>us</category><category>world-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>gap</category><category>world-economic-forum</category><category>gender-gap</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:40:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Gender-based math gap missing in some countries</title>
<description><![CDATA[Boys outperform girls on a math test given to children worldwide, but the gender gap is less pronounced in countries where women and men have similar rights and opportunities, according to a study published Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Zuckerbrod]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nancy Zuckerbrod]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/29/1520758-gender-based-math-gap-missing-in-some-countries</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/29/1520758-gender-based-math-gap-missing-in-some-countries</guid><category>politics</category><category>math</category><category>gap</category><category>gender-gap</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>