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IHT Explores the "Female Factor"


woman on tightrope
The International Herald Tribune feature series is building an impressive body of articles

It comes on the heels, pun intended, of a series of news reports and research studies late last year which spread the news that:

  • more and more women are entering the labor market - in some cases reaching half of the workforce, (see The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything),

  • as women gain an economic foothold, family and workplace dynamics change, and

  • shock of shocks, public policies and social support for this growing trend are lagging behind, leaving many women - like the one on the right - balancing on a tightrope. (read a recent issue of The Economist, with Rosie the Riveter on the cover)

With all of those recent reports as a backdrop, the International Herald Tribune this year launched a series of articles it's calling "The Female Factor," all of which are focusing on the new economic, political, and social roles women are playing. The first article in the series, headlined "In Germany, A Tradition Falls, and Women Rise," commented on how the rise in labor force participation is treating women in Germany. The answer? Not all that well.

The latest in the series, entitled, "In Sweden, the Men Can Have it All", focuses on how gender equality in parental leave-taking is affecting life in Sweden.

In between these two articles are 18 other fascinating takes on how women's roles are changing, and how it is impacting political, social and economic life around the world.

All in all, it's a series well worth reading. You can even follow their articles and commentary on Facebook or subscribe to an RSS feed to ensure that you'll know when new articles come out.




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Last Updated: June 14, 2010