http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/gender_discrimination_equality This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Gender Discrimination/Equality en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050025 Calling into Sean Hannity's radio show, Mark Levin said of the National Organization for Women: "It's not the National Organization of Liberal Women. It's the National Organization of Ugly Women." Moments later, after Hannity stated, "[a]pparently [Sen. Barack] Obama took a shot at me again," Levin responded, "Obama's obsessed with you. ... Maybe he's attracted to you." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050025 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:36:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050016 Radio host Mark Belling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "old witch," and "embittered old has-been" and also stated that the "previous generation" of feminists "were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050016 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:17:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040008 On his syndicated radio show, Jim Quinn referred to the National Organization for Women as "the National Organization for Whores," and said of <em>Philadelphia Daily News</em> columnist Fatimah Ali: "[Y]ou know, Fatimah, what's your real name? Come on, seriously. I mean, get an American name, will you, if you want to be an American." He then asked: "You don't suppose she's a liberal black Muslim, do you?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040008 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:12:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290010 With reports that Sen. John McCain had picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, sexist commentary on cable news followed. On CNN, John Roberts raised the question of whether as vice president, Palin would be able to devote the time necessary to care for her baby with Down syndrome, and on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd suggested that Sen. Joe Biden bears the burden of having to adjust his behavior in a vice-presidential debate because of Palin's sex. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290010 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808210007 Fox News' Neil Cavuto interviewed "anti-feminist attorney" Roy Den Hollander, who discussed his lawsuit against Columbia University for offering a women's studies program "but not a men's studies program." Den Hollander said: "[C]ut out the feminazi, feminist women's studies programs and bring back varsity sports, and you're going to do a lot better for the university." Den Hollander later said that women "are a suspect class. Every time they open their mouths, I begin to suspect something." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808210007 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:36:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160011 In an editorial about the pay gap between male and female workers, <em>The Washington Times</em> falsely asserted that "the relevant factors that affect pay -- occupation, experience, seniority, education and hours worked -- are ignored by those citing the wage gap." The editorial also asserted that "women tend to place a higher priority on flexibility and personal fulfillment" than on higher pay. In fact, a GAO study found that a pay gap persists even when controlling for work experience, seniority, education, industry, occupation, race, marital status, and job tenure. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160011 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:01:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807140001 In a news article, <em>The Washington Times </em>described a Michigan campaign event featuring Michelle Obama as "as much estrogenfest as it was campaign rally" and wrote: "Even Michigan Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm got in on the girlie show as they campaigned together." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807140001 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:44:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806290001 On <em>Fox News Sunday</em>, Bill Kristol, who previously declared that "[w]hite women are a problem ... we all live with that," stated of Sen. Hillary Clinton: "She's put behind her the horrible sexism and misogyny the Democratic primary voters demonstrated, which I'm appalled by, personally. Never would have happened in the Republican Party. You know, we're -- Republicans are much more open to strong women." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806290001 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:22:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806020005 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Marc Rudov said men should boycott the Sex and the City movie and would not see it because "paying to hear women whine is as stupid as paying for cobwebs, because you can get them both at home for free." When Bill O'Reilly asked Margaret Hoover whether she believed "that most American women are as shallow as" the four main characters in the movie, Rudov interrupted: "I do." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806020005 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:35:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300010 On <em>Good Morning America</em>, ABC News' Claire Shipman confronted Glenn Beck with his remark in March 2007 that Sen. Hillary Clinton is "the stereotypical bitch." Beck responded, in part, that "probably a better word was 'nag.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300010 Fri, 30 May 2008 20:54:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210002 Discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton's comments regarding sexism in the media's coverage of her presidential campaign, CNN's Jeffrey Toobin referred to a <em>New York Times</em> column that "talked about some of the humor in the campaign, and the punch line was a line that was -- that Hillary Clinton was a 'white bitch.' " CNN political contributor Alex Castellanos asserted, "And some women, by the way, are named that and it's accurate." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210002 Wed, 21 May 2008 12:15:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130010 On <em><em>Morning Joe</em></em>, Chris Matthews stated: "If you talk to people, older women, and I don't mean older than me, but maybe my age and older, and you talk to them, and they get really angry at me, of course. ... They usually have a hard time figuring out what the fact I was wrong on, but that's OK." But <em>Media Matters for America</em> has documented numerous "fact[s] [he] was wrong on." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130010 Tue, 13 May 2008 18:54:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804230010 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, as host Alex Witt reported on a press conference held by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, on-screen text read: "GOP leaders criticize Dems for delaying vote on Fair Pay Act," falsely suggesting that Republicans wanted to pass the measure. At no point in the coverage of McConnell's press conference did Witt or MSNBC in its on-screen text explain that the Republicans planned to filibuster the bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804230010 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:05:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804210007 On<em> Your World</em>, author Marc Rudov described himself as a "feminist" and said, "I look at women as equal peers." But later that day, on <em><em>The O'Reilly Factor</em></em>, Rudov mocked a study finding that "[h]aving a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women" as "a flawed, anti-male, un-academic study that -- the kind you would expect from one of America's leading gyno-versities." He also asserted that if "the woman is complaining that the man doesn't work enough around the house," it may be because "she said 'I do' at the altar and 'I don't' in the bedroom." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804210007 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:11:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110007 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, while discussing the "reason that the beauty pageant industry is failing," author Marc Rudov asserted:"[T]here's no shortage of women who want to put themselves on parade and have men throw money at them." He later stated, "Girls just love to expose themselves." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110007 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:49:26 EST