Women's Issues

Beth Fukumoto: The Real Gender Gap In Hawaii Politics Is All About Money Flickr.com

Beth Fukumoto: The Real Gender Gap In Hawaii Politics Is All About Money

We rank high for women officeholders, but male candidates still raise twice as much in campaign funds.

Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii’s Gender Pay Gap Highlights Ethnic Inequality In The State David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii’s Gender Pay Gap Highlights Ethnic Inequality In The State

Micronesian women face the highest pay gap, while Korean women in Hawaii earn a much closer salary to that of their male counterparts.

Hawaii Lawmakers Set Ambitious Goal For Increasing The Number Of Women Cops Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Lawmakers Set Ambitious Goal For Increasing The Number Of Women Cops

Women make up a fraction of law enforcement departments, but research shows they use less force than male officers and are the subject of fewer lawsuits and complaints.

Publicly Financed Elections Would Unlock Opportunities For Women Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Publicly Financed Elections Would Unlock Opportunities For Women

Clean elections would also help women running for office by offering them a more equitable way to raise money.

Paid Leave Directly Contributes To Healthy Moms And Families Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2024

Paid Leave Directly Contributes To Healthy Moms And Families

It is not a new idea and it works in other states. Our lawmakers should vote yes on the family and medical leave bills pending at the Legislature.

Gender Inequalities Persist In Hawaii High School Sports 6 Years After Locker Room Scandal Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Gender Inequalities Persist In Hawaii High School Sports 6 Years After Locker Room Scandal

A class-action lawsuit over problems at Campbell High School has been settled, but the state still has a lot of work to do to comply with a federal anti-discrimination law.

State Buildings, UH Campuses May Provide Period Products For Free Gabriela Cervantes/Civil Beat/2024

State Buildings, UH Campuses May Provide Period Products For Free

Supporters say it would be an important step toward gender equity since too many people aren’t able to buy menstrual products.

Why Do Some Men Commit Domestic Violence? Trauma And Social Isolation May Play A Role Getty Images

Why Do Some Men Commit Domestic Violence? Trauma And Social Isolation May Play A Role

Beliefs about traditional gender roles dictating how men and women should act is another significant contributing factor to domestic violence.

Congress Must Fully Fund Nutrition Programs For Women, Infants And Children Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022

Congress Must Fully Fund Nutrition Programs For Women, Infants And Children

There are 25,000 WIC participants in Hawaii, but federal budget cuts are looming.

How Much Longer Before There Is Pay Equity For Women? Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

How Much Longer Before There Is Pay Equity For Women?

They work 73 extra days to earn what men earn in a year. Hawaii should take the lead in fighting this.