#EqualPayDay » Feminism and the hourly wage =® Brittney MacDonald “! Life & Style Editor M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca f you were on social media on November g, you might have noticed something interesting trending. Many feminists took to social media—Facebook, Instagram, Twitter—using the hashtag #EqualPayDay. Curious, I decided to check what this phenomenon was all about, so I turned to Emma Watson's Twitter : for an explanation. Helpful tip: if something is going on in the feminism sphere, Emma Watson is usually on top of it with any information due to her being the United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador. #EqualPay Day is basically meant to draw attention to the pay gap between the genders in the United Kingdom. Apparently, : inequality between the genders, : but that’s not entirely true. As of : January 2013, Canada’s gender pay : gap is 19 per cent. In fact, when : compared with 17 of our peer : countries (based off of economy, : population, etc.), we're ranked : 1.0n the list, right below the UK gap actually is. It is the difference : and right above the United States. : Norway tops the list with a gap : of approximately 8 per cent, and : Japan is at the bottom witha : gap that is close to 30 per cent. the average hourly wage for women is so far below what it is for men that an Oxfam study says that as of November 9g, women will be working the rest of the year essentially for free. Now, you may be asking yourselves what the gender pay between male and female wages, expressed as a decimal per cent of the male wage. It is measured | is) © rr) & 3 A FS w a = = = ac Es Co) iS : by comparing earnings for full : time workers at the end of the : year. In 2012, the UK celebrated : having their own gap finally drop : below 10 per cent; however, it rose : again to over 15 per cent by 2013. 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Email a sample of your work (a link or files) and a resume to editor@theotherpress.ca. Accepting applications until filled. FancyKey » An app to brighten up your basic keyboard : benefit. It’s not entirely useful, : but it is fun for those times you : just want to send your friends : something quick to let them : know youre thinking of them. =® Brittney MacDonald *! Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca e love our smartphones, but sometimes we want a little more customization options. I mean, who wants to look at the same boring screen every time you want to send a text? Recently, I’ve been looking at fun, easy apps to install that will make my phone a little more “me.” I mean, wallpapers and home screens are great, but how much time do you really spend looking at them? That surfing the app store is how I found FancyKey. Available on both iOS and Android, FancyKey is an app that allows you to create your own, custom keyboard. When I first downloaded the app, it allowed me to choose from a variety of pre-made, themed keyboards to install and use for texts, Internet surfing, search dialogues, and pretty much everything else that you use the regular keyboard for. With their most recent update, FancyKey allows you to create your own theme, meaning you can choose the background image, the : button/key type, the colours, : and even the visual affect that : occurs when you press a letter. Beyond the aesthetic, I found : that FancyKey had some practical : uses as well. The FancyKey : keyboards have a menu at the : top of them that allows you to : easily access emojis. Normally, : if you were using the default : keyboard, the emojis are found : ina separate keyboard, so you : have to switch to that one, search : through the emojis for the one : you want, and click it. FancyKey : simplifies that process. It takes : some getting used to, but it : does save time. Frequently used : emojis and words will also appear : ina temporary top-side menu : as you are typing, so instead of : searching for that perfect smiley, : you can just type in “happy” : and FancyKey will give you the : option to switch the text to your : most commonly used emoji : associated with that keyword. If you're looking to expand : your emoticon arsenal, FancyKey : also has a built-in kamoji category already inside of it. : Previous to FancyKey, I didn’t : have any kamoji keyboards : installed, so this is an added So now we come down to it. What’s the cost? FancyKey : itself is free, and creating your : own custom keyboards is free : as well. Micro-transactions : come in when you want to : download some of FancyKey’s : more elite, pre-made keyboards, : or if you want to add to your : limited menu of customization : options. “Diamonds,” the : app’s currency, can be used to : purchase various sounds, visual : effects, button and key designs, : etc.—but you can also earn : diamonds by showing off your : creations on social media. Personally, I feel that : the customization options : are enough that I don’t really : have any desire to unlock : any more of them. I created a : pretty sweet Garrus Vakarian : (Mass Effect} keyboard with : just the free stuff available. There is a downside. : Custom button clicks are not : available unless you acknowledge : : FancyKey as an all access : keyboard. This is not a good idea : : because it means that the app : can keepa record of everything : you type while using one of their : keyboards or any keyboard you : have made with the app. This : means that sensitive financial : information, private texts, * passwords, or anything else you'd ‘ rather just keep to yourself will : be known to the FancyKey staff, : or there will at least be a record : of it. Just installing a keyboard : won't trigger this—there is a : specific process you have to go : through to do it, and your phone’s : security settings will warn you.