From TIME authored by Alexandra Sifferlin: “Daniel Dudley, 28, is a busy man. The doctor-in-training is an active hiker, an amateur chef—he’s currently learning Indian cooking—and a proud “father” to two dwarf rabbits whose antics he chronicles under the Instagram handle, bunnyzaddy. He’s also at least partially responsible for the creation of a new male contraceptive. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2018
One space between each sentence, they said. Science just proved them wrong.
From The Washington Post authored by Avi Selk: “In the beginning, the rules of the space bar were simple. Two spaces after each period. Every time. Easy. That made sense in the age of the typewriter. Letters of uniform width looked cramped without extra space after the period. Typists learned not to do it. But then, […]
Ireland May Be About to Repeal One of Europe’s Strictest Abortion Laws. This Is the History Behind the Referendum
From TIME authored by Ciara Nugent: “The eighth amendment to Ireland’s constitution, which faces repeal in a national referendum on May 25, gives a mother and her unborn child an “equal right to life” and prevents any relaxation of the country’s near-total ban on abortion. This means that Ireland’s law on abortion is among the strictest in Europe and […]
Flight attendants say airlines have failed to address sexual harassment in the skies
From Los Angeles Times authored by Hugo Martin: “Despite the growth of the #MeToo movement, nearly 1 in 5 flight attendants say they have been the victims of physical sexual harassment in the last year — and have seen no efforts by their managers to address the problem. A survey of more than 3,500 flight […]
Young Women Are Convinced Motherhood Is Going To Suck — And They’re Right
From Bustle authored by EJ Dickson: “I was surprised by this admission, to say the least. Sure, when I was a kid, my mom would sometimes complain about missing a field trip or a PTA meeting, but to be honest, she complained about most things, so it didn’t seem like her job ranked super high […]
Why Law Schools Are Failing Future Lawyers By Not Talking About Human Suffering
From Jeena Cho authored by Jeena Cho: “Lawyering is hard. Being human is hard. This human condition — as Buddha said: “the [first] noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get […]
This Comic Perfectly Explains the Mental Load Working Mothers Bear
From Working Mother authored by Joseph Barberio: “Parenthood is a partnership, but sometimes it can be a bit uneven. As many working moms will tell you, some husbands often don’t do their fair share or need to be directed to do certain chores. Which leaves moms responsible for not only their half of parenting and household duties, […]
Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers
From AP News authored by Collin Binkley: “This graduation season, the podium is all hers. For the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation’s top colleges are featuring women as their spring commencement speakers, a shift that industry experts credit to the wave of female empowerment that has fueled the […]
How to Cope When You’re Being Bullied at Work
From Time authored by Fran Hauser: “The first time I had to deal firsthand with a bully at work was when I was in my early 30s. My company was based in New York City, and my boss asked me to partner on a project with someone I immediately recognized as toxic. He was mean, he yelled, […]
I Asked For a Raise—It Was Horrible
From Career Contessa authored by Anonymous: “Note from the Editors: The author of this article tells a grueling tale of an unsuccessful raise ask—which is a story, and a truth, that deserves to be told. In order for it to be told in the most authentic, vulnerable light possible, and out of respect for the writer, […]
