From The Washington Post authored by Robert J. Samuelson: “This change in lifestyles is something most of us have witnessed. The barriers between work and family are collapsing before the relentless demands of algorithms. Work has become a constant companion and an indestructible nag.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Why Maya Rockeymoore Cummings began her congressional campaign with a double mastectomy
From The Washington Post authored by Ovetta Wiggins: “‘I wanted to make sure I was taking the affirmative measures,’ Rockeymoore Cummings said in an interview. ‘It just seems like, what happened with my mother and my sister, I just felt like I was next. And instead of waiting around for it, I just felt like […]
They did everything right — and still hit the glass ceiling. Now, these women are suing America’s top companies for equal pay.
From Vox authored by Alexia Fernandez Campbell: “Gamba said she later watched as a male colleague was promoted to managing director, even though, she says, he generated less revenue for the firm than she did. In the years that followed, Gamba watched other men bypass her, too. They were essentially paid twice as much to […]
Almost Half Of This Year’s Class Of U.S. Rhodes Scholars Are First-Generation Americans
From The Huffington Post authored by Dominique Mosbergen: “Minorities make up the majority of the group of American students chosen to attend at least two all-expenses-paid years at England’s prestigious University of Oxford, starting next fall. Nearly half the group are first-generation Americans, according to the trust.“ Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
‘Don’t Cry…I’m Here’ dolls welcome newly arrived refugee children to Minnesota
From Star Tribune : “After nearly 25 years of sewing and selling clothing for vintage dolls, Harvey was watching a PBS documentary about the refugee crisis and found herself telling her husband, ‘I’m starting a charity.’ She quickly found volunteers all over the country to design and sew the clothes or scour the internet for […]
Boy invites entire kindergarten class to his adoption hearing — and it’s adorable
From Daily News authored by Nelson Oliveiera “A Michigan kindergartner brought his entire class to witness his adoption hearing Thursday in an adorable courtroom scene marking Kent County’s annual Adoption Day.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
Can a credit card be sexist?
From The Lily authored by Lena Felton: “Smith, among many others, recently shared her story on social media after a strongly worded Twitter thread by tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson went viral last week. In the thread, Hansson said that he and his wife, Jamie Heinemeier Hansson, had both applied for the Apple Card, which […]
‘I Don’t Think a Man Could Have Taken the Picture’
From The Cut authored by Katie Berohn: “‘There is a much broader view of beauty. It’s a much bigger tent than it used to be, and I think that shows up in these pictures.’ As she explains, until recently most pictures of women featured in National Geographic were captured by male photographers, from the male […]
Why Being Your Authentic Self May Be A Lie For Most Women At Work
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “’As companies focus on their culture, it’s important to understand that not all women are having the same experience at work. Women of color, lesbian and bisexual women, and women with disabilities are having distinct—and by and large worse—experiences than women overall. Black women in the workplace […]
Barbara Hillary, 88, Trailblazer on Top (and Bottom) of the World, Dies
From The New York Times authored by Katharine Q. Seelye: “Ms. Hillary had retired from a 55-year career as a nurse when, seeking adventure, she went dog-sledding in Quebec and photographed polar bears in Manitoba. She then learned that no African-American woman had ever made it to the North Pole and challenged herself to become […]
