From Glamour authored by Jennifer Siebel Newsom: “On the morning of January 7, 2019, my husband was about to become the 40th governor of California, I was going to become the first “first partner” of California, and our four young children were going to take the stage and be thrust into the spotlight with a […]
Category Archives: Communicating
Paid Child Care for Working Mothers? All It Took Was a World War
From The New York Times authored by Lydia Keisling: “I am typing this from inside an indoor playground in Portland. We are new to town, it’s the tail end of summer and my 4-year-old daughter can’t start her new preschool until next week. It’s also raining, and our house is full of boxes. We took […]
Uber Has New Tools for Fighting Fake Drivers: PIN Codes, Smiling, Blinking, and—Eventually—Ultrasound Waves Sent From Riders’ Phones
From Fortune authored by Danielle Abril: “Uber is releasing five new features that aim to make its ride-hailing service safer for both riders and drivers who use its app. The latest features, which will roll out over the next couple of months, give riders a PIN number they can use to verify they’re getting in […]
My Husband Paid Me to Do Housework
From The Atlantic authored by Sophie Knight: “A couple of years ago, I started invoicing my husband for housework. It made sense to us: While our goal was to divide the work equally, I ended up doing much more because he worked in an office and I worked at home as a freelancer, using my […]
GENDER EQUALITY IS WITHIN OUR REACH
From Harvard Business Review authored by Melinda Gates: “In January 2010, Rosie the Riveter appeared in the mailbox of my home near Seattle, flexing her iconic bicep on the cover of the Economist. The cover story struck a triumphant tone, reporting, “At a time when the world is short of causes for celebration, here is […]
We need to stop treating mentally ill people like criminals
From The Hill authored by Jackie Lacy: “At a time when homelessness in California has reached a point of crisis, criminal justice leaders need to finally address the way we treat the mentally ill and how our institutions respond to incidents of mental health crisis. The criminal justice system needs to better treat people living […]
Why It Matters That ‘Emily Doe’ in the Brock Turner Case Is Asian-American
From The New York Times authored by Lisa Ko: “When Emily Doe’s victim impact statement was published on BuzzFeed in June 2016, I read it in one breathless sitting. The previous day, she had read her statement at the sentencing hearing for Brock Turner, who was found guilty of three counts of felony sexual assault by […]
Many U.S. women say their first sexual experience was forced
From The Seattle Times authored by Lindsey Tanner: “The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions, a study suggests. The experiences amount to rape, the authors say, although they relied on a national survey […]
Cokie Roberts was all about paying it forward — and paving the way — for the women she worked with
From The Washington Post authored by Madhulika Sikka: “Social media is rife Tuesday with tributes to Cokie Roberts — especially from womenand especially from women who are journalists — about what she meant to them as a role model, mentor, guide and friend. I counted her as all those things, so I can also guarantee […]
Women’s Share of Board Seats Rises to 20%
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Rachel Feintzeig: “One-fifth of seats on a broad swath of public-company boards are now held by women, a sign of change as U.S. corporations face increased pressure to diversify. The share of female board members in the Russell 3000 index, which includes most public companies on major U.S. […]
