From The Wall Street Journal authored by Julie Jargon: “Facial recognition is no longer just being used to unlock iPhones, tag Facebook friends and scan crowds for security threats. It’s moving into summer camps, youth sports tournaments and schools. Parents at summer camps across the country can opt into facial-recognition services to receive photos of their […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
Want To Feel Happier Today? Try Talking To A Stranger
From National Public Radio authored by Paul Nicolaus: “The doors open wide, you enter, and they close behind you. As the elevator begins its ascent, you realize it’s just you and one other person taking this ride. The silence soon grows uncomfortable. Pop quiz. What’s your go-to move? A) Stare at your shoes. B) Pull […]
My mother didn’t tell anyone at work that she had kids
From Fast Company authored by Emily Dishman: “My mother has been working since I can remember. I grew up in a suburban town in the South and lived there until I was 18, when I moved to New York City for college. The majority of my friends’ mothers were PTA moms, who spent their days […]
Those she/her/hers at the end of email messages are more than a passing trend
From Quartz authored by Lila MacLellan: “At the end of May, TIAA, the financial services and investing giant, rolled out new gender-identity awareness guidelines for its client-facing consultants. The guidance included: “Never assume someone’s gender identity” and “Be aware that a person’s pronouns can change over time. They may also change based on context.” More […]
Female inmates were forced to expose their genitals in a ‘training exercise.’ It was legal, court rules.
From The Washington Post authored by Meagan Flynn: “Early one March morning inside an Illinois prison, a tactical unit armed with batons and shields stormed two women’s housing units to round up about 200 handcuffed inmates and march them to a gymnasium. Once in the gym, they stood facing the wall for more than an […]
When Stress at Work Creates Drama at Home
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Sue Shellenbarger: “Work is seeping into weekends and other personal time, and women are logging more hours on the job. Those trends are turning many couples’ after-work hours into a minefield. People who put in long days on stressful jobs tend to carry the strain over into their lives at […]
Here’s What It’s Like To Live In A Country That Actually Cares About Mothers
From The Huffington Post authored by Gaby Hinsliff: “When Rina Mae Acosta’s daughter was born last winter, she knew she could count on the help of her fairy godmother. Or to be more precise, her kraamverzorgster, the maternity nurse who visits every new mother in the Netherlands daily for the first eight days after giving […]
Man exposes the absurdity of sexist marketing by creating shirts that label men like we do women
From Upworthy authored by Tod Perry: “Recently, Upworthy shared a tweet thread by author A.R. Moxon who created a brilliant metaphor to help men understand the constant anxiety that potential sexual abuse causes women. He did so by equating sexual assault to something that men have a deep-seeded fear of: being kicked in the testicles. A.R. […]
A woman’s greatest enemy? A lack of time to herself
From The Guardian authored by Brigid Schulte: “A few months ago, as I struggled to carve out time in my crowded days for writing, a colleague suggested I read a book about the daily rituals of great artists. But instead of offering me the inspiration I’d hoped for, what struck me most about these creative […]
An Arkansas Lawyer Bought 1,500 Pairs of Shoes From a Payless Going Out of Business. Now She’s Donating Them to Kids in Need
From Money authored by Olivia Raimonde: “When Carrie Jernigan was doing some last-minute, pre-vacation shopping with her kids at a Payless ShoeSource near their home in Alma, Arkansa, she had no idea she would soon be taking home upwards of 1,500 pairs of shoes. “What have I done?” the 37-year-old lawyer and mother of three […]
