From Bloomberg authored by Jeff Green: “Most companies already offer sexual harassment training of some sort. But it often exists to protect employers from lawsuits and focuses on teaching people to spot, rather than eliminate, bad behavior. ‘Much of the training done over the last 30 years has not worked as a prevention tool,’ a […]
Category Archives: GA-Curated
23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki is on a new quest: Respect for breast-feeding moms
From The Washington Post authored by Meredith C. Carroll: “’They were totally unapologetic. It was such an intentional move, and there was absolutely no remorse. I was so shocked,’ she said. ‘It’s a world that needs a little more empathy for people. When you are breast-feeding your child, you’re vulnerable, and they took advantage of me. […]
Thinx’s first national ad campaign imagines a world where men get periods, too
From Fast Company authored by Pavithra Mohan: “The ad closes with the line ‘If we all had them, maybe we’d be more comfortable with them,’ then cuts to an image of Thinx’s product. ‘We really fed into the duality of comfort—the idea of society being more comfortable…’” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
Anti-Poverty Pioneer Becomes The Second Woman in History to Win the Nobel Prize in Economics
From A Mighty Girl authored by A Mighty Girl Staff: “Dr. Esther Duflo has just become the second woman in history and the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize in Economics! The 46-year-old MIT professor shares the prize with her husband, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee, and colleague Dr. Michael Kremer; together they have helped […]
Enough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out.
From The New York Times authored by Ruth Whippman: “If parents were giving their children virtue names today, as the Puritans used to do, nobody would choose Charity or Grace or Patience. Instead, half of all baby girls born in America would be named Empowerment or Assertiveness. For women in this cultural moment, assertiveness is […]
Women Deserve to Run Without Fear
From Runner’s World authored by Christine Yu: “On the last Saturday of June 2019, Bryanna Gondeiro-Petrie left her in-laws’ house in eastern Washington state around 5:30 a.m. and headed down a lightly trafficked road. She needed to get out earlier than normal to squeeze in a quick shakeout run before traveling to Montana, where she […]
Simone Biles Owns Her G.O.A.T. Status With This Perfect Quote
From The Huffington Post authored by Ron Dicker: “Simone Biles is owning her greatness. The Olympic gymnast, who just won five gold medals at the world championships to bring her total to a record 25 medals, nailed her attempt to describe her dominance in an interview published Monday. “It’s not out of cockiness,” she told USA […]
It’s Time to Stop Treating Parenting as a Mom’s Burden and a Dad’s Adorable Hobby
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 […]
Football star whose mom died of breast cancer pays for over 500 mammograms
From The Hill authored by Aris Folley: “Former NFL star DeAngelo Williams has paid for hundreds of mammogram screenings through his nonprofit organization, in honor of his late mother, who died of breast cancer five years ago. The DeAngelo Williams Foundation, which is led by the former athlete’s wife, Risalyn Williams, announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday […]
Trending The First All-Female Spacewalk Is Finally Happening This Month
From Scary Mommy authored by Julie Scagell: “The first all-female spacewalk has officially been scheduled for October 21, 2019, for astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir after a previous attempt was postponed because of “spacesuit availability.” NASA announced the news Friday (via NBC News) and confirmed that there will be a series of 10 planned spacewalks, calling it a […]