From The Washington Post authored by Katie Mettler: “It had been a day since Courtney Taylor Irby’s husband had been arrested and accused of running her off the road, and now she was testifying that she feared for her safety. Speaking at his June 15 bond hearing by telephone, Irby — who goes by her […]
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Smithsonian Museum Considers Collecting Drawings Made By Detained Migrant Children
From NPR authored by Sahsa Ingber: “The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History may add drawings made by formerly detained migrant children to its famous collection. The drawings depict time spent in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Some of the children’s images appeared to show stick figures with frowns and people on […]
Why Dame Products Is Suing NYC’s MTA Over a Vibrator Campaign
From W authored by Marissa G. Muller: “Any trip on the New York City subway is often full of things you don’t want to see. But the MTA is apparently drawing a line at one: ads for Dame Products, the trendy vibrator company. The company is now using their social media presence to point this out, […]
Gigi Hadid Wants To Change Copyright Law And She Has A Point
From Above the Law authored by Joe Patrice: “The Verge has a write-up on model Gigi Hadid’s current legal battles with the dismissive headline, “Gigi Hadid wants to rewrite copyright law around her Instagram account.” And while that’s technically accurate, it’s not really fair to the underlying argument Hadid and her lawyers —- led by […]
‘Returnships’ offer a new path to restarting careers for caregivers
From BizWoman authored by Anne Stych: “Professional women who took a career break to spend time as caregivers are being offered a new avenue to return to the workforce. A tight job market is forcing companies to get creative in filling key positions, leading some to embrace “returnships,” a type of internship for people who […]
Detained migrant children got no toothbrush, no soap, no sleep. It’s no problem, government argues.
From The Washington Post authored by Maegan Flynn: “The government went to federal court this week to argue that it shouldn’t be required to give detained migrant children toothbrushes, soap, towels, showers or even half a night’s sleep inside Border Patrol detention facilities. The position bewildered a panel of three judges in the U.S. Court […]
How a team of women remade the empowered Bo Peep in ‘Toy Story 4’ Add to list
From The Washington Post authored by Michael Cavna: “For two decades, Bo Peep appeared to lose not only her sheep but also the number of her Hollywood rep. Last seen in a feature film in 1999’s “Toy Story 2,” the porcelain-skinned shepherd disappeared until this weekend, as the new “Toy Story 4” gives her something […]
N.I.H. Head Calls for End to All-Male Panels of Scientists
From The New York Times authored by Pam Belluck: “The word “scientist” does not specify a gender. And yet, for eons — well, ever since conferences and symposiums emerged from the primordial academic soup — the majority of prominent scientific speakers and panelists have been men. This phenomenon has been documented in studies and spawned many mocking […]
This innovation could be a lifesaver for women
From Bizwoman authored by Catlin Mullen: “Men are more likely than women to receive CPR in public. The creators of a new fabric attachment that gives manikins more womanly features hope to change that. New York ad agency JOAN Creative and organization The United State of Women developed the Womanikin, which attaches to a manikin used […]
Texas toughens penalties for groping
From The Houston Chronicle authored by Sami Sparber: “Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Friday to increase the penalties for groping in Texas, patching what some lawmakers say is a gap in the state’s current laws on sexual assault. Groping was the lowest-level criminal offense in the state penal code, punishable by a $500 fine […]
