From The Washington Post authored by Monica Hesse: “As #MeToo stories go, Talia Jane’s latest was depressingly typical. Earlier this week, the Brooklyn-based writer was exchanging direct messages on Twitter with a male journalist. After ostensibly offering career advice, he abruptly pivoted: “Anyway, you’re so beautiful,” he typed. And then: “Anyway you are hilarious.” Jane […]
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Tech-Savvy Critics Aim to Upgrade the Tampon Dispenser
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Alexandra Bruell: “Food and soda vending machines made some major technological advances over the years. Some allow mobile payments. Others can customize soda flavors. Sanitary napkin and tampon dispensers, however, have been stuck in time. Most of the dispensers found in women’s bathrooms in department stores, offices and […]
West Point is about to graduate its largest class of black women
From CNN authored by Tony Marco: “Thirty-four black women are expected to graduate from West Point next week. That will be the largest class of African-American women to graduate together in the military academy’s lengthy history, West Point spokesman Frank Demaro said. “Last year’s graduating class had 27,” said Demaro. “And the expectation is next […]
GETTING TO GENDER EQUALITY WITH ECONOMICS AND PURCHASING POWER
From W2.0 authored by W2.0 Staff: “In 2014, Donna Miller was on vacation with her sisters, Dr. Karen Nern and Dr. Freddi Pennington. All former business executives, with five daughters and three granddaughters between them, they started talking about their frustration with the lack of women in senior leadership positions and the fact that one […]
After men in Spain got paternity leave, they wanted fewer kids
From Quartz authored by Corrine Purtill and Dan Kopf: “In March 2007, Spain introduced a national policy granting most new fathers two weeks of fully paid paternity leave. The policy proved exceptionally popular, with 55% of men eligible in the first year opting to take the paid time. The amount of leave covered by the […]
Moms Are Fighting To Use Campaign Funds For Child Care
From The Huffington Post authored by Molly Redden: “Josie Raymond only campaigned once with her daughter before she realized she had to hire a babysitter. She was in the thick of a competitive race for a Kentucky House seat, and she could easily spend all day canvassing suburban Louisville — but her toddler couldn’t. “We […]
Tech companies step in to stop date rape
From Axios authored by Alexi McCammond: “In the U.S., 37 states require schools to teach abstinence as part of sex-education. Zero states mandate that they address drug-facilitated sexual assault, otherwise known as date rape. Why it matters: This isn’t like getting struck by lightning. Having a tasteless, colorless rohypnol — a “roofie” — dropped in your Merlot […]
What’s Keeping More Women From Board Seats: Little Turnover
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Vanessa Fuhrmans: “A stubborn paradox reigns across U.S. boardrooms: Companies are appointing more women to board seats than ever, yet the overall share of female directors is barely budging. The reason isn’t the pipeline, say recruiters and researchers. It is that board seats rarely become available in the […]
A high-ranking lawyer says she was told to serve the cake. She complained, then she was fired.
From The Washington Post authored by Deanna Paul: “In 2014, as a lawyer with two decades of experience, Nancy Saltzman joined ExlService Holdings as its general counsel. At the time, she was the most senior female executive at the publicly traded consulting firm, whose leadership team was dominated by men. But rather than empower Saltzman, […]
Pretty Can Hurt Women’s Careers
From The New York Times authored by Maya Salam: “Beautiful women sail through life with all the advantages in the world, right? That’s what many of us have been conditioned to believe, but of course, it’s not true. And now there’s research to prove it — when it comes to the workplace, at least. According […]
