From The Washington Post authored by Drew Harwell: “When Jessie Battaglia started looking for a new babysitter for her 1-year-old son, she wanted more information than she could get from a criminal-background check, parent comments and a face-to-face interview. So she turned to Predictim, an online service that uses “advanced artificial intelligence” to assess a […]
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Commentary: #JustAsk: Stop treating unconscious female patients like cadavers
From Chicago Tribune authored by Robin Fretwell Wilson and Anthony Michael Kreis: “When a young woman was admitted to an Arizona hospital for stomach surgery two years ago, she never imagined the scars she’d leave with would be emotional ones. After the anesthesia wore off a resident informed her that physicians and medical students performed […]
Lawyers on balancing motherhood or choosing a child-free life
From ABA Journal authored by Jeena Cho: “Motherhood is more demanding than ever. Parents spend more time and money on child care. They feel more pressure to breastfeed, to do enriching activities with their children, and to provide close supervision. And women underestimate the costs of motherhood. This was the recent finding reported in a New […]
These Five Women Were Bridesmaids in Each Other’s Weddings — Now They’re All State Senators
From People authored by Diane Herbst: “They are longtime friends who have been bridesmaids in each other’s weddings, worked for and with each other for years, and supported one another with daily text chains and phone calls. And on Nov. 6, these five Democratic women candidates each won their state Senate races by double digits […]
Fighting the patriarchy one grandpa at a time
From Motherwell authored by Lisa Norgren: “To the other adults in the room this is fine. A grown man looms behind my three-year-old daughter. Occasionally he will poke or tickle her and she responds by shrinking. Smaller and smaller with each unwanted advance. I imagine her trying to become slight enough to slip out of […]
Researchers Use High-Tech Dress To Show Just How Often Women Are Groped At Clubs
From Guacamoley! authored by Jonna Ivin: “The beverage company Schweppes teamed up with advertising agency Ogilvy recently to devise a campaign to send a message about sexual harassment in nightclubs. The project is called The Dress for Respect. To prove a point in light of the #MeToo movement that women aren’t exaggerating about sexual assault and sexual harassment, researchers built […]
Home Is the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ for Women Around the World, New U.N. Study Says
From TIME authored by Eli Meixlier: “The “most dangerous place” for women around the world may be at home. More than half of female murder victims last year were killed by their partners or family members, according to a new United Nations study. The findings were released by the U.N.’s Office on Drugs and Crime […]
This 9-Year-Old Basketball Player Is Asking Steph Curry Why His Sneakers Are Only Made for Boys
From Teen Vogue authored by Mekita Rivas: “In a handwritten letter posted to Twitter, Steph Curry responded to a 9-year-old basketball player who was concerned about the way his collection with Under Armour was marketed. “I appreciate your concern and have spent the last 2 days talking to Under Armour about how we can fix […]
Virginia may be the key to finally ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
From CNN authored by Christina Maxouris and Brandon Griggs: “For months now, the Equal Rights Amendment has been on the brink of becoming federal law. Virginia might be the state to put it over the top. Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Virginia legislator, just wrapped a tour across the state campaigning for the ERA, which says […]
My husband and I are equal partners. Why does he get so much more credit for parenting?
From The Lily authored by Katie Wheeler: “Now that I’m a member of the “Mom Club,” I hear a lot of women who complain about their husband’s inability to fold laundry, make a bottle, juggle pickups and take on parent-teacher conferences. Parenthood has largely been viewed as “women’s work,” at the expense of both partners. […]
