At Nike, Revolt Led by Women Leads to Exodus of Male Executives Image

From The New York Times authored by Julie Creswell, Kevin Draper and Rachel Abrams:

“For too many women, life inside Nike had turned toxic.

There were the staff outings that started at restaurants and ended at strip clubs. A supervisor who bragged about the condoms he carried in his backpack. A boss who tried to forcibly kiss a female subordinate, and another who referenced a staff member’s breasts in an email to her.

Then there were blunted career paths. Women were made to feel marginalized in meetings and were passed over for promotions. They were largely excluded from crucial divisions like basketball. When they complained to human resources, they said, they saw little or no evidence that bad behavior was being penalized.

Finally, fed up, a group of women inside Nike’s Beaverton, Ore., headquarters started a small revolt.

Covertly, they surveyed their female peers, inquiring whether they had been the victim of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Their findings set off an upheaval in the executive ranks of the world’s largest sports footwear and apparel company.”

 

 

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The Golden State Killer Is Tracked Through a Thicket of DNA, and Experts Shudder

From The New York Times authored by Gina Kolata and Heather Murphy:

“Genetic testing services have become enormously popular with people looking for long-lost relatives or clues to hereditary diseases. Most never imagined that one day intimate pieces of their DNA could be mined to assist police detectives in criminal cases.

Even as scientific experts applauded this week’s arrest of the Golden State Killer suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, some expressed unease on Friday at reports that detectives in California had used a public genealogy database to identify him. Privacy and ethical issues glossed over in the public’s rush to embrace DNA databases are now glaringly apparent, they said.

“This is really tough,” said Malia Fullerton, an ethicist at the University of Washington who studies DNA forensics. ‘He was a horrible man and it is good that he was identified, but does the end justify the means?’”

 

 

 

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Tammie Jo Shults, Who Safely Landed the Deadly Southwest Flight, Has Been Breaking Glass Ceilings for Years

From TIME  authored by Jennifer Calfas:

“When an engine exploded on Southwest flight 1380 Wednesday, pilot Tammie Jo Shults calmly alerted air traffic control and prepared for an emergency landing in Philadelphia.

“We are single engine,” Shults, a former U.S. Navy pilot, said, according to a recordingof the correspondence. “Part of it’s missing,” she added. “They said there’s a hole and someone went out.”

Shults later landed the Boeing 737-700 jet with one engine and a shattered passenger window, with 144 passengers and five crew members on board. A horrific scene unfolded inside the cabin when the engine explosion blew open a passenger window, partially sucking out the passenger sitting next to it. That passenger later died in a hospital, according to a Philadelphia-based NBC affiliate, and seven others were injured during the ordeal.”

 

 

 

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How We Chose the 2018 TIME 100 List of the World’s Most Influential People

From TIME authored by Edward Felsenthal:

“One of the most stirring moments in this year’s billion-dollar blockbuster Black Panther, whose director, Ryan Coogler, and lead actor, Chadwick Boseman, are both on this year’s TIME 100, comes early in the film. A terrorist attack has upended the kingdom of Wakanda. As Boseman’s T’Challa returns to take the throne, his mother, played by Angela Bassett, reassures him, “My son, it is your time.”

TIME’s annual list of the world’s most influential people is a designation of individuals whose time, in our estimation, is now. The TIME 100 isn’t a measure of power, though many on the list wield it. Nor is it a collection of milestones accumulated. As our staff considers candidates, we often find ourselves wowed by those with stunning lifetime achievements. But editorial director Dan Macsai, maestro of the TIME 100, brings us back to the key question: Was this their year?”

 

 

 

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5 Politicians Fighting Against Breastfeeding Discrimination

From She Knows authored by Sarah Hardstaff:

“Sometimes, it feels like whatever a mom does, someone is waiting to jump out and judge her. And there are no exceptions made for moms who tread the corridors of political power in governments around the globe. The words every breastfeeding mother — politician or otherwise — dreads are, “You can’t do that here!” which is essentially code for, “Put those away and magically find a way to feed your child that doesn’t involve the human body!”

The good news is that as more women than ever are putting cracks in the glass ceiling in Washington and beyond, they’re bringing their babies with them. Here are five woman politicians who are breaking barriers for breastfeeding everywhere.”

 

 

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Nikki Haley’s ‘I Don’t Get Confused’ Comment Demonstrated Her Gift for the Clapback

From TIME authored by Katie Reilly:

“When a White House official suggested this week that United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley had suffered “momentary confusion” over the Trump Administration’s approach to new Russian sanctions, she responded with a clear message to the contrary.

“With all due respect, I don’t get confused,” Haley said in a statement on Tuesday.

The retort — which earned her an apology from National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow — was characteristic of Haley, who has a knack for responding to criticism and slights with a measured, but assertive clapback.”

 

 

 

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Girl power! How little Princess Charlotte made history with the new royal baby’s birth

From Market Watch authored by Karen Friar:

“The new British royal baby’s birth on Monday has made history — with a dose of girl power for his big sister, Princess Charlotte.

For the first time, the arrival of a son won’t demote an older sister in the line of succession to the U.K. throne. That means Prince William and his wife Kate’s 2-year-old girl will hold on to her fourth place, and the new kid won’t push in line.

Traditionally, under a 1701 law, brothers always took precedence over older female siblings in the royal ranking. But a change in legislation five years ago means that “the gender of a person” is no longer a factor in working out who’s next to wear the British crown.”

 

 

 

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This Is the Moment Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Her Baby Made History on the Senate Floor

From TIME authored by Jennifer Calfas:

“Senator Tammy Duckworth and her newborn baby just made history.

Duckworth brought her newborn baby, Maile, to the Senate floor to vote Thursday just weeks after giving birth — marking a pivotal moment for lawmakers and their families a day after the Senate passed, without objection, a resolution that allows senators to bring their children under one year onto the floor.

Carrying Maile in her arms, the senator appeared on the floor for the first time since giving birth to vote no on President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA, Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma. The Senate narrowly confirmed Bridenstine, 50-49.

Duckworth, 50, who became the first sitting U.S. Senator to give birth while in officewhen she welcomed her baby earlier this month, pushed for the resolution to ensure she would be able to attend Senate votes and introduce legislation while the mother of a newborn.

Earlier Thursday, Duckworth tweeted an image of an ensemble consisting of a duckling onesie and a teal sweater for her newborn daughter’s Senate debut.

“I may have to vote today, so Maile’s outfit is prepped,” the Illinois Democrat tweeted Thursday. “I made sure she has a jacket so she doesn’t violate the Senate floor dress code (which requires blazers).”

“I’m not sure what the policy is on duckling onesies,” she added, ‘but I think we’re ready.’”

 

 

 

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Why Does the Gender Wage Gap Persist in Law?

From The American Lawyer authored by Mark A. Cohen:

“Women have been fighting for equal rights since the early days of the Republic. In 1776, Abigail Adams petitioned her husband John, admonishing him not to put unlimited power into the hands of men. John Adams replied, “I cannot but laugh. Depend upon it, we know better than to repeal our masculine systems.” Fast forward to 2018: Adams and his fellow founders would be relieved to know those “masculine systems” are very much alive in the legal industry. The parochial, homogeneous, male-dominated, legal guild is showing signs of fraying, but the evidence shows it is still very much alive. The reports of the old boy network’s death are greatly exaggerated.

 The elimination of bias in the legal profession is one of the stated goals of the American Bar Association. Law has long had a bias problem—gender, race, religion, and lifestyle preference, among others. There are two principal reasons: (1) broader societal bias; and (2) legal culture. Lawyers commit to defend individual and societal rights. They are the first responders and last defenders of the rule of law. And they are self-regulated. So how and why is the profession anything but a model of equality?

Legal culture was forged by middle-aged white men of like mind, means, and background. It was designed to serve their interests financially, socially, and inter-generationally. Approximately half of newly minted lawyers are female, but don’t mistake numerical parity with equality in pay, promotion, or influence.”

 

 

 

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Amy Wax said black students can’t excel in law school. Bless her heart, we can and do.

From USA Today authored by Michelle J. Millben:

“Professor Amy Wax was removed from teaching first-year courses at the University of Pennsylvania law school after she made disrespectful comments about the academic performance of black students.

Specifically, without providing any data, she said last fall that she had not seen a black student graduate at the top quarter or top half of his or her class at the law school. She went on to suggest that some black students should not attend college. In short, she promoted the concept of black academic inferiority, and without any substantiation.”

 

 

 

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