Ban Bossy’s star-studded brigade to empower girls to lead has garnered lots of media attention. But does their leader, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, have all the facts? The Factual Feminist takes a closer look the data, and finds what we should really be banning is poor research.
Read moreThe Great American Gender Debates of 2013
A VERY interesting comment from the bottom of this article: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/12/the-great-american-gender-debates-of-2013/282419/ Mortarmouth Let’s see… gay marriage, women, women, women, women, women, women. Ad nauseum. All I see in most of these debates is a lot of bitching and moaning predicated on dubous feminist doctrine as to what’s “good for women”. Leaning in? Great! Opting out?…
Read moreThe Great American Gender Debates of 2013
A VERY interesting comment from the bottom of this article: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/12/the-great-american-gender-debates-of-2013/282419/ Mortarmouth Let’s see… gay marriage, women, women, women, women, women, women. Ad nauseum. All I see in most of these debates is a lot of bitching and moaning predicated on dubous feminist doctrine as to what’s “good for women”. Leaning in? Great! Opting…
Read moreLean In?
I have no problem with encouraging people to go and follow your dreams. I have no problem with encouraging others to explore new careers they might now be aware of. I have no problem with thinking outside the box. BUT….I have a major problem when we put career over family. We now have a new…
Read more‘The road to high pay is a toll road.’—Warren Farrell
Why do women earn less than men? Women are systemically underpaid in part because they consciously or unknowingly make choices in their careers that lead to being paid less down the line, an author and educator says. Warren Farrell, author of a half-dozen books including Why Men Earn More, told the CBC’s Lang & O’Leary Exchange recently that his…
Read moreWork-Life Balance
Two high-powered women in tech — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg — are leading the debate about women, equality in the workplace and work-life balance. This week on New Tech City, WNYC reporter Anna Sale talks to women in New York City’s tech scene about what they think of the messages coming down from…
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