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Jessica Alba reveals that the sexism she's faced in Hollywood has been 'quite oppressive'
Jessica Alba is speaking out about the sexism she's faced while rising through the ranks — both as an actress and a businesswoman. "I always wanted to be treated the way that I saw men being treated," Alba told People for its cover story this week.
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Research: Adding Women to the C-Suite Changes How Companies Think
Executive teams that increase gender diversity became more open to change and less comfortable with risk.
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When women studied with women, they persisted, study finds
In a Swiss experiment, women assigned to male-dominated study groups were more likely to drop an economics class
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Adding women to corporate boards improves decisions about medical product safety
After firms add more women to their board, dangerous medical products are recalled more quickly.
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Study finds 90% of people are biased against women
The UN Development Programme analysed biases against gender in 75 countries around the world.
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22 States Considered Eliminating the ‘Tampon Tax’ This Year. Here’s What Happened.
Menstrual products are subject to sales taxes in 35 states, and lawmakers’ efforts to exempt them have foundered. Now supporters of ‘menstrual equity’ are considering legal action.
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Couples experience more relationship problems when the male partner is sexist
New research provides evidence that men’s sexist attitudes are associated with relationship problems, which in turn undermines their female partner’s satisfaction and commitment. The findings have been published in the European Journal of Social Psychology.
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If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired
But if there are two, her odds go way up.
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Female squash stars furious after getting vibrators as tournament prize
A group of champion female squash players slammed the Spanish tournament they won as sexist after being given vibrators as a prize. The incident took place after the winner of the Asturias Squash Championship 2019, Elisabet Sado Garriga, received her prize along with runner-up Olaya Fernandez Lence.
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Stop telling women to fix sexist workplaces
It’s time we stop blaming women and start enacting change in the workplace.
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Robotic dildo barred from top tech showcase, prompting sexism claims
CES organizers withdrew an award for the Osé personal massager despite spotlight on male-focused sex tech
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Feminists Think Sexist Men Are Sexier than "Woke" Men
Women like bad boys. At least, that’s the story. And there’s lots of writing and anecdotal experience to back that up. Men frequently complain about being “friendzoned,” the idea being that men who are respectful toward their female interests get placed into the role of friend, rather than potential boyfriend. The “pickup artist” community has embraced this concept, teaching men how to behave in assertive, dominant ways that, allegedly, are more successful with women.
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How Flight Attendants Organized Against Their Bosses to End 'Swinging Stewardesses' Stereotyping
“Think of her as your mother.” By Gillian A Frank, Lauren Gutterman.
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I’m An Indigenous Woman, & This Is What I Think Of Your “PocaHottie” Costume
The ramifications of appropriating Native identities for a Halloween costume, with particular emphasis on hyper-sexualizing Indigenous women. By Jordan Marie Daniel.
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Reading the Classics to Resist Misogyny
Sam Argyle reviews "Not All Dead White Men," in which Donna Zuckerberg critiques the decontextualized use of classical texts.
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How To Kill Your Tech Industry
In World War II, Britain invented the electronic computer. By the 1970s, its computing industry had collapsed—thanks to a labor shortage produced by sexism. By Marie Hicks.
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Good news for efforts to broaden diversity in tech
Or at least one happy stat! Many companies have made efforts to attract women and minorities to IT positions, at every rung of the career ladder. New research suggests that workplace diversity programs are beginning to pay off: 43 percent of respondents report that the number of women applying to IT positions has increased over the past three years.
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Susan Collins will vote for Brett Kavanaugh, making his confirmation nearly certain
The Maine Republican announced her decision in a Senate floor speech Friday.
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Brett Kavanaugh, Mark Judge, and the Romanticizing of Teenage Indiscretion
An alleged witness to the rape attempt the Supreme Court nominee stands accused of has opined about rowdy-young-male behavior for years. By Spencer Kornhaber. (Sept. 19, 2018)
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How to Tell the Bad Men From the Good Men
It wasn’t so simple at age 18, writes Caitlin Moran.
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