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Why Men Sexually Harass Women
I can’t imagine my teenage self—or any girl I knew—doing anything like what Christine Blasey Ford described teenage boys doing to her. Watching the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing last week, I was struck by the
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A ‘Generationally Perpetuated’ Pattern: Daughters Do More Chores
It has long been true that women are paid less than men at work and do more of the labor at home. It turns out those patterns start as early as childhood. Although there are
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Why women need mid-career mentors
You probably have a mental picture of the usual mentor-mentee relationship: a college-aged ingenue sitting at lunch with an industry veteran. But for some women, that picture isn’t accurate. For an older woman looking for
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In the #MeToo Era, Raising Boys to Be Good Guys
Parenting, as I have come to understand it, is an endless series of life hacks. My wife and I have to think creatively to stay ahead of our two sons. I’ve hidden vitamins beneath pools
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Applicant’s race or gender doesn’t appear to influence NIH peer reviewers
An unusual experiment to test whether an applicant’s apparent race or gender influence how their grant proposal is scored has found no evidence of bias. The study, which involved re-evaluating proposals already funded by the
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The radical power of becoming a funny girl
Women in comedy are having a moment. But spend five minutes watching Issa Rae on Insecure, Ali Wong in Hard Knock Wife, or Samantha Bee on Full Frontal, and it becomes clear that their comedy
