‘It’s pervasive, it’s every day’ — How a history of sexism in the airline industry echoes today
Flight attendants are often targets of sexual assault and harassment, but the airline industry has few standardized rules in place to protect their employees.
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How Ellen Pao realized women ‘cannot succeed’ in Silicon Valley frat boy culture
Ellen Pao sent Silicon Valley a wake-up call about sexism in tech and finance when she filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against her employer, a powerful venture capital firm. She lost her case and her personal reputation was damaged along…
This viral song calls out Bollywood’s sexism. Here are the English lyrics
“I am tired after kissing their asses,” an actress tells her male director. “You only make me dance in underwear or small clothes.”…
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How journalist Ann Friedman learned to sound more like herself
Women are routinely asked and expected to modify how they speak in order to not come across as too direct or harsh, says journalist Ann Friedman. But in pursuing her life’s work, she’s found greater confidence in her professional voice,…
A faulty corporate culture can encourage short-term advantage at the cost of looming catastrophes, stifle innovation, foster distrust or fuel excessive risk-taking.
This campaign year has witnessed many unexpected shifts in the electorate -- not to mention the candidates. But one of the most surprising changes may be the voters in Georgia. After supporting Republican presidential contenders for the past 24 years,…
Donald Trump faced renewed criticism of his treatment of women on Friday when a video surfaced of him making lewd comments; Trump's campaign called the conversation “locker room banter.” Meanwhile, the candidate returned to criticizing immigration policy. Hillary Clinton took…
What we learned from a quiz designed by researchers to study subtle sexism.
