I’ve got a crazy idea. . . I’m not sure this is realistic, but. . . What if. . . I’ve always wanted to. . . Don’t you cherish conversations about aspirational ideas with special people who respond positively and authentically? I love that idea! What if…? Of course you could do that! Emilie …
Change starts with noticing what’s happening and then wondering what’s possible. Think of any “successful” civil rights movement around the world. Thinking might have started out as a reaction against injustice shifted somewhere along the way to wondering, “what’s next?” “What’s possible?” The U.S. suffrage movement experimented with different approaches to female suffrage – state by state …
According the Harvard Business Review, this is how women described gender discrimination in the workplace – it’s like “something in the water.” It’s rarely overt, but it’s there. The examples could be considered inconsequential yet nagging. However, add up those examples (ok, dear?) and one generates a profile of second-generation gender bias. HBR defines second-generation …
Yep! That’s my foot. And, it’s my daily reminder about brain power and self-care. Popularized definitions of self-care are gendered. There’s no doubt about it, right?! U.S. society convinces women (which women?) and men (which men?) to practice self-care through consumption of gendered products and experiences designed to help us overcome burnout. But, the only …
Women in the United States didn’t gain the right to vote in 1920. Nope. Women in the United States regained the right to vote. Women voted in the U.S. colonies before 1920. The intersections of gender, race, social class, age, religion, nation, politics, and democracy have always mattered in this country. Women (privileged women) voted …
It’s not about whether a female candidate can win the popular vote or even lead the nation. The real challenge is convincing people to vote for a female candidate. The ideas of likability and electability are steeped in U.S. gender norms. Data indicate that people do not think negatively about women in leadership positions. They …
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