As Elizabeth Holmes’ company, Theranos, came crashing down around her ears, NPR writer Sydell penned an article that asked “Is There A Double Standard When Female CEOs In Tech Stumble?” The article cited Holmes as one example of potentially disproportionately targeted female CEOs. Sydell was not alone in her concern: The New York Times published […]
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Our Politics Has A Sexual Violence Problem
Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas: what do all these men, Democrats and Republicans alike, have in common? Numerous allegations of various forms of sexual misconduct. What is further troubling is that these are only a few names in a long, exhaustive list of elected politicians that have […]
How Much Does Feminism Cost? High Fashion and the Commercialization of #MeToo
Sheathed in black cloth and armed with badges pinned to lapels, they marched across a battlefield rolled out in red. The seasoned and the newly inducted alike faced off against swarming barrels of cameras and brandished microphones. Shoulder to shoulder they descended on a different kind of combat zone: the Golden Globes. It is not […]
This One’s For the Boys (and their Sexual Transgressions)
A woman known by the public as Grace went out with Aziz Ansari last September on what is now the most controversial date of the 21st century. Ansari repeatedly pushed sex on her and failed to recognize, or chose to ignore, her attempts to express her discomfort. She ended up walking out. No, he did […]