Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Hey, I’m not going to womansplain feminism to the readers of Esquire! That’s not happening on my watch! You’re sophisticated, 21st century men with a copy of the El Bulli cookbook, a timeless pair of investment brogues and a couple of Joni Mitchell albums — for when you want to sit in your leather armchair,…
When we brought Femsplain into the world, we never thought it would become as big as it is today. I never dreamed I’d be running a company at 24, but we did it because someone had to and we really believe in what we’re doing. With that, it’s important that we be transparent on where…
Photo by Flickr user Roger H. Goun The union that represents journalists at The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s announced this week that Dow Jones, which owns the publications, pay men more than women in jobs of similar tenure. Male staffers with up to five years of experience, for example, earn an average of 13.5…
3/10/2016 11:00am. AGENDA: Marketing to women. ATTENDEES: Mark, Ed, Steve, Mike, Mike S, Pete, Ben, Mike H, Dave, Aaron, Dan, and Dave P. – – 10:20 am Meeting begins DAVE P.: Owls. Something with owls. ED: Yes. PETE: Exactly. MARK: It’s bold. And if there’s one thing I like, it’s bold. MIKE S.: But not…
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Two years ago, Michelle* was a thriving real estate mogul in Seattle, and cofounder of her own business. Her company sponsored elite events from Vancouver, B.C., to Los Angeles and contributed to many philanthropies. But at the age of 28, she did what many other successful millennial women do: She burned out. She scaled back…
Vivienne Ming, a serial entrepreneur, theoretical neuroscientist, and Big Data specialist, likes crunching numbers. For three years, she has calculated the cost of being different—that is, how much harder do you have to work as a woman, or as a gay man, to get the same jobs and the promotions as a straight, white man?…
Donald Trump talking about the (alleged) size of his dick was only the moment of reckoning. The trend had been building throughout the primaries. Before Trump talked about the size of his dick, Trump called Ted Cruz a pussy, he attacked Megyn Kelly for having the audacity to menstruate, and he claimed that Carly Fiorina was too…
Uber—despite ignoring and dismissing literally thousands of complaints from customers and drivers regarding sexual assault within Uber vehicles over the past three years—would like us women to know that they’ve got our backs. Hey, thanks, Uber. In a blog posted on International Women’s Day, Uber Senior Program Manager Blair Mattson wrote a special thank-you to…
Having recently distanced themselves from Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) during his tense legal battle with singer Kesha, bosses at Sony, according to The Wrap, have begun the process of trying to figure out how to terminate the producer’s contract. The decision reportedly has nothing to do with Dr. Luke’s alleged sexual abuse towards…