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Whether you’re searching for your first outside-of-work activity or just wanting to add another pastime to your list, we’ve got a hobby for you.
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Activist @lindsaydahl.bsky.social has devoted her career to getting toxic chemicals out of our homes, water and air, but the progress she’s worked for is under attack. Here’s what we all can do about it.
In the U.S., Google searches for “matriarchy vs patriarchy” have risen 20% in the past year.
Women in the workplace are still offered a raw deal, with fewer opportunities for promotion and pay raises than their male counterparts, and less support in terms of sponsorship and mentoring.
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Liberation, which won the Tony for Best Play last night, asks what progress actually looks like, what remains unresolved beneath the language of empowerment, and what we can learn from those who came before us.
A woman shouldn’t have to be likable to be worth reading about. Whether real or fictional, we want to see the hills and valleys of a woman’s character.
Economist @corinnelow.com's book explores the myth of the tradwife, the trap of flexibility, and how unrealistic expectations are crushing women.
From language learning to photography, genealogy to tennis, we’ve rounded up eight of our favorite things to do — just for fun.
"Having leisure time has been a sign of living fully, that you have the space to feel joy and refresh your soul," @brigidschulte.bsky.social writes. "Yet a culture of leisure has never been accessible to most women."
The patriarchy has spent centuries failing upwards.
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Women still face barriers to climbing the corporate ladder.
Is it easier to feel either schadenfreude or empathy in times of crisis than it is to feel empathy or freudenfreude in times of success? @lubakas.bsky.social breaks down why success tests a friendship.
It’s reasonable to share in the pain of a friend in need. But sharing in the joy of a friend’s success? That’s harder.
