Women with care duties have very little "pure” leisure to themselves. Often, it is spent w/ kids or those they’re caring for. Early time-use researchers—all men—initially coded child care as leisure. They assumed women were at home having fun with the kids.
The Persistent
Why Leisure Time is an Act of Radical Feminist Resistance
In a world where a woman’s work is never done, perhaps the biggest form of rebellion is taking time for ourselves.
Women on the right are learning a hard truth. They are lionized when supporting the patriarch and obeying the party line. But as soon as there’s any mold-breaking, the turn is incredibly rapid and vicious. There is no tolerance for disagreement.
Opinion | The G.O.P. Wanted ‘Mama Bears.’ It Got Something More Unruly.
Trump didn’t invent misogyny, but he’s leaning into it.
Simulation finds that if Margaret Cavendish (1st women invited to Royal Society in 1667) had been better connected and her findings more widely accepted during her lifetime, the Royal Society would have gotten to the truth "significantly faster".
Northeastern Global News
Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows
This U.K.-U.S. project found that scientific truths would have been uncovered faster if female research had been properly considered.
While companies say RTO is for enhanced communication, team cohesion & managerial convenience, in a survey (N=900) finds 40% of business leaders admitted that making better use of paid-for office space is a core reason they’re mandating RTO. https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5638850-office-leases-shaping-workplace-policy
It is an open secret that admissions standards at selective colleges are lower for men to equalize the # of men and women on campus. This is another way men learn that they can be mediocre and still succeed, while women must attend the highest standards.
The Dispatch
It’s Time to End Affirmative Action for Men
Higher education systematically disadvantages female applicants.
Globally women work longer and earn just 32% of men's earnings per hour (paid and unpaid labor) Even when unpaid domestic labour is not included, women only earn 61% of what men make. Women aged 15 to 64 work 10 hours more a week than men.
the Guardian
‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream
Women work longer and per hour earn a third of what men are paid, in figures that have changed little in 35 years, UN report shows
Larry Summers sought Epstein's advice on a romantic relationship w/ his mentee & questioned women's intelligence. Gender bias is rampant in economics. A 2019 survey found 1/2 of women respondents experienced discrimination & 43% offensive sexual behavior.
The Conversation
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
Study of men & women physicians in 2019 found that women were less likely than men to say that social media use had resulted in a speaking engagement or scholarship opportunity. Women used it more often than men to build a support network. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2779868
Women have safety concerns when exercising outdoors, esp at night, due to catcalling, harassment and intimidation. Exercising with a group is fine, but it can be hard to coordinate schedules. If a man wants to run at night, he can just run.
Women fear for safety running after dark
Female runners across the South West and Channel Islands say being in a group can make them feel safer.
Menopause is a major neurological event in which the brain rewires itself. It is a coordinated shift in brain metabolism, connectivity & cognition—on a scale comparable to puberty.
ZME Science
We've Been Getting Menopause Wrong. Science Shows It's a "Second Puberty" For the Brain
Menopause is a developmental and neurological transition that opens the door to new forms of insight, stability, and leadership.