
What Brings You Joy
I Like Solo Dining. Do You?
A World Happiness Report suggests women experience more negative emotions than men when dining alone. I'm not convinced.
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What Brings You Joy
A World Happiness Report suggests women experience more negative emotions than men when dining alone. I'm not convinced.
History Lessons
Overlooked stories of women are everywhere. Sometimes you just need to find them.
Persisting Through Politics
The complaints say Trump's executive order issued last week on voting rights is unconstitutional and could prevent millions of citizens from voting—in particular women and people of color.
The Pandemic
The pandemic’s effects linger in the form of a sweeping mental health crisis that’s burdening young women. And then there's long Covid.
Money
Women are set to be the primary inheritors of around $80 trillion—an enormous wealth transfer which has the potential to change our economic and social landscape.
History Lessons
In a world in which wealth and opulence seem to beget political power, I long for a leader with un-showy discipline. I can’t help thinking of Angela Merkel.
History Lessons
Her name may not be a household name, but ‘HeLa cells’ from Henrietta Lacks's cervix changed the world.
Ideas
Is Hollywood finally catching up with the real world? Maybe, sort of, yes.
The Grammys
It’s a great story, but women aren’t really ruling the Grammys. When they’re nominated just one-third of the time, how could they?
Healthcare
Improved social support, more role models, and reduced bias in medical schools have fueled the change. When it comes to patient outcomes, it makes a difference.
Q&As
Ellen Jovin is a grammarian whose conversations about language can help us connect in a world that feels broken.
DEI
When companies are more inclusive, everyone profits. So when DEI gets shut down, it’s up to everyone to step up.
Power
This year, over 50 heads of state are in attendance, as well as about 1,600 business leaders.
Mental Health
Wars, wildfires and felonious world leaders are dominating the news cycle. But also: Diseases are being treated, solar power is booming and some animals are back from the brink of extinction.
Persisting Through Politics
Two men will be honored on Monday. They couldn't be more different.
Los Angeles Fires
Within a day of the California wildfires igniting, right-wing influencers and conservative media outlets had decided what was to blame for the deadly blazes: DEI. That’s utterly ridiculous.