What Six Decades of Research Reveals About Women in Leadership
For 60 years, researchers have tracked attitudes toward female leaders. The latest findings suggest that beneath the undeniable progress lies a more troubling reality.
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7 Wedding Gifts That Will Earn You Your Thank You Note
Need help navigating a wedding registry? Or, worse, buying a gift with NO registry? Have no fear, The Persistent is here!
In Germany, Gender Quotas Changed Who Sat in the Boardroom — But Not Who Held the Power
While Germany's policy to boost the number of women in boardrooms increased female executives, it left the corporate leadership structure untouched.
AI Skews Beautiful. What Is That Doing to Us?
Images of people generated by AI tend to be gorgeous, even when creators ask them to be ugly. That could have a profound effect on our emotional wellbeing.
The Problem Was Never Women's Paychecks
A new study challenges one of the most common explanations for why heterosexual relationships are more likely to end when the woman becomes the primary breadwinner.
The Oldest Woman Ever to Fly to Space
Wally Funk, who was barred from becoming a NASA astronaut in the 1960s despite passing every test, finally flew to space at age 82.
Researchers Have Found A New Reason Older Women Struggle to Conceive
It turns out it isn't just ageing eggs that make it harder for women in their late forties to conceive.
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Hundreds of Afghan Men Risked Their Lives to Protest the Taliban’s Treatment of Women
Afghan women have been speaking out against the Taliban for years. After dozens were brutally detained, men in one city finally joined them.
All Hail the Perimenopausal Pop Star
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Why Some Women in Their 30s Are Secretly Turning to Sugar Dating
More women are turning to explicitly transactional relationships with wealthy men — sugar daddies — to provide the kind of financial stability this economy just can’t.
Does Your Boss Want You Back in the Office?
New research suggests leaders with stronger narcissistic traits are more likely to oppose remote work.
When Heatwaves Hit: Here's What Takes Our Minds Off the Heat
When the heat becomes almost unbearable, it’s essential to have the right recipes, work setup, or distracting hobbies and routines to cool your mind, if not your body.
The Skill That Makes Women AI-Proof Is the Same Skill That’s Burning Them Out
Women at work spend hours a week listening, reassuring, and steadying their colleagues who are coming apart. Those same women pay a price.
Lee Miller Was Never Not in the Frame
She was a celebrated photographer in her own right, but even with a retrospective devoted to her work, we can’t seem to stop staring at Lee Miller.
What JPMorgan's CEO Race Says About Women on Wall Street
Seven years ago, it seemed possible Jamie Dimon's successor would be a woman. Today, it’s a different story.
Sport
No Soccer For You! Argentine Parents Behind on Child Support May Be Barred From FIFA Matches
Buenos Aires wants thousands of parents who owe child support barred from World Cup games.
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Politics
'Get Your Hands Dirty In My Garden' — What Real Power Looks Like
If you haven’t listened to Michelle Obama's speech yet, maybe you should.
Careers
What If Women Aren't Actually Worse Negotiators?
A new study challenges one of the most persistent explanations for the gender pay gap — and suggests we've been measuring negotiation success all wrong.
Relationships
It’s My Face, and I’ll Frown If I Want To
Tired of random strangers of the male variety telling you to smile? So are we. Here’s why it happens, and what to do about it.
AI
The AI Gender Gap Is Narrowing. But the Hard Work Is Still Ahead.
Women have caught up with men when it comes to trying AI, but research shows there’s still a big gap when it comes to confidence, trust and perceived value.
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Science and Technology
Almost Every Plant You Know Was Named By a Man. One Woman is Changing That.
When it comes to plants, she who names the natural world, shapes what we notice, what we value, and ultimately what we save.
Careers
Work-Life Balance Isn't the Problem Anymore
The real challenge for modern parents isn't managing their time. It's reclaiming the boundaries that have vanished.
Activism
Why Crafting is, and Always Has Been, a Rebellious Act
From suffragists’ embroidered banners calling for votes for women to the potent symbolism of pink pussy hats, stitchwork has always been a distinctly feminist way of rebelling.
Social Media
A Social Media Ban Won't Save Our Children. It Could Still be the Right Move.
Britain's proposed restrictions on under-16s acknowledge that the status quo has failed. The real test, however, will be whether governments can force technology companies to change.
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Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Shows and Movies
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Sport
Women Have Always Dominated U.S. Soccer. Why Is No One Talking About It?
Women's soccer has never been an alternative version of the sport. It has always been the sport.
Politics
British Women Are Angry. Of Course We Bloody Are.
A survey has named British women among the angriest in Europe. It's obvious why: they've got so much to be angry about.
Reproductive Rights
Why Does the U.S. Fertility Rate Include 14-Year-Olds?
There’s something really creepy about America’s bi-annual fertility report. Why, in the age of Epstein, is the U.S. government still considering the breeding capabilities of 14-year-old girls?
Film and TV
Wim Wenders Was Decades Late. His Apology Still Matters.
The director's acknowledgment of his failure to protect a 13-year-old actress 50 years ago cannot undo the past. But it offers an example of what genuine accountability can look like.