The % of women in new senior leadership appointments in 16 countries peaked in 2022 at 34.8% but has fallen for 3 years to 32.8% in 2025. McKinsey finds companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are up to 25% more likely to outperform financially. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

Study of NYC parents finds 15% w/ kids 12&under had to stop child care or cut back due to cost. A similar number resorted to “inadequate” child care. 37% of single mothers had to cut back. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Hybrid creep: Expanding “anchor days,” when teams are expected in the office, across the week, making it harder for employees to keep meaningful remote work days.​It is passive aggressive management, designed to raise office attendance w/o a direct order. fortune.com/2026/01/13/w...

Short-term performance measures often favor heavy AI users and penalize caution. As women are often more cautious about generative AI due to risk concerns, these types of metrics could contribute to a gendered gap in ratings, pay & promotion. www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/...

Honored that STEM-UP Network chose GLASS WALLS for their book club. I had the opportunity to share reflections. We discussed how it is so important to recognize and call out gender bias in our everyday interactions and especially on behalf of other women. Those little moments matter.

In the history of women’s health, menopause (loss of ovarian function) has become "normalized" But... "there’s nothing normal about it. Menopause is just as ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ as having tooth decay, osteoarthritis, heart disease, cancer." time.com/collections/...

Honored that STEM-UP Network chose GLASS WALLS for their book club. I had the opportunity to share reflections. We discussed how it is so important to recognize and call out gender bias in our everyday interactions and especially on behalf of other women. Those little moments matter.

Constant availability at work creates the same kind of brain vigilance as having a newborn. It becomes difficult to turn off and leaves you worn out, even when a day is not particularly demanding, because you are always waiting for the next interruption. www.forbes.com/sites/dianeh...

Men who work remotely decreased from 34% in 2023 to 29% in 2024; women remained at 36%. Employers reinforce women's disproportionate domestic loads by tolerating women's flexibility (often in remote-friendly roles for lower pay) while nudging men to return to offices. thehill.com/opinion/tech...

Longevity research is based on men's health. Women are diagnosed an avg of 4 years later across diseases & are 50% more likely to have adverse drug reactions. Women live 5 to 7 years longer than men, but far fewer of those years are spent in good health. observer.com/2026/01/wome...

Births to unmarried 40s women have risen 250% in 30 years. Research shows most women who want a family would rather do it with a partner. IVF is Plan B. But as reproductive windows narrow with age, more are deciding to move forward by themselves. www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...

For successful remote and hybrid work, leaders should: - Curate remote & in person interactions - Help employees gain mentors / mentees - Train managers to lead distributed teams - Invest in in-person experiences, coworking spaces, team meetups, all company summits. fortune.com/2026/01/11/w...

Many European countries have pelvic floor physical therapy as a routine part of pregnancy care. In the US, treatment options often go unmentioned in routine care. Pelvic floors issues are not a normal part of aging. Treatment option exist. news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

AI-generated porn is new tax on women’s presence online and in the public sphere, a tax that women must pay with their dignity. These tools affect women’s civil rights by making the public sphere hostile and intimately degrading to women at a massive scale. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

To what extent are the RFK reductions in CDC childhood vaccine schedule a way to encourage or force mothers out of the workforce to care for their children (since illnesses would only be more common in daycares)? slate.com/technology/2...

Erica Kirk: Superachiever at Notre Dame Preparatory School, Miss Teen Arizona, Miss Arizona USA, played college basketball, poli sci & intl relations degree, modeled professionally, sold real estate, has juris master's degree, CEO & board chair. Not a tradwife. www.washingtonpost.com/style/fashio...

The Global Gender Distortions Index (GGDI) calculates lost economic output when women w/ the same skills as men are paid less or excluded from higher-productivity jobs. In many countries, removing barriers to women could raise output by 15 to 20%. blogs.worldbank.org/en/developme...

Study finds women use gen AI less than men not due to gaps in access or skill, but because they view it as harmful to mental health, employment, privacy & the environment. This is not misplaced: AI has significant energy demands and risks of bias and misinformation. www.unite.ai/research-fin...

Study (N=408) of women at Arizona jail finds: 80.1% victim of domestic violence 62.2% victim of sexual assault as adult 50.9% victim of sex trafficking 78.9% experienced homelessness 50.5% experienced childhood physical abuse 51.1% experienced childhood sexual abuse news.asu.edu/20260107-loc...

Study of 1,000 Louisiana residents finds 25% of women reported being subjected to severe intimate partner violence (choking, suffocation, burns, beatings, weapons) vs 6% of men. "The most dangerous place for a woman is in her home or in her relationship" lailluminator.com/2026/01/07/w...

Woman-on-woman bullying is characterized by exclusion, blocking opportunities, spreading rumors, withholding resources; male bullying is characterized as physical aggression. Even so, female hostility can feel worse, bc we expect solidarity from other women. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Study of 22 nations from 1995 & 40 in 2023 finds men are stereotyped as more agentic (ambitious and competitive); women more communal (warm & caring). The persistence of the agentic male stereotype reflects men's overrepresentation in high-status roles. phys.org/news/2026-01...

Rosalind Franklin’s crystallography was central to uncovering DNA’s structure, yet her recognition lagged behind James Watson and Francis Crick. Maud Menten, whose equation transformed biochemistry, was long dismissed as ‘Michaelis’s assistant.’ thevarsity.ca/2026/01/04/m...

Flexibility gap: Study finds 57% of employees say flexible working hours would improve their quality of life, only 49% have access. While high salaries are the top reason ppl switch jobs, the ability to control one’s schedule is the primary reason they stay. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

RTO non-compliers are often driven by personal constraints rather than a dislike of the office. Many are caregivers who feel their time constraints are “poorly understood and supported at work,” and commuting is a major factor, too. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Tennessee--consistently in the top 10 states for domestic violence homicides--created the first US registry to track repeat DV offenders. Savanna's Law: named for Savanna Puckett, killed by her ex-bf, who suffocated her dog & had a history of DV & stalking. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In 2025, women were just 13% of directors for the top 250 films, down from 16% in 2024. Hollywood has never needed permission to exclude or diminish women, but the industry now has it with the current political war on DEI. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

People still like reading paper books, which make up 3/4 of book sales. Ebook sales shrank from 16% in 2016 to 11% of trade publishing rev this year. Over the last decade, audiobook revenue has quadrupled, and some people buy print &audio of the same book. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

Women are 4x to 8x more likely than men to suffer non-contact knee injuries. It could be from asymmetries in flexibility and muscle or from less training and support. We don't know. Only 6% sports medicine studies focus on women exclusively www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Stopping the glass cliff: 5 weeks after being hired, Katherine Maher at NPR was under pressure to quit. Board chair Jennifer Ferro determined to keep her. She was the right leader & getting rid of an exec bc of political pressure would only weaken the organization. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

Women often witness the consequences of policies, yet their absence from peacemaking planning means human impacts are overlooked. Ex) When rebuilding districts, focus on tank-width roads & strategic positioning left out women’s safety, mobility & livelihoods. eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/i...

Study of French admin records finds women accept jobs w/ 4% lower pay in exchange for 12% shorter commutes. This explains ~14% of the residual gender wage gap. Employers should reduce the time-tax via remote options, location choices & schedule design. thehill.com/opinion/tech...

Study of men who embodied a young woman in VR finds they felt disgust & anger when catcalled. Even those who were not catcalled felt fear: the situation of being a young woman alone at night in a subway station being enough to generate the sense of fear. phys.org/news/2025-12...

LinkedIn LinkedIn is a professional platform, and business language is very male. While its AI-driven algorithm isn’t designed to suppress certain identity groups, of course there are biases related to gendered language. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Older women's authority in the workplace is not presumed & must be re-earned. They must be not be “angry” or “difficult.” While older men age into bluntness & are accepted for their lack of tact, women of the same age are often punished for speaking their minds. philanthropywomen.org/feminist-fun...

Beauty should not be the currency women have to use to make our way through the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...

While the federal govt may not prioritize childcare, many states & orgs understand the need. Two dozen states passed new child care programs this year, often backed by business leaders concerned w/ recruiting & retaining workers. @justinemcdaniel.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Survey (N=1,000) finds 70.6% of women are willing to contribute to the cost of an engagement ring. The average ring is $5,200. Instead of one partner taking on debt to hit an arbitrary ring budget, many women would rather share the cost. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/27/n...

Pro-family for me, but not for thee. Leavitt thanked Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles "for fostering a pro-family environment in the White House." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Centering white men—who are by & large in charge in organizations & least likely to experience workplace discrimination—doesn't make sense. It is like making space to help folks at the front of the line get even more space at…the front of the line. www.ms.now/opinion/eeoc...

With Congress failing to extend ACA subsidies, it is women upon whom the responsibility disproportionately lies to figure out what to do. www.npr.org/2025/12/26/n...

Fleeing the US & becoming a trad wife are versions of the same fantasy of escaping US capitalism. There’s no way to win, a woman might think, so why not leave the workforce or else leave your home? If the fight is pointless, why not walk off the battlefield? www.vox.com/culture/4732...

The 2017 Women’s March prompted a surge in women candidates, which scholars attribute to feeling empowered to draw attention to issues that have historically been dismissed. During the 2018 midterms, >500 women ran in congressional races, 2x from 2016. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Irritable male syndrome is a state of hypersensitivity, anxiety, frustration and anger that’s associated with biochemical changes, hormonal fluctuations, stress and loss of male identity. It accelerates after age 40 due to testosterone decline. www.huffpost.com/entry/irrita...

8 federal workers — all pregnant or on maternity leave when they were fired — noted the cruel irony of indiscriminate layoffs by an administration that is pushing people to have more kids. J.D. Vance has said, “It should be easier to raise a family." www.thecut.com/article/preg...

Women with care duties have very little "pure” leisure to themselves. Often, it is spent w/ kids. Early time-use researchers—all men—initially coded child care as leisure. They assumed women were at home having fun with the kids. @brigidschulte.bsky.social www.thepersistent.com/women-leisur...

Women with care duties have very little "pure” leisure to themselves. Often, it is spent w/ kids. Early time-use researchers—all men—initially coded child care as leisure. They assumed women were at home having fun with the kids. @brigidschulte.bsky.social www.thepersistent.com/women-leisur...

GLASS WALLS is now available in audio! Narrated by Katherine Fenton. @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social amy-diehl.com/book

In 2026, Fortune 500 companies will have 54 women CEOs, one less than in June. Since it is no longer extraordinary for women to be in positions of leadership, companies are deprioritizing training programs and workplace supports to keep women in the pipeline. fortune.com/2025/12/23/w...

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