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Silicon Valley is even more sexist than you think, according to Anna Wiener’s ‘Uncanny Valley’
Wiener spoke with us about the initial draw of the tech industry — and how she got out
January 25, 2020
January 25, 2020
Not many women fought California’s deadly fires. We spent a day at the station with some who did.
Women comprise just 5.1 percent of all U.S. career firefighters
Frontier Airlines discriminates against pregnant employees, say female pilots and flight attendants. Now they’re suing.
The airline’s ban on pumping in-flight means many employees can’t breast-feed
December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019
Can a credit card be sexist?
The Apple Card controversy illustrates how a history of bias in credit lending, coupled with discriminatory AI algorithms, hurt women
November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019
Revenge porn drove Katie Hill out of Congress. Would that have happened to a man?
She was taken down by people ‘gleeful’ about sexually humiliating a young woman in power, says lawyer Carrie Goldberg
October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
A man told musician Maggie Rogers to ‘take your top off.’ She was standing on stage at her own concert.
The singer addressed the comment in the moment, saying she was very uncomfortable
October 20, 2019
October 20, 2019
The ‘Jane Goodall of giraffes’ lived most of her life in relative obscurity. At 86, Anne Innis Dagg is getting her moment in the spotlight.
‘The Woman Who Loves Giraffes’ documents Innis Dagg’s lifelong work
These women are pinball wizards — and they’re encouraging more to play
In most tournaments she plays in now, Stephanie Traub is one of the only women
August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019
I’m a woman working as a surgeon. I don’t feel comfortable telling girls they should follow my footsteps.
The reality of life as a female surgeon is challenging in a profession where the boys’ club is alive and well
Is sexism hurting the Democratic women running for president? New polling shows how much it is.
More than a quarter of Democratic primary voters score higher than average on a ‘hostile sexism’ scale