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  Lynn Margulis proposed a theory of symbiogenesis--life evolves through organisms merging together to become inseparable--cooperation not just competition drives great leaps. In 1967, her theory was written off as not compelling. It is common knowledge today. https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/her-groundbreaking-theory-origin-life-224144313.html

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  Men may admire intelligent women in principle, yet respond differently when confronted with their intelligence in person. As I told Josie Cox, it is another way women are considered 'never quite right' at work. https://www.fastcompany.com/91630773/theres-a-career-tax-on-being-smart-at-work-but-only-if-youre-a-woman

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  Marissa Mayer says passion overrides gender, as if just being “passionate” enough erases decades of women’s experiences in tech. 1/2 of women in tech leave the industry by 35, earn 84¢ to men's $, & women founders receive 1/2 the funding of male founders. https://www.404media.co/marissa-mayer-nyt-interview

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  2025 study: Of 102 California AI companies that had raised at least $50M, women held just 15% of board seats. 43% had no women directors at all. Among companies with $50M to $99M in funding, nearly 2/3 had all-male boards. https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/10/23/the-lack-of-women-on-ai-boards-isnt-just-a-diversity-problem-its-a-risk-governance-problem/

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  In California, Washington and Colorado, men are surpassing women in taking paid parental leave. A Pew survey found 84% of working parents said paid family or medical leave would be helpful to them, but only half said it was available to them. https://www.npr.org/2026/10/25/nx-s1-5977810/paid-family-bonding-leave-dads-moms-california-colorado-washington-states

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  In this convo, the Salty Adjuster shared that in 10 years of insurance property claims, he’s worked with only 2 women providing ladder assists. That observation opened up a discussion about benevolent sexism. Listen here for much more on women in insurance. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ou9Nm7gooiyYW2jNkJrlR

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  Most disheartening about this interview is Marissa Mayer's view that gender doesn't matter in tech and that eventually gender balance will come. She is worth $1.4B. She wants women at the table but doesn't see a role in doing anything proactive about it. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style/marissa-mayer-ai-assistants-women.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LVE.wcpP.njK9ERiGPkLf&smid=url-share

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  Study of 10,000 faculty finds women leave academia because they feel pushed out, not pulled toward another opportunity. Analysis of 6,615 comments showed a gender gap of feeling devalued: 41% of women vs 18% of men. https://www.science.org/content/article/women-academics-feeling-devalued-can-be-fatal-career-blow

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  As of 2015/16, 1 in 5 undergrads were parents. Wilson College has a single parent scholars program that provides housing, meals and daycare for single parents and their children. All colleges should provide this kind of support for parent-students. https://www.newsweek.com/single-mom-attending-college-dorm-roommate-6-year-old-son-12573687

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  Join me and Dr Rosalie Clarke of Minerva Recruitment for a webinar on Oct 28 at noon ET/9am PT/4pm GMT for a webinar on what AI means for women and other underrepresented professionals in the workplace. Sign up here! https://www.minerva-recruitment.com/webinars/bias-ai-the-future-of-work/

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  McKinsey partner: "I am not going to start researching glass cliffs as I don’t think it ranks in the top 1000 problems of the world." Women CEOs have shorter tenures than men CEOs. Not studying a problem doesn't make it go away, it means it is ignored. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-10-14/mckinsey-s-bradley-denies-glass-cliff-the-real-problem-is-not-studying-it

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  Study (N=1,100) finds gender-focused descriptions of activities led participants to believe that fewer women took part and to say that women were less capable in that activity and reduced interest in participating themselves. https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2026/october/new-study-finds-gendered-messaging-can-backfire-.html

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  "Our language & legal framing of sexual wrongdoing direct scrutiny at the victim...Imagine how different it would be if we considered the perpetrator & what efforts he did or did not make to verify his partner’s consent & to know & honor what she wanted." https://slate.com/life/2026/10/cornell-7-case-consent-snapchats-intent-sex.html

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  Real women named Karen are bearing the cost of their name being turned into an insult. There is no comparable male equivalent. “Karen” may thus sometimes penalize women for expressions of anger or assertiveness that would attract less comment from men. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-human/202610/what-happens-when-your-name-becomes-an-insult

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  Instead of deregulating the childcare industry by loosening child-teacher ratios, the govt should focus on providing more funding to parents & providers. After all when it comes to things like defense, there is always money available. Why not for childcare? https://www.abc27.com/national/early-childhood-educators-fear-tougher-working-conditions-amid-trump-proposals/

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  Even in the year 2026, women's achievements go unrecognized. Just 2 of 10 Nobel prizes went to women this year (Anne Carson: Literature & Navanethem Pillay: Peace). Women are doing remarkable things. They just tend to be overlooked. https://www.thepersistent.com/p/two-women-won-nobel-prizes-in-2026-the-gender-gap-persists

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  Study of 86K AI responses for marketing mgrs, IT mgrs & mgmt consultants finds AI recommended higher salary targets for male applicants (Claude: $16K more;GPT $2.7K more). Women told to negotiate for remote work, flex hrs & parental leave. Men: more money via stock options, salary increases, relocation assistance & severance packages. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2026/10/19/ai-tells-women-to-negotiate-for-flexibility-and-men-to-negotiate-for-money-study-finds/

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  Survey of 808 workers & 403 execs finds 33% of execs think AI will help narrow the gender pay gap but only 11% of workers. 73% of the execs said women & men were paid equally at their org, but only 50% of workers said the same. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2026/10/20/will-using-ai-tools-reduce-the-gender-pay-gap-workers-are-skeptical/

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  Study (N=8,500) finds women can expect to provide 7 years of care over their lifetimes to aging family amp; friends. Up from 6 in 2011. Men's caregiving held steady at 4 years. http://news-medical.net/news/20261021/Women-provide-more-lifetime-elder-care-than-men-study-shows.aspx

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  Study finds women have less political ambition than men, though they are often well qualified. They receive less encouragement and more harassment/violence. They have the most interest in local-office only; men often see local office as a step to higher office. https://theconversation.com/why-the-political-ambition-gap-between-men-and-women-persists-even-at-the-local-level-292967

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  72% of women vs 60% of men oppose new data center construction in the US. 62% of women vs 51% of men say AI is bad for society. 52% of women vs 49% of men say AI is bad for them personally. 69% of women vs 60% of men say AI will eliminate many jobs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/21/poll-finds-most-americans-disapprove-how-trump-handling-ai/

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  Women-only gyms can offer rigorous workouts without the male gaze. Research has found a barrier to exercise for women was feeling under surveillance in gyms with unwanted comments while working out, most often from men. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/well/move/women-only-gyms-fitness.html

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  Men are experiencing more job growth than women in AI-exposed jobs (like accountants, fin mgrs, software developers). For each 1-point increase in an occupation’s AI exposure score, men’s employment grew by 6.3%; women’s employment barely changed (0.2%). https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/22/men-are-experiencing-more-job-growth-than-women-in-ai-exposed-occupations/

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  3,824 women are running for state legislative seats, up from 3,621 in 2022. They are 35.5% of candidates. Representation varies: Women hold more than 1/2 of seats in Colorado, Nevada & New Mexico, but <15% in West Virginia, South Carolina & Mississippi. https://stateline.org/2026/10/22/a-record-number-of-women-are-running-for-state-legislatures-this-year/

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  Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are unionizing. For decades, cheerleading has been cast as an “honor” instead of a job that requires skill, training & compensation and provides value to their team franchise. “It’s an honor to be a quarterback, but they don’t do it for free.” https://19thnews.org/2026/10/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-unionizing-nfl/

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  Study finds over 40% of mass attackers had a history of domestic violence. Parsing out the 50 subset of workplace attackers, that number goes up to 53%. Nearly all of the attacks were carried out by men who acted alone. https://abcnews.com/Politics/perpetrators-workplace-violence-common-new-secret-service-report/story?id=137425519

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  Turns out AI can cause more problems than it solves. Cleaning up AI slop is one issue. 36% of AI execs at companies with $1B+ in annual rev reported an AI incident that led to data loss, financial damage, brand damage or operational disruptions. Major companies are now limiting employee AI usage. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/13/ai-companies-rushed-workers-fallout

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  If a woman college president admitted to knowing about a reported sexual assault two years ago and not following up and also not knowing the student had dropped out until the student filed a lawsuit last month....she would be ousted from her position. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/cornell-president-fraternity-sexual-assault-interview

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  The Greek system does not permit alcohol at sororities, which makes fraternities the hosts of the alcohol-saturated parties. This is where young women are sometimes manipulated to get them drunk and stranded and abused. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/03/cornell-rape-case-male-supremacy

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  Frat brother said *he* was too intoxicated to consent. But not too intoxicated to send a snapchat messages to 50+ other frat members with a photo of Jane Doe on the bed, telling them to 'come whip it out'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr3biCDRCoU