Posts by amydiehl@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #Avip8sdEmng7OJv0Bk by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-07-02T11:52:14Z
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Bolt recognized the problem with its unlimited PTO: top performers weren't taking their leave. Kudos to them for now giving everyone 4 weeks and requiring employees to take it. https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/san-francisco-tech-ceo-kills-unlimited-pto-policy-slams-it-as-totally-broken/
(DIR) Post #Avy09CCu1FoayBLuhk by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-07-09T19:31:39Z
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Products that have been redesigned by women, for women:- A guitar with "room for breasts"- Cleats for female feet- Ergonomic office chair- Wearable breast pump- Spacesuits that fit- Female bike seat- Improved mammogram- Female crash test dummyhttps://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/07/style/objects-redesigned-for-women/
(DIR) Post #AwKxe5DeUfWwz4vLkm by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-07-20T20:16:23Z
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Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.https://thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt-advises-women-to-ask-for-lower-salaries-finds-new-study
(DIR) Post #AwRzM6gVrlT2KchOL2 by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-07-24T00:06:39Z
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Study (N=1,700) finds voters expect women candidates to adhere to their party's platform, while men can "go maverick." For men, deviating from the party's typical stances can be perceived as bold leadership; for women it is considered a sign of disloyalty. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-women-politicians-harshly-men.html
(DIR) Post #Ax7MtJRntOaPtjnU7k by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-08-13T00:18:16Z
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As I told Monica Torres of Huffington Post, gender stereotypes in children's programming haven't changed in 60 yrs bc the people making it are still largely men. As of 2019, men = 80% of directors, 71% of creators, >50% of writers. Only 18% of episodes written by all women. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gender-bias-kids-tv-shows_l_689a22d2e4b08fd59b63fb2a
(DIR) Post #AxR72iZK9Hx0JMyZmq by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-08-22T18:21:30Z
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Study of MBAs finds women were 24% less likely than men to reach senior mgmt within 15 years of graduation. When women had 4% more female MBA classmates, it translated to an 8.4% increase in the probability of reaching a senior mgmt role.https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/for-women-female-peer-groups-are-crucial-for-career-advancement
(DIR) Post #AyH3u61o6yhwhr2yg4 by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-09-16T19:44:05Z
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Study finds 8% of the decline in the gender pay gap (1980-2000) is explained by decrease in the number of children working women & men had. Once the average number of children stabilized around 2000, so did women’s progress toward earning as much as men. https://theconversation.com/us-women-narrowed-the-pay-gap-with-men-by-having-fewer-kids-261811
(DIR) Post #AyHOQupImJcIbX7mpk by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-09-16T23:48:31Z
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When Anne Wentworth (1630-1693) wrote about the decades of abuse her husband William inflicted on her, it was Anne who was hauled before the leaders of their Baptist for “rejecting and neglecting their church” and “dissatisfying” her husband.https://theconversation.com/the-17th-century-woman-who-wrote-about-surviving-domestic-abuse-260128
(DIR) Post #AywSp875ay5tovRuxU by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-10-06T19:22:29Z
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Poll (N=801) finds most voters support electing more women & say govt gets more done w/ women in office, but 1 in 5 say they or someone they are close to wouldn't elect a woman president. The old boys club & neg media portrayal were deterrents for women running. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/americans-remain-wary-of-electing-a-female-president-new-poll-reveals-00594591
(DIR) Post #Az1W8gtZlumAqkwmwa by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-10-09T00:05:22Z
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Study of 1.4M online images finds women appeared younger than men in 3,495 occupations & social categories and was most stark for high-earning jobs. When generating & evaluating 40K resumes, ChatGPT assumed women were younger, less experienced; older men more qualified. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/news-release/women-portrayed-as-younger-than-men-online-and-ai-amplifies-the-bias/
(DIR) Post #AzRWKcmHxT93fGBf2O by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-10-21T18:29:24Z
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Some women's source of power is via supporting the patriarchy instead of creating opportunities to help all women advance. Lawmakers in Japan elected hard-line conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister. She has a poor track record on empowering women.https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/sanae-takaichi-becomes-japans-first-female-prime-minister-rcna238601
(DIR) Post #AzVkBfcmBIb9sSCa4O by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-10-23T18:59:55Z
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Study (N=2,000) finds 28.6% of single men would speed up the move-in timeline in a relationship &18.8% would marry sooner. 18.8% of women would move in faster and 13.7% would marry sooner. Men's motivation: saving money & having social/emotional support.https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/18/new-data-men-are-more-likely-to-rush-down-the-aislenot-women.html
(DIR) Post #AzZkyLYiLltsT1Luca by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-10-25T18:06:05Z
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Many wellness trends (intermittent fasting, cold plunges, keto diets) have primarily been researched in men. Women may lose their period due to overexercising, undereating & cold plunges and may have difficulty regulating their mood due to increased cortisol. https://theeverygirl.com/wellness-gender-gap/
(DIR) Post #AzbP1so5Nl9NmEk8wa by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-10-24T16:55:22Z
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Google ended its Women Techmakers career resource program and erased their work. The decision communicated in a terse email. "The message it sends to women in tech, and women in general, is that we cannot count on unwavering support from big corporations."https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/tech/google-diversity-programs-women-techmakers
(DIR) Post #AzrSfr6adIa7bZfBFg by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-11-03T00:38:35Z
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Menstrual cups reduce waste & are cost-effective. But some avoid them bc they require cleaning and can be messy to empty. To solve this, researchers coated a commercially available silicone cup in silicone oil and created a plant-based, absorbent tablet.https://phys.org/news/2025-10-menstrual-cup-sustainable-adjustments-easier.html
(DIR) Post #B0yyEKzeal93O8BnSC by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-12-06T19:49:56Z
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Study finds girls 3x more likely to solve math problems w/ a standard algorithm; boys more likely to never use an algorithm. Girls' compliance & teacher-pleasing tendencies may result in using algorithms more than boys, who are more socialized to be risk-takers. https://theconversation.com/girls-and-boys-solve-math-problems-differently-with-similar-short-term-results-but-different-long-term-outcomes-269059
(DIR) Post #B1AEOnUVEH38fnBfoe by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-12-12T00:48:02Z
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Women don't have an ambition gap. It is a bandwidth gap taking on two jobs-paid work and unpaid caregiving. "Until we stop treating caregiving as a personal problem women need to solve quietly, nothing changes."https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/12/11/women-careers-ambition-gap/87722627007/
(DIR) Post #B1APZvyV7rRbfNjQrQ by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-12-11T22:09:46Z
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It is an open secret that admissions standards at selective colleges are lower for men to equalize the # of men and women on campus. This is another way men learn that they can be mediocre and still succeed, while women must attend the highest standards.https://thedispatch.com/article/university-college-gender-discrimination-men-admissions/
(DIR) Post #B1lXoKc0ZsD357rL5E by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2025-12-30T00:48:51Z
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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.https://phys.org/news/2025-12-men-embodying-women-vr-strong.html
(DIR) Post #B3219hN7K1VkrFimsy by amydiehl@mstdn.social
2026-02-06T01:37:58Z
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Research shows that 98% of women have been told to smile at work; 15% says it happens at least weekly. Senior & exec-level women were most often to told to smile, even though the average woman smiles 8x more than the average man.https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/05/why-women-dont-want-to-be-told-to-smile/88516695007/