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Study (N=4,128 over 28 years) finds men w/ childhood ADHD and high cognitive ability entered entrepreneurship at 3x the typical rate. Women w/ ADHD entered at the lowest rate of any group studied, and high cognitive ability did not improve their odds. www.psypost.org/the-adhd-adv...

The "ADHD advantage" in entrepreneurship applies mostly to intelligent men, study findsA study published in Applied Psychology suggests that childhood ADHD does not automatically lead to adult entrepreneurship. Instead, business entry depends heavily on intelligence and gender, mostly b...www.psypost.org

The question used to be how many years would it take for women to attain top leadership in significant numbers. Now the question is “whether corporate America even thinks it’s important to get them there at all." - Beth Kowitt theweek.com/business/gen...

Glass ceiling: Why fewer women are ‘leaning in’The gender pay gap is widening in most industriestheweek.com

In the US, single women 20M homes; single men: 17M. Some of these women get backlash from potential dates. One man questioned his date: "Why would you want to buy a house? What would a guy do for you?" www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Single women are outpacing single men in homeownership, but some face backlashIn the U.S., 20 million single women own homes, almost three million more than single men. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores why women are deciding to buy and the unexpected fallout some fa...www.pbs.org

Survey (N=3K) finds men 2x as likely to have used AI to listen to interview q's & generate answers in realtime (20% vs 10%). Another survey found women less likely than men to trust AI for career advice as much as advice from a human expert. @kimelsesser.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Men Are Twice As Likely To Use AI To Feed Them Answers In Job Interviews. Here’s Why That MattersNew LeanIn.Org data shows men are twice as likely as women to use AI that listens during job interviews and generates answers in real time.www.forbes.com

Orgs who scale back on DEI may think they are reducing risk. They may be increasing it. The EEOC is enforcing discrimination protections for women, such as a recent $2.6M settlement w/ TCI of Alabama for hiring only men as laborers. See my latest article in HR Dive. www.hrdive.com/news/pulling...

Pulling back from DEI increases legal risk — and costs organizations qualified womenGender equity researcher Amy Diehl offers eight pillars for HR to keep in mind regarding diversity and inclusion at work.www.hrdive.com

How it often goes for male bosses and female subordinates who have affairs: "For my former boss, it is a footnote in a longer arc of ascent. For me, it is the fracture that split my life into before and after." www.usatoday.com/story/news/s...

Former Newsom aide reveals new details of affair from 20 years agoIn the first-person essay, Ruby Rippey, who served as Newsom’s appointments secretary, describes how her months-long affair with Gavin Newsom.www.usatoday.com

New data shows diversity in new board appointments has declined since peaking at 72% in 2021 & 2022. Of the 364 new independent directors named to S&P 500 boards during the year ended Apr 30, 40% were women or racial minorities, the lowest level since 2014. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trump's diversity crackdown reverberates through US boardroomsAs U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his campaign against diversity programs, appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have dropped to their lowest level in more than a deca...www.reuters.com

Study of 1,029 unpaid caregivers ages 40 - 75 caring for adults 55+, women are more likely than men to be caring for a spouse (20% vs 15%). Spousal caregiving is more demanding: the caregiver is on duty around the clock and has fewer natural breaks. www.forbes.com/sites/lizelt...

Nearly Half Of Full-Time Workers Juggle Caregiving Responsibilities, And They’re Falling Behind At Work Because Of ItUnpaid caregiving responsibilities are straining millions of workers, jeopardizing their career growth and financial security. Here's why, and how employers can help.www.forbes.com

Per the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index, the 5 best countries for women: - Denmark - Iceland - Norway - Sweden - Finland 5 worst: - Afghanistan - Yemen - CAR - Syria - Sudan www.visualcapitalist.com/best-countri...

Mapped: The Best Countries for Women in 2026From Denmark to Afghanistan, discover the best and worst countries for women in the 2026 Women, Peace and Security Index.www.visualcapitalist.com

When Anija John joined Amazon, she had 3 nonnegotiables: "Be there when my kids woke up, there when they got home from school, and there to put them to bed. The tech industry made those impossible to honor." www.fastcompany.com/91577103/sen...

Senior-level women are struggling and CEOs should not ignore itResearch and first-person accounts show that even executive-level women feel the strain of balancing work and family.www.fastcompany.com

Dress Tax: For women in media, fashion, and client-facing roles fashionable clothing is price of admissions to the job. Some women use rental services. "Women definitely feel this pressure more than the men I see who just wear the same three outfits." la-fronde.com/p/the-5-000-...

The unspoken dress tax of working in mediaFrom clothing subscriptions to brand deals, women reveal what they're spending to meet expectations that are rarely spoken aloud.la-fronde.com

Study of tradwife influencer content shows housework as effortless, sexual subjugation & body regulation as loving appreciation for a male provider and submission as a divine mandate. Missing: the vulnerabilities inherent in financial dependence on a spouse. www.psypost.org/the-hidden-b...

The hidden business of the submissive internet "tradwife"A new study dissects the internet "tradwife" trend, revealing how popular influencers use vintage aesthetics to sell a return to patriarchal gender roles. Behind the homemade bread, these creators are...www.psypost.org

Less than 1/4 of large US public companies have run a pay equity audit in a given 5-year stretch. Audits catch a gap after it's formed rather than stop one compounding. To keep your best employees, measure & correct the gender pay gap on an ongoing basis. www.forbes.com/sites/karade...

Why The Widening Gender Pay Gap Is Becoming A Business RiskThe gender pay gap widened two years in a row for the first time ever. Here's why it's a business risk and what HR leaders should do about it now.www.forbes.com

There are 43 women on Forbes self-made billionaires list. And 700 men. The women account for just 2.4% of America's self-made fortunes. Yes many of these women aren't making money just to make money; they plan to give away much of their wealth. www.forbes.com/lists/self-m...

Forbes Richest Self-Made Women in America 2026Explore Forbes' 2026 list of the Richest Self-Made Women in America. Learn about the wealthiest women entrepreneurs, executives and entertainers in the US and their remarkable achievements.www.forbes.com

Witch-hunts targeted women with financial independence & status. In colonial New England, women from families w/o male heirs made up 64% of the females prosecuted for witchcraft, 76% of those who were found guilty & 89% of those who were executed. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

What makes a woman a witch? Financial independenceWomen aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’www.theguardian.com

Calling out bias works best when: - The transgression is egregious and urgent - The transgressor is an org structure or system (this depersonalizes the problem) - The victim wants you to confront on their behalf www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bett...

When Is Calling Out Bias Actually Effective?Calling out bias is one of the most powerful allyship tools. It's important to know when and how to call out bias to avoid negative side effects and improve effectiveness.www.psychologytoday.com

Many companies offer “flexible work” but still expect real-time responsiveness across all working hours. Employees become burned out from constant availability. Instead, define core collaboration hours (e.g., 10 AM–3 PM) and true offline periods. hbr.org/2026/07/the-...

The Invisible Work Draining Your Best EmployeesMost leaders assess workload through hours, deadlines, and output, but these measures overlook the mental load employees carry: the ongoing cognitive and emotional effort required to manage tasks, rel...hbr.org

Heather Hender worked as an engineer for Nike from 2015-2020. A jury found that Nike discriminated against her by paying her less than male peers and promoting her more slowly. The jury awarded her $19K in economic damages (the max) & $15M in punitive damages. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Jury orders Nike to pay at least $7.5 million in damages in sex discrimination caseAn eight-person jury on Wednesday ruled in Heather Hender’s favor after an acrimonious six-day trial.www.oregonlive.com

There are 85 women (51 D, 34 R) running for governor in 2026 up from 69 in 2022. In Congress, 580 women (387 D, 183 R) are contenders for the US House. 3 away from the record 583 in 2020. Senate: 64 women (32 D, 32 R), 6 away from the 2022 record of 70. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/21/r...

Number of women seeking a governor’s seat hits an all-time high • Oregon Capital ChronicleWASHINGTON — New data reveals the number of women running in the 2026 elections is slightly up from 2024, but experts say there is still progress to be made with women’s representation in public offic...oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Ancient Greece & today: There's "fury & fretting over women in politics speaking…tone of voice—too high? too school-marmish? too much vocal fry? too this?too that?—that ignores what they’re saying,as if their job was to be aesthetically pleasing."@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social lithub.com/penelope-spe...

Penelope Speaks: Rebecca Solnit on the Western Literary Tradition of Silencing WomenThe following first appeared via Rebecca Solnit’s Meditations in an Emergency. Last weekend, the film The Odyssey was released and the Tate brothers were arrested in Florida at the behest of the Br…lithub.com