“Imposter Syndrome” as a crutch that men use against women

Do men fear women, especially at work? Short answer is often “yes.” Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 18: The Pill vs. Google, work as a game, IG’s future, and more

A conversation with William Tincup of the HR Tech world about The Pill, Barcelona football, LeBron, the future of Instagram, and more. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 10: Why does work distract us from what really matters?

Work at 24 is actually kind of vaguely exciting and interesting. Work at 34? Uh, not nearly as much. Let’s discuss this more. Continue Reading

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Are gender dynamics so skewed because men are terrified of women?

We might be getting close to the raw skin of the issue here. Continue Reading

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The “boys don’t cry” problem of work

Boys don't cry

If your own relationship with your dad was strained, does that make you a bad manager 30-40 years down the line? Continue Reading

West Virginia ain’t a great place to be a woman, it seems

Status of Women By State V2

From here, which is in turn from here:  Then there’s this: This confirms basically every stereotype about the white, elitist Northeast as compared to the back-water, hick-ish South and Southeast. West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi seem particularly egregious in this… Continue Reading

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Suzanne Basso, executed last night in Texas, is only the 14th woman executed since 1976. Does that mean anything?

Suzanne Basso was executed last night in Texas — by lethal injection, but not by the trial version of lethal injection — thus becoming the 14th woman executed since 1976, and only the fourth since 2002 (about 12 years), three of those… Continue Reading