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8 Things to Say When Someone Lies to You
When someone you care about lies to you, you’ll probably feel betrayed, furious—and maybe even foolish, because how could you possibly have been duped like that? “People start to question themselves and how they could
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‘Gender Inequities Are Important’: Why Couples Fall out of Love
The desire to get married is a basic and primal instinct in women,” observed the late, great Nora Ephron. “It’s followed by another basic and primal instinct: the desire to be single again.” Relationship wisdom
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How Sexist Is Science?
When it comes to women and science, portrayals in the elite science media agree: The academy is sexist. Journal and grant reviewers, tenure-track hiring committees, teaching evaluators, salary committees, and letter writers all favor men.
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How Gen Z Changed Its Views on Gender
When I talked to teens for my book iGen in 2015 and 2016, most were skeptical about transgender identities. “They’re just confused,” said one. Another said, “They weren’t born that way. I feel like they’re denying their
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Why Taking Gender Out of the Equation Is So Difficult
It turns out a rock can tell us a lot about gender. In a recent study, Ashley Martin, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business, recruited more than 200 participants
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To Fight Bias, Consider Highlighting Your Race or Gender
A friend (let’s call her Rosa) recently spent several weeks cold-e-mailing business school alumni who had built successful ventures. Rosa is a woman of color and an aspiring entrepreneur, and she planned to apply to
