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How California’s New Boardroom Gender Equity Law Demeans Women 0
- Culture
- October 12, 2018
As a working woman, I’m offended by California’s new law requiring corporate boards to consist of up to half female members by 2021. Proponents of the law praise it as “glass ceiling-shattering.” But having the ceiling dropped down on women through mandatory gender quotas is hardly the same feat as climbing to new heights on their own
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Witches: The New Woke Heroines 0
- Culture
- October 12, 2018
It’s not exactly news that witchcraft attracts some feminists who see in it (in part) a spiritual expression of rebellion against patriarchy — including, obviously, Biblical religion. What is interesting, though, is how this particular cultural moment is feeding its growth. You could laugh at the “self-care” rituals witches aggrieved over Brett Kavanaugh engage in, but I
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What Princess Eugenie’s Wedding Reveals About Good Marriages 0
- Culture
- October 12, 2018
In checking out the morning’s headlines, I discovered I had overlooked a very important event: Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank. I suppose I can’t really be blamed. Although a princess, Eugenie ranks ninth in succession to the British throne, a fact which naturally makes her wedding a little less visible than William’s or Harry’s.
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The Backlash Against Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Has Chilling Echoes to the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany 0
- Culture
- October 12, 2018
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will play folk hero John Henry in an upcoming Netflix movie. Until the recent backlash, I was unaware that Johnson is only half black; his mother is Samoan. Some think Johnson, who is among the highest-paid actors in the world, is not black enough to play a black man in the
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Would Women Be Happier Raising a Family Before College and Career?1
- Culture
- October 11, 2018
What if more women did motherhood first and university education and career second? According to recent research, it could be one way to allow more women to more easily get what they really want. A recent study conducted by the Institute for Family Studies discusses the likelihood that many women postpone childbearing until they have completed their education, and finds
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How the Heir of the White Nationalist Movement Learned to Let Go of Hatred 0
- Culture
- October 11, 2018
In his book Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist, Eli Saslow explores Derek Roland Black’s journey from darkness to light. Black was the “rightful heir to America’s white nationalist movement—the son of Don Black, who founded the internet’s largest hate site, Stormfront.org [and who led the KKK for a decade]; and
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How California’s New Boardroom Gender Equity Law Demeans Women 0