A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend of mine about a new wrinkle in her work schedule. Normally, she worked from home on Tuesdays and was able to crank through most of her emails while her two young children took their afternoon naps. Recently, though, the older child had dropped her nap…
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The British royal family is always about rules and protocols, both formal and informal. And ever since Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton joined the family, information about things like who has to curtsy to who and whether or not they’re allowed to close their own car doors have become subjects of fascination. Now, in a…
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“You know you are not on trial,” said Senator Kamala Harris (D–Calif.). “You are not on trial.” It was September, and Sen. Harris was addressing Christine Blasey Ford, who’d come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify against then nominee (now Supreme Court Justice) Brett Kavanaugh. It had already been a heartbreaking few hours—few weeks,…
Read moreIn light of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, the Producers Guild of America announced Saturday night (January 20) that it’s implementing new guidelines to combat sexual harassment and misconduct on film and TV sets. This change is long overdue, of course, but luckily these new standards will go into effect soon: They’ll start with the…
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PHOTO: Win McNamee/Getty Images Education Secretary Betsy DeVos incited an uproar early in September when she announced plans to do away with Obama-era guidelines on how campuses should investigate allegations of rape and sexual assault. Now, she’s officially followed through on her promise. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced Friday that it’s…
Read moreRemember the Obama administration’s efforts to curb rape and sexual assault on college campuses? Thanks to the Trump administration, that progress is now in jeopardy. Speaking at George Mason University on Thursday about enforcement of the Title IX law, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced her plans to do away with Obama-era guidelines on how schools…
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