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Betty Cantor working with the Grateful Dead in Herouville, France, 6/21/71 (Photo credit: Rosie McGee) The Betty Boards Foundation and Positive

08/01/2025

"The men in the survey said that they generally felt that their contributions at work were valued and heard. Only half of the women who said they consistently made contributions at work said the same. This leads, according to the report, to loss of engagement, lack of motivation, lower confidence – and sometimes the decision to leave. Women, in fact, are pitching for career advancement opportunities, but getting a bit sick of being kicked in the teeth.
Parkes’s view is echoed by Christine Lagarde. “Whenever a woman takes the floor,” she said in that interview, “there is a general reduction in the attention of men around the table”. Yup, you heard that right. One of the most powerful women in the world thinks men aren’t interested in what women have to say."

We’ll stop the fuss about gender if the other half will just occasionally shut up, says writer Christina Patterson

05/29/2025

04/19/2025

Everyone has an opinion on Coachella. You don’t need to actually go to Coachella to have an opinion about Coachella, whether you hold the position that it’s a fun cultural moment or that it’s a sign of our inexorable slide toward corporate rot. Maybe it’s both! (The one time I went, a decade...