The shopaholic, the overly ‘emotional’ young woman practicing ‘retail therapy’, the stay-at-home mom spending all of ‘her husband’s hard earned money’, there’s no shortage of
Too often, when we talk about closing the gender pay gap, the focus is on one thing: women need to ask for higher pay. “Just
This week, I’m speaking to Anna, a 32-year-old IT professional working in Seattle, Washington. Here’s our conversation (edited for length and clarity).
And how it disproportionately impacts women
Egalitarian ideals collapse under the weight of entrenched gender stereotypes.
Titles and paychecks were like character traits, talking points used to gloss over my resentment inside.
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