Untitling happens repeatedly to women with professional titles, such as doctors (medical, research, and professional), professors, clergy, government officials, military personnel, and coaches. Recent research of 321 speaker introductions found that when female physicians introduced other physicians they almost always used their “doctor” titles (for 95% of male doctors and 97.8% of female doctors). However, male physicians introduced other male physicians as “doctor” in 72.4% of the cases, but only 49.2% of the time when introducing female physicians. … [Read more...] about We need to stop ‘untitling’ and ‘uncredentialing’ professional women
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Here’s why Parler is still struggling to come back online
But going that route is even more burdensome than relying on a smaller host. Again, Parler would have to work out all of the areas where its code expects to hook into Amazon Web Services in particular, and it would have to rebuild many of the tools that Amazon had provided as part of its service. On top of all that, Parler would have to pay for the actual servers, wait for them to arrive, and employ enough engineers to actually configure them. … [Read more...] about Here’s why Parler is still struggling to come back online
Try these 3 tactics to boost your personal productivity
Stay healthy (physically, emotionally, financially) Focus on one thing at a time Turn off your notifications Get as much sleep as you need Spend time picking the right things to work on In my view, the most valuable one-size-fits-all tactics for each person bolster these fundamentals. Examples include mental models for choosing the right thing to do, techniques to relax and go to sleep, and such. … [Read more...] about Try these 3 tactics to boost your personal productivity
Biden picked an ex-VC to run Commerce. Her ties to tech might be too close
One of their own The tech industry has a lot at stake in who runs Commerce, and it’s likely pleased with Biden’s pick for Secretary. Jeff Hauser at the Revolving Door Project points out that the agency also influences intellectual property rules and plays a big role in creating and enforcing U.S. trade policy. Tech giants saw both their supply chains and profit margins threatened by the Trump Administration’s trade war with China. … [Read more...] about Biden picked an ex-VC to run Commerce. Her ties to tech might be too close
I Accidentally Built A Brogrammer Culture. Now We’re Undoing It
Part of what makes tackling diversity and inclusion so difficult is that it hasn’t been “solved” before. There’s no playbook on how to reverse undesirable trends; as one D&I expert recently summed it up for Fast Company, “Although it would be more comforting to claim we now have ‘best practices,’ the reality is that we just have ‘better practices . . . we think.’” Often, there’s not even consensus within our own team about the right way forward. (There’s been a lot of debate about whether or not men should be included in those fireside chats with women leaders, for example–and I consider the fact that the debate is happening at all to be a sign we’re moving in the right direction.) … [Read more...] about I Accidentally Built A Brogrammer Culture. Now We’re Undoing It