Joan Williams

The Real Reason Women Are More Likely to Fly Solo When It Comes to Work

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Felice Schwartz, Gender Roles, Workplace, Soleil Moon Frye, Mompreneuers, Catalyst, Mommy Track, Joan Williams, Career, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

The workplace still skews a little Mad Men, where, for every Don behind the desk, there's a Betty at home to take care of business. (Betty's been replaced, but you get my point.)

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The New Boys' Club: Google+

Joan Williams | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Rachel Dempsey, Boys, Network, Gender Bias, Joan Williams, Google Plus, Bias, Google+, Imbalance, Club, Google, Gender, Technology News
Joan Williams

According to early data, Google+ membership in the first few weeks was close to 90% male. Now it's more like a 75/25 split -- better, but nowhere near parity.

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How Reconciling Fathering With Feminism Just Got More Complicated

Andrea Doucet, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Rhana Reiko Rizzuto, Fathering, Sara Ruddick, Kathleen Gerson, Ellen Galinsky, Stephanie Coontz, Mothering, The Good Men Project, Catherine Elgin, Feminism, Joan Williams, Gender, Parenting, Parents-Dads, Healthy Living News
Andrea Doucet, Ph.D.

The fit between feminism and fathering has become a taken-for-granted part of my work and my life. But I was recently forced to rethink this combination as I followed a debate between men's rights activists (MRAs) and their critics.

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Women, Men, and Happiness: We're All in Transition

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Joan Williams, Marcus Buckingham, Happiness, Women, Gender Roles, Workplace, Employment, Feminism, Gender, Healthy Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

The huge societal shift brought about by women's move into the workforce has only begun to play out, and its consequences are truly complex. So when telling this story, we should be careful not to isolate our focus to just women.

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