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Throughout the history of art, breastfeeding appears as a symbol of maternal love in paintings, mostly made by men.⁠⁠Pumping seems a more accurate reflection of what being a parent looks like in a late-capitalist society that values productivity over health and human attachment.⁠⁠@corinnebotz's "Milk Factory,” available from @saint_lucy_books, paints an unconventional portrait of motherhood in the form of a series of photographs, some of which we’re sharing here. You can see more photos, and read Botz's description of the project, at the link in our bio.
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Throughout the history of art, breastfeeding appears as a symbol of maternal love in paintings, mostly made by men.⁠ ⁠ Pumping seems a more accurate reflection of what being a parent looks like in a late-capitalist society that values productivity over health and human attachment.⁠ ⁠ @corinnebotz 's "Milk Factory,” available from @saint_lucy_books , paints an unconventional portrait of motherhood in the form of a series of photographs, some of which we’re sharing here. You can see more photos, and read Botz's description of the project, at the link in our bio.
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6 days ago
Support for menopause at work isn’t just a nice thing to do. It’s an economic imperative.⁠⁠@thefifthtrimester teamed up with @midihealth to look at the work performance of Midi’s patients, who are either in or approaching menopause, and what they found surprised them. As demonstrated here with comics by @aubreyhirsch, treating menopause symptoms drastically improved one's performance at work.⁠⁠At the link in our bio, you'll find Lauren Smith Brody's assessment of “The Unstoppable Workforce,” as well as Aubrey Hirsch's full comic panels on the report.
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Support for menopause at work isn’t just a nice thing to do. It’s an economic imperative.⁠ ⁠ @thefifthtrimester teamed up with @midihealth to look at the work performance of Midi’s patients, who are either in or approaching menopause, and what they found surprised them. As demonstrated here with comics by @aubreyhirsch , treating menopause symptoms drastically improved one's performance at work.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, you'll find Lauren Smith Brody's assessment of “The Unstoppable Workforce,” as well as Aubrey Hirsch's full comic panels on the report.
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1 month ago
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman (@itsafronomics) was a college student for whom numbers just clicked. But when she floated the idea of pursuing math and economics to her professors, they pushed back.⁠⁠“I almost didn’t do economics,” she shared with @francesca.donner at a @weareluminary event hosted by @workingforwomen. In this conversation, Anna Gifty gets real about what it's really like to be a Black woman in economics, why one #Harvard professor called her a “wild card”, and how building a legacy beyond herself has completely changed the trajectory of her life.⁠⁠You can read their full discussion, which ranges from the double tax of racism and sexism to negotiating as a Black woman, at the link in our bio.
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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman (@itsafronomics ) was a college student for whom numbers just clicked. But when she floated the idea of pursuing math and economics to her professors, they pushed back.⁠ ⁠ “I almost didn’t do economics,” she shared with @francesca.donner at a @weareluminary event hosted by @workingforwomen . In this conversation, Anna Gifty gets real about what it's really like to be a Black woman in economics, why one #Harvard professor called her a “wild card”, and how building a legacy beyond herself has completely changed the trajectory of her life.⁠ ⁠ You can read their full discussion, which ranges from the double tax of racism and sexism to negotiating as a Black woman, at the link in our bio.
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When Jane McManus, a veteran sports writer and journalist, first started covering high school sports back in 1997, women’s sports were considered niche. In 2026, that's no longer the case.⁠⁠"The progress in the last few years is genuinely breathtaking,” McManus says to @josie.cox at the link in our bio. “But at the same time, it was completely overdue."
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When Jane McManus, a veteran sports writer and journalist, first started covering high school sports back in 1997, women’s sports were considered niche. In 2026, that's no longer the case.⁠ ⁠ "The progress in the last few years is genuinely breathtaking,” McManus says to @josie.cox at the link in our bio. “But at the same time, it was completely overdue."
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6 hours ago
The "The Devil Wears Prada" sequel bemoans the decline of print journalism, but still manages to elevate the power of women.⁠⁠After all, magazines have historically been a source of creative outlet and even work for women across the world. As @deanna.kizis points out at the link in our bio, "The glossies were one of the few places where women could run the thing, write the thing, and, importantly, get paid for the thing."
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The "The Devil Wears Prada" sequel bemoans the decline of print journalism, but still manages to elevate the power of women.⁠ ⁠ After all, magazines have historically been a source of creative outlet and even work for women across the world. As @deanna.kizis points out at the link in our bio, "The glossies were one of the few places where women could run the thing, write the thing, and, importantly, get paid for the thing."
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1 day ago
A high-profile New York congressional race is full of qualified women candidates. So, why are they being left out of the story?⁠⁠The leading candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District, one of the wealthiest districts in the nation, are all well-known men. Dig a bit deeper, as @josie.cox does at the link in our bio, and you'll find a slew of others running, including these women.
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A high-profile New York congressional race is full of qualified women candidates. So, why are they being left out of the story?⁠ ⁠ The leading candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District, one of the wealthiest districts in the nation, are all well-known men. Dig a bit deeper, as @josie.cox does at the link in our bio, and you'll find a slew of others running, including these women.
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2 days ago
Come with The Persistent’s Editor-in-Chief, @francesca.donner, to the 30th annual @thewebbyawards on Monday. #webbys
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Come with The Persistent’s Editor-in-Chief, @francesca.donner , to the 30th annual @thewebbyawards on Monday. #webbys
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“Pilates girl” has become a cultural touchpoint for a generation of men.⁠⁠What started as an aspirational wellness aesthetic that appeared to prioritize matcha lattes, neutral-toned legging sets, and slick buns, has been co-opted by misogynistic corners of the internet as shorthand for a particular kind of woman male influencers deem acceptable for marriage.⁠⁠At the link in our bio, @cfairchild1 breaks down how this fantasy requires both the money and the absence of the work that produced it, making the "pilates girl" unambitious but wealthy enough to take workout classes.
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“Pilates girl” has become a cultural touchpoint for a generation of men.⁠ ⁠ What started as an aspirational wellness aesthetic that appeared to prioritize matcha lattes, neutral-toned legging sets, and slick buns, has been co-opted by misogynistic corners of the internet as shorthand for a particular kind of woman male influencers deem acceptable for marriage.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, @cfairchild1 breaks down how this fantasy requires both the money and the absence of the work that produced it, making the "pilates girl" unambitious but wealthy enough to take workout classes.
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4 days ago
There are endless myths surrounding menopause, including how it affects women in the workplace.⁠⁠That's why @thefifthtrimester teamed up with @midihealth to look at the work performance of Midi’s patients who are either in or approaching menopause. What they found was that working women in midlife were hyper capable — skilled and ambitious as ever — especially if they had the support they needed.⁠⁠You can read Lauren Smith Brody's assessment of “The Unstoppable Workforce,” the resulting report, at the link in our bio.
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There are endless myths surrounding menopause, including how it affects women in the workplace.⁠ ⁠ That's why @thefifthtrimester teamed up with @midihealth to look at the work performance of Midi’s patients who are either in or approaching menopause. What they found was that working women in midlife were hyper capable — skilled and ambitious as ever — especially if they had the support they needed.⁠ ⁠ You can read Lauren Smith Brody's assessment of “The Unstoppable Workforce,” the resulting report, at the link in our bio.
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5 days ago
In the weeks after Amita Joshi-Welton's child was born, she watched his every movement.⁠⁠Those moments of wonderment were also punctuated with a deep ache. For the first time, she felt as if she was on the periphery of society, invisible while pushing a pram; a seismic change.⁠⁠"But while I felt like an outsider at the beginning of my leave," @amitajoshiwelton writes at the link in our bio, "over the course of the year... I re-found my place through a series of daily small, chance encounters."
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In the weeks after Amita Joshi-Welton's child was born, she watched his every movement.⁠ ⁠ Those moments of wonderment were also punctuated with a deep ache. For the first time, she felt as if she was on the periphery of society, invisible while pushing a pram; a seismic change.⁠ ⁠ "But while I felt like an outsider at the beginning of my leave," @amitajoshiwelton writes at the link in our bio, "over the course of the year... I re-found my place through a series of daily small, chance encounters."
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7 days ago
Since writer Meredith Maran published her first poem at age 7, her mother had critiqued her writing.⁠⁠More than that, she'd gone to therapy to cope with Maran's writing and hired lawyers to muzzle her writing. Hours after they learned of her death, Maran's fiancée mused, “I wonder who you’ll be for the rest of your life without your antagonist.”⁠⁠"My brilliant, irascible, unstoppable mother was, incredibly and irrevocably, dead," @meredithmaran says of writing her mom's eulogy at the link in our bio. "And I, at 74, for the first time in my writer’s life, was typing words she’d never read."
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Since writer Meredith Maran published her first poem at age 7, her mother had critiqued her writing.⁠ ⁠ More than that, she'd gone to therapy to cope with Maran's writing and hired lawyers to muzzle her writing. Hours after they learned of her death, Maran's fiancée mused, “I wonder who you’ll be for the rest of your life without your antagonist.”⁠ ⁠ "My brilliant, irascible, unstoppable mother was, incredibly and irrevocably, dead," @meredithmaran says of writing her mom's eulogy at the link in our bio. "And I, at 74, for the first time in my writer’s life, was typing words she’d never read."
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8 days ago
A few months ago, @newsweek and @genderfair published a ranking of the best colleges in the U.S. Only, there was a twist — it focused on women.⁠⁠For once, the question is not merely whether women can gain access to a high-quality educational space, but also whether that space is designed with women in mind. Women first, system second.⁠⁠"As I scrolled through the list," @josie.cox writes at the link in our bio, "I realized that many of the schools that excel by these 'woman-friendly' measures are not the same schools that have long dominated traditional rankings of academic prestige in the United States."⁠⁠In the full piece, Cox breaks down how our collective understanding of what a “top school” looks like, and even what it means to be successful, has never factored in success measures with women at the center.
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A few months ago, @newsweek and @genderfair published a ranking of the best colleges in the U.S. Only, there was a twist — it focused on women.⁠ ⁠ For once, the question is not merely whether women can gain access to a high-quality educational space, but also whether that space is designed with women in mind. Women first, system second.⁠ ⁠ "As I scrolled through the list," @josie.cox writes at the link in our bio, "I realized that many of the schools that excel by these 'woman-friendly' measures are not the same schools that have long dominated traditional rankings of academic prestige in the United States."⁠ ⁠ In the full piece, Cox breaks down how our collective understanding of what a “top school” looks like, and even what it means to be successful, has never factored in success measures with women at the center.
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9 days ago
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