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Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers
A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.BBC News - 4d -
Where this Morningstar top-rated female fund manager is putting money to work
Janet Rilling is a senior portfolio manager and head of the plus fixed income team at Allspring Global Investments.CNBC - 4d -
Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia-Pacific’
Report reveals scale of abuse faced by women in politics from countries such as Australia, India, Laos and Mongolia. Sexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across the ...The Guardian - 15h -
Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes
The change affects women with atypical genetics who have been able to compete if they suppressed their testosterone levels.The New York Times - 8h -
World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender
World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female.World Athletics is looking at cheek swab tests but is also ...Yahoo Sports - 3h -
The sobering new state of feminism
Support for female equality is edging up but going backwards among young menFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Wholly Women-Led Companies Attracted Just 1 Percent of VC Funding in 2024, Tanking an Already Abysmal Stat
Thirteen female-founded companies became unicorns in 2024. But early-stage funding took a hit and anti-DEI efforts could make things worse for female founders.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
Women’s players face stark pay divide with average salary less than $11,000, Fifa reports
Female player annual salary across globe averages $10,900 USD One in five head coaches at professional clubs are women The average annual salary for a female professional football player ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Female founders in game companies got 12.1% of game VC deals in 2024 | The DeanBeat (updated)
In the male-dominated landscape of game startups, women were only 0.11 percent of the game VC deal value in 2024.VentureBeat - Mar. 7 -
With most male actors at war, a small Ukrainian theater reinvents itself with an all-female cast
The Chernihiv Regional Youth Theater in Ukraine has adapted to the war by having women perform traditionally male roles, after many men left the troupe to fight on the front lineABC News - Mar. 8 -
Celtics Lab 310: On all-female broadcast crews and covering the Celtics with Abby Chin
Don't miss this special episode - and if you have ideas what Abby should use for a signature call (think Gorman's 'Got it!'), be sure to let us know.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
2 investigations found Stanford head coach Troy Taylor bullied and belittled female staffers: Report
Taylor reportedly signed a letter last year acknowledging he could be fired if his conduct continued.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Investigations find Stanford's Troy Taylor bullied, used 'discriminatory' behavior towards female staffers
One investigator cited "an ongoing pattern of concerning behavior" with TaylorCBS Sports - 5d -
World Athletics to require gender testing for female track and field athletes under new policy
The new World Athletics gender policy could impact Olympic hopefulsCBS Sports - 8h -
Want to get married or have kids? Companies hiring in China are being told to stop asking
Several Chinese trade unions have issued notices to companies to stop asking female jobseekers about their marital and childbearing status.NBC News - Mar. 13 -
What is a Zip, and why is Akron's mascot a kangaroo? | Just Asking
For a school in the Midwest, a kangaroo is a unique mascot. What's the story behind Akron being the Zips, and the history of its female mascot Zippy?Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
How new professional sports leagues like SailGP are putting women at the fore
SailGP, the international racing league, requires each team to have at least one female athlete onboard during races.CNBC - 6d -
How new professional sports leagues like SailGP are putting women at the fore
As women’s sports surge in popularity, professional leagues are increasingly touting the value of female athletes.NBC News - 6d -
TaylorMade signs top-ranked junior Asterisk Talley to endorsement deal
The top-ranked female golfers on the Rolex AJGA rankings has signed a club deal with a major club and ball company.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
How toxic masculinity, Andrew Tate and the online 'manosphere' inspired 'Adolescence'
Netflix's “Adolescence" follows the fallout after a teenage boy is arrested for murdering his female classmate.NBC News - 5d -
Krysten Ritter knows how to write a compelling antihero
With her second novel, 'Retreat,' actor Krysten Ritter delivers another thriller fronted by a gutsy, feisty female protagonist.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Vote for the Daily American Somerset County Athlete of the Week for March 17-22
VOTE for the Daily American Somerset County Female and Male Athlete of the Week for March 17-22Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Florida State's Mirabel Ting picks up 5th victory of season, heads into ANWA as a favorite
Lottie Woad is the No. 1 female amateur in the world, but she hasn't even been the best player on her college team this season.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
A Fungi Pioneer’s Lifelong Work on Exhibit
Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors: The paintings of a self-taught female mycologist are featured at the New York State Museum.The New York Times - 20h -
A Fungi Pioneer’s Lifelong Work on Exhibit
Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors: The paintings of a self-taught female mycologist are featured at the New York State Museum.The New York Times - 20h -
In the subtly powerful 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,' stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral
The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni ("I Am Not a Witch") shows her developing strongly with a story graced by buried trauma and female power.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 7 -
Newsom breaks with party on transgender athletes in women's sports, sparking backlash
California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, an LGBTQ ally, broke with his party, saying that transgender athletes playing in female sports is "deeply unfair."ABC News - Mar. 8 -
Curtis Sittenfeld Goes Home Again
The best-selling bard of female anxiety rakes over some middle school memories while visiting the city where she grew up.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
Dog accidentally shoots owner after getting paw stuck in trigger guard
The gun fired after the dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard, police said. The victim was relaxing on his bed with a female friend when he was shot.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Commentary: For American Girl doll fans, '1923' is the show to watch
With a dazzling array of unstoppable female characters, Taylor Sheridan's '1923' is the show every adult American Girl doll fan should be watching.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Were the all-conquering Edmonton Grads the most dominant team of all time?
The Canadians were described by basketball’s inventor as his sport’s finest team. And they competed at a time when female athletes were often dismissedYahoo Sports - 1d -
Coventry the first woman elected as IOC pres.
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the post.ESPN - 5d -
First bets for the men's Sweet 16
Our experts explain the first bets they are making on the men's NCAA tournament for the Sweet 16.ESPN - 3h -
Grading the Dolphins moves in the first week of free agency
What was the best move made by the Dolphins in the first week of free agency?Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Southwestern takes down Pulaski in first rivalry clash
For the first time under the KHSAA, Pulaski County and Southwestern met in boys’ volleyball on Tuesday in the first game of what is sure to be an epic rivalry, in time that is. While a majority of ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027. Nasa has dropped its longstanding public commitment to land the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports.NBC News - 5d -
Bill Self, Kansas knocked out of Men's March Madness first round for first time since 2006
Kansas basketball was eliminated from March Madness on Thursday by Arkansas, marking the first time the Jayhawks were kicked out in the first round since 2006.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Arkansas to play Kansas in first round of NCAA Tournament
The Arkansas Razorbacks were selected as a 10-seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, and will travel to Providence, Rhode Island, to play the 7-seed Kansas Jayhawks in the first ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16
