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Angela Evancie Nuns With a New Creed: Environmentalism
While many of their aged peers are living out their days in quiet convents, these women are digging gardens and offsetting carbon.
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The Highs (and Lows) of Starting Your Own Company
Ayah Bdeir describes how she created littleBits, a toy company that makes electronics accessible to everyone.
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! A Collection of Essays on Gender and Tech From Your Friends at The Atlantic
On a day that honors one of the (female) pioneers of computer science, our second annual round-up of our work on women in technology.
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M.O.D Entertainment / High Def Productions Cosplay's Reassuring Message About Geek Culture: It's OK to Be a Fake
The new documentary My Other Me serves as a reminder that invented identities aren't the enemy of geekery—sometimes, they're an essential component of it.
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Courtesy Ann Dowsett Johnston Alcohol as Escape From Perfectionism
The pressures of being a "superwoman" are dangerous.
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'Go for It—at Every Level': Career Advice From the CEO of DreamWorks
Stacey Snider describes how she worked her way up from the mailroom (literally) to become a top Hollywood executive.
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Reuters On National Coming Out Day, Don't Disparage the Closet
"Coming out" is a brave but complicated act, and overemphasizing its importance may be unwise.
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This Is the Average Man's Body
Graphic renderings of modern males
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Patricia Drury/Flickr To Fix Wikipedia’s Gender Imbalance: A Big Editing Party?
Next week at Brown, women’s contributions to science and technology will be inscribed in Wikipedia.
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Reuters Janet Yellen's Triple Mandate: Jobs, Inflation, and Wall Street
The new choice to lead the Federal Reserve could be another in a long line of tough female regulators who have boldly confronted a mostly male world.
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IBM/The Atlantic Monthly IBM's Plea for Gender Parity ... in an Ad From 1985
A previous decade called. It would like its cause back.
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Reuters Why Janet Yellen Would Be The Most Powerful Woman in World History
Queen Victoria presided over a five-continent empire. That's nothing compared to the influence Janet Yellen will have if she's confirmed as Fed chair.
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From Stoop Sales to Chief Digital Officer of NYC
Rachel Haot reflects on her experiences founding a startup and building a digital roadmap for the city.
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Reuters Interview: Malala Yousafzai Defends Herself Against Oddball Conspiracy Theories
Conservative critics have accused her of fabricating an assassination attempt and being aligned with the West, but she remains committed to advocating for young girls in Pakistan.
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A Map of the Gender Gap in Science Around the Globe
A portrait from UNESCO shows where women are well represented among employed scientists, and where they are rare.
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WikiPaintings Surveys Dramatically Underestimate Homophobia
Using a technique for eliciting confessions, researchers find there are more people who don't like gays—and who have had same-sex experiences—than commonly measured.
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The Woman Who Changed America's Social Fabric ... With Actual Fabric
Ruth Benerito, chemist and inventor, died this weekend at the age of 97.
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AP 'Negative Physiological Impacts'? Why Saudi Women Aren't Allowed to Drive
The odd restriction is as much cultural as religious.
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'I Think It's Fine to Be Underestimated'
Michelle Peluso, the CEO of Gilt, shares her advice on leadership, work-life balance, and shoulder pads.
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'Advice to a Younger Me': Introducing a New Video Series From The Atlantic
Women in business, media, and tech share stories from the early days of their careers.
