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Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
@amydiehl@mstdn.social
📖 GLASS WALLS (Rowman & Littlefield), CIO, Gender Bias Expert, Researcher, Consultant, Speaker, Traveler, Cyclist, Feminist, Equalist. She/Her/Dr.
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Women make 23% more in a unionized trade than non-union counterparts. In a union, you cannot get paid less because you’re a woman, and that happens frequently in non-union work, so the wage gap is less.
https://people.com/woman-in-the-trades-says-women-can-make-over-usd40-an-hour-exclusive-12137269
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1,200 sexual assault cases were filed at Cornell from 2018 to 2024. Most of those found responsible received minor sanctions that allowed them to remain on campus, such as probation or training. Only 7 ended in expulsion or dismissal.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/29/cornell-sexual-assault-rape-expelled-data-exclusive/92007157007/
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Wired surveyed 634 women in tech. 59% had seen or experienced gender bias. And everyone is pushed to use AI. But "sloppy, half-assed work gets praise when a man does it with Claude, whereas if I or any other women present[ed] that we’d get fired.”
https://www.wired.com/story/women-in-tech-survey/
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Only 13% of women have hands large enough to comfortably play repeated, fast octaves on a standard piano vs 76% of men. Smaller-handed pianists get injured more often & blame their bodies instead of the design. String instruments are made in graduated sizes yet the piano is fixed. https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/07/piano-keyboard-design-standard-narrow-women-research
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A Cornell student was allegedly drugged and raped by 7 frat members. She reported it to Cornell police 3 weeks later. Two were expelled; the other 5 just had to write essays. None were arrested. The victim left Cornell after the assault.
https://people.com/cornell-student-alleges-frat-members-gang-raped-her-2-expelled-others-wrote-essays-lawsuit-12141236
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Women have been socially deprived of laughter throughout history, viewed as a threat to the male hierarchy. Even today, women's laughter is more scrutinized in public life--just think of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
https://psyche.co/ideas/why-womens-laughter-has-long-been-treated-as-a-threat
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Study of S&P 500 firms finds they did not improve profitability or firm value with return-to-office mandates, but RTO did decrease employee ratings on Glassdoor related to work-life balance, senior management, and culture.
https://siliconcanals.com/t-return-office-mandates-firm-performance-employee-satisfaction/
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Witch-hunts targeted women with financial independence & status. In colonial New England, women from families w/o male heirs made up 64% of the females prosecuted for witchcraft, 76% of those who were found guilty & 89% of those who were executed.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/26/women-witchcraft-financial-independence
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Not only is Meta trying to silence Sarah Wynn-Williams, it is trying to destroy her. The goal is to send a signal to all other would-be whistle blowers. Even Sen Josh Hawley agrees. Read her memoir: CARELESS PEOPLE.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/17/meta-whistleblower-sarah-wynn-williams-us-senator-josh-hawley
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As I told Monica Torres of HuffPost, "As [women] grow older and more mature in their careers, they lose some of the fear of speaking their mind. And certain men don’t like that. Men will allow women into the workplace ... and will be supportive of women in the workplace to the extent that women are compliant, supportive of the men, and they don’t push back.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/age-discrimination-women-goog_l_6a6ba2e0e4b01948ae9a97fd
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Gallup finds 51% of women had at least one negative healthcare experience in past 5 years vs 39% of men. 66% of men received a diagnosis within 3 months for a health condition vs 53% of women, and a gap exists even when comparing the same conditions.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/714221/women-healthcare-barriers-extend-work-family-life.aspx
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When Ms. Rachel's videos took off, she received offers to sell the company. She sat through meetings hosted by a “bunch of men” about how to commercialize the project but was suspicious of their lack of interest in the educational side of her work. She didn’t need their expertise.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/20/ms-rachel-the-queen-of-toddler-tv-interview
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Brands have largely moved away from a scantily-clad-women ad strategy, but female athletes still can't escape a focus on their appearance and sexualized portrayals haven't completely disappeared. Female athletes see [the Sweeney ad] as a step backward.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2026/09/15/why-female-athletes-are-fighting-back-against-sydney-sweeneys-new-ad/
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UN report finds men lead 6 in 7 countries. The cost of running for office can exceed 100x average per capita income, excluding many women. Up to 8 in 10 women running for office face violence. Women are 6% of CEOs globally & lead <20% of highest courts.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168360
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Researchers replicated a study on bias on hiring w/ AI. When AI was told a candidate from one group failed as a doctor, AI stopped hiring anyone from that candidate's group as a dr and instead hired them as janitors. AI was more likely to stereotype people than humans in the original study. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/20/1140655/ai-biases-hiring-humans/
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In London, women can book a hotel room on a women-only floor w/ a key-card restricted corridor. No other benefits. The cost is £10 more. Because of risks of sexual harassment, assault and unwanted attention, travel often comes at a higher cost for women. https://bbc.com/travel/article/20260807-the-controversial-economics-of-women-only-travel
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"Working class" is a Trojan horse for white men. Yet most actual working class are neither white nor male. It is white men who say the Working Class must take priority & that we must give up women's rights, racial justice, immigrant rights, climate action.
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/pod-save-patriarchy-or-whatever-that-sorry-platner-spectacle-was/
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Glass cliff: New Lululemon CEO Heidi O'Neill inherits a company in decline. One major investor, Lululemon founder and ex-CEO Chip Wilson, criticized her appointment, saying she would likely just follow the “failed” strategy of the board.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/12/lululemon-new-ceo-heidi-oneill-leggings-sales-decline-nike-mess/
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AI tech bro doomers are inventing a story to cause panic instead of deliberating at the polls, in Congress and community meetings. "The threat is from destructive misuse of A.I. by humans rather than from autonomous A.I. agents themselves.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/opinion/ai-hugging-face-big-tech-danger.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVE.T7mN.fuSrNcA6fnPT&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Tradwives who try to leave “are not just feeling that they’re disappointing their husbands but disobeying God.” Having children makes them vulnerable. “If you get pregnant, you’re less likely to leave, less likely to fight back."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/style/ex-tradwife-influencer-bernadine-bluntly.html
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Per the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index, the 5 best countries for women:
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Finland
5 worst:
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
- CAR
- Syria
- Sudan https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-countries-for-women-map/
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Study (N=1,373) finds care obligations can drag down women’s promotion chances more sharply than men’s. Caregiving may carry a different meaning when attached to a woman, with employers assuming she devotes more time & energy to it.
https://www.scienceofmoney.org/it-s-not-being-a-woman-that-hurts-your-promotion-odds-it-s-part-time-work-and-ca-773/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads&utm_campaign=psypost
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Emmy Rossum made far less than William Macy for 'Shameless.' So she asked for more money for season 7. Warned Bros turned her down. By season 8 she was also directing. She asked again. WB turned her down. When the pay disparity went public, "it was resolved in 1 day." https://deadline.com/2026/07/emmy-rossum-was-shook-shameless-pay-disparity-1236978015/
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Flexible work is possible even in blue collar fields like manufacturing. GE Appliances has a pool of 900 workers who sign up for 4-hour shifts via an app, and choose what kind of work they want. Employees can also become full time with benefits if they want. https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5876084/manufacturing-flexible-part-time-work
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Women ages 40+ searching for jobs may find their decades of experience as a hindrance. Some remove dates and years of experience from their resume. It is another way women are considered 'never quite right'.
https://www.thetimes.com/money/family-finances/article/high-earning-women-out-of-work-8csg75h5v
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Study (N=80K) sent email from a fictitious two-parent household interested in enrolling a child. The emails randomly listed both the mother & father and asked the principals to call one. Mothers were 1.4x more likely than fathers to receive the phone call.
https://theconversation.com/better-call-mom-schools-still-see-mothers-as-the-default-parent-to-contact-288478
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Study finds that men who hold traditional beliefs about masculinity & value social power more likely to think women should keep up beauty standards. Evidence that societal beauty expectations for women tied to broader desires to maintain gender hierarchies. https://www.psypost.org/men-who-crave-social-power-are-more-likely-to-endorse-strict-beauty-norms-for-women/
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How it often goes for male bosses and female subordinates who have affairs: "For my former boss, it is a footnote in a longer arc of ascent. For me, it is the fracture that split my life into before and after."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/california/san-francisco/2026/07/28/aide-who-had-an-affair-with-gavin-newsom-shares-her-side-of-the-story-ruby-rippey/91079623007/
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The more that men credibly signal they will be dependable ‘dads’ and not disappointing ‘duds,’” the more likely educated women are to have babies.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-20/nobel-laureate-goldin-says-male-duds-are-weighing-on-birth-rates?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NDU1Mjk3NiwiZXhwIjoxNzg1MTU3Nzc2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSFRMQkVUOTZPU0wwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0OEJDNDVEMEYyN0I0REUwODlBNzJENTc3OTM1NTA4RSJ9.LaMXU818Aq-VsvZ-lLjKjituZvN1AzvVqPOo9jmgQow&leadSource=article-gifting
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Study finds women-owned firms are 24% more likely than men-owned firms to be pushed into liquidation rather than Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In other words, they don't as often get the second chance of reorganization that men get.
https://bankruptcyroundtable.law.harvard.edu/2026/07/07/when-she-fails-women-entrepreneurs-and-gender-gaps-in-business-bankruptcy/
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Orgs who scale back on DEI may think they are reducing risk. They may be increasing it. The EEOC is enforcing discrimination protections for women, such as a recent $2.6M settlement w/ TCI of Alabama for hiring only men as laborers. See my latest article in HR Dive,
https://www.hrdive.com/news/pulling-back-from-dei-increases-legal-risk-women/826430/
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A Pew study of Americans over age 50 who didn't have children found that a major reason was because they didn't find the right partner. "If we want more babies, we need more men women are willing to have babies with."
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/07/fertility-birth-rate-decline-women-men-conservatives.html
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Heather Hender worked as an engineer for Nike from 2015-2020. A jury found that Nike discriminated against her by paying her less than male peers and promoting her more slowly. The jury awarded her $19K in economic damages (the max) & $15M in punitive damages. https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/07/jury-awards-plaintiff-at-least-75-million-in-punitive-damages-in-sex-discrimination-lawsuit-against-nike.html
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Women professors are experiencing the manosphere firsthand, where male students treat the classroom like an online chatroom. "Like you can just say what you want as if we have no authority or expertise that we are drawing on.”
https://19thnews.org/2026/07/manosphere-misogyny-infiltrates-college-campus/
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Focusing on tradwife vs girlboss serves a political purpose. Instead of focusing on why families can't keep up with the cost of living, policymakers shift blame to whether women work outside of the home. Thus the economic questions receive far less attention. https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliakorn/2026/07/20/the-real-cost-of-the-trad-wife-vs-girlboss-debate-what-america-isnt-talking-about/
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Women are as innovative as men, but the risks are higher because women aren't guaranteed that creativity will be well received. They must have psychological safety, which requires minimizing the costs associated with taking intellectual risks. https://www.fastcompany.com/91573368/for-women-being-creative-at-work-comes-with-a-price
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Women's tone management in electronic messages is emotional labor: Add an exclamation mark so the sentence doesn’t read as cold. Add a softening “just” before the request. Add an emoji bc a plain full stop signals hostility. Read the message back, gauging how it will land.
https://siliconcanals.com/sc-v-sociologist-arlie-hochschild-coined-the-term-emotional-labor-in-1983-to-describe-flight-attendants-four-decades-on-the-same-unpaid-work-has-migrated-into-friendships-families-and-slack-channels/
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Many companies offer “flexible work” but still expect real-time responsiveness across all working hours. Employees become burned out from constant availability. Instead, define core collaboration hours (e.g., 10 AM–3 PM) and true offline periods. https://hbr.org/2026/07/the-invisible-work-draining-your-best-employees
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In the US, 20M single women own homes; 17M single men.
Some of these women get backlash from potential dates. One man questioned his date: "Why would you want to buy a house? What would a guy do for you?"
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/single-women-are-outpacing-single-men-in-homeownership-but-some-face-backlash
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Tradwifery is a trap. Without a career, Christine has surviving off of a small salary as a hotel staffer since divorcing. “When I filed for divorce, I learned very quickly that I had even less control over my life & finances than I’d thought.” https://nypost.com/2026/07/07/lifestyle/ex-tradwives-over-35-deatil-dark-side-of-the-viral-lifestyle/
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When employees use AI to outsource critical thinking and creativity, it can cause them to fall behind and become complacent. Using AI can make people "boring" because they become "just like everyone else."
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/19/how-using-ai-at-work-can-hurt-your-career.html
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Having men in nursing is important. If there were more, then maybe male nurses would stop being mistaken for doctors. Role incredulity in the opposite direction (usually it is women doctors being mistaken for nurses.)
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5869813/nursing-men-jobs-male-nurses
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In Ancient Greece & today, there's "fury & fretting over women in politics speaking...tone of voice—too high? too school-marmish? too much vocal fry? too this? too that?—that ignores what they’re saying, as if their job was to be aesthetically pleasing."
https://lithub.com/penelope-speaks-rebecca-solnit-on-the-western-literary-tradition-of-silencing-women/
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Researchers provided respondents with a management consulting job and asked them what the job ought to pay. Respondents (both men and women) suggested $1,000 less when they thought the job was female-dominated.
https://news.ucsb.edu/2026/022699/battle-sexes-pay-gap-persists
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Study of 1.5M emergency dept visits finds women drs ordered 3-5% more lab tests and hospitalized 3-5% more patients than men drs. The additional testing was just as likely to uncover findings, indicating clinically appropriate care.
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/female-er-physicians-order-more-tests-and-admit-more
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Study of 1,029 unpaid caregivers ages 40 - 75 caring for adults 55+, women are more likely than men to be caring for a spouse (20% vs 15%). Spousal caregiving is more demanding: the caregiver is on duty around the clock and has fewer natural breaks.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizelting/2026/07/28/nearly-half-of-full-time-workers-juggle-caregiving-responsibilities-and-theyre-falling-behind-at-work-because-of-it/
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One thing uniting the left and the right: opposition to AI data centers due to the effects they have on the environment and increased utility prices.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/18/how-data-centers-became-symbol-americans-rage/
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Mothers learn to read the room, adapt communication, regulate herself while someone else is dysregulated, make decisions w/ incomplete info, plan, revise, repair & try again. At work, we call this emotional intelligence, coaching, stakeholder & project mgmt, strategic thinking & leadership presence. https://www.fastcompany.com/91571831/companies-keep-talking-about-the-motherhood-penalty-theyre-missing-the-motherhood-advantage
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In case you were wondering if the EEOC is still paying attention to sex discrimination cases... The EEOC filed a suit against UTMB which paid Maria Alza $12,250 less per year than Henry Dominguez even though both held the same job title & responsibilities: https://www.chron.com/gulf-coast/article/utmb-galveston-eeoc-lawsuit-22327583.php
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Study of tradwife influencer content shows housework as effortless, sexual subjugation & body regulation as loving appreciation for a male provider and submission as a divine mandate. Missing: the vulnerabilities inherent in financial dependence on a spouse. https://www.psypost.org/the-hidden-business-of-the-submissive-internet-tradwife/
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