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Couples Want to Lean In Together, But They Need Employers to Change Too

Sheryl Sandberg may be missing the point with her latest #LeanInTogether movement. It's not that men don't want to support their spouses—it's that our workplaces aren't changing fast enough to encourage it.

Nanette Fondas

Economics

A Way for Feminism to Overcome Its ‘Class Problem’

A growing body of research indicates that there are few other interventions that improve the economic prospects and work-life balance of women workers as much as unions do.

Nicole Woo

Social Justice

Science Is, Undeniably, Making the World a Better Place: A Conversation With Steven Pinker

Oliver Burkeman explores human nature, violence, feminism, and religion with one of the world’s most controversial cognitive scientists. Can he dent Steven Pinker’s optimism?

Oliver Burkeman

Economics

Lean In’s Call for an Unpaid Intern May Not Be Ethical, but It’s Perfectly Legal

Does an unpaid position go against everything Lean In, founded by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, is supposed to stand for?

Blair Hickman