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North Dakota’s Norway Experiment: Can Humane Prisons Work in America?(motherjones.com)
2 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
The sheer irony of you extrapolating discussion on an issue that disproportionately affects women (including sometimes resulting in them being physically attacked) to "making men feel very unsafe and attacked". Silly title aside
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by Geekette 9y ago
I did find the original title of the TC article I posted to be needlessly inflammatory but the main premise of the content still stands: Avoiding hiring/investing/being alone in a room with a woman in reaction to sexual-harassment
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by Geekette 9y ago
Per the parent post, I agree with the premise that avoiding hiring/investing/being alone in a room with a woman in reaction to the recent reports of sexual-harassment in tech is a ridiculous approach, especially when there's
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by Geekette 9y ago
What are you referring to as a horrible way to handle this issue: The article content/tone in general or the approach of avoiding hiring, investing or being alone in a room with a woman?
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Why avoiding women is the wrong response to sexual harassment scandals in tech(techcrunch.com)
6 points by Geekette 9y ago|10 comments
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Kaboom Town (Pentagon's disposal of explosives near civilian sites)(propublica.org)
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Amidst probe of alleged sexual misconduct, AngelList partner Lee Jacobs on leave(techcrunch.com)
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The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money [pdf](interpretermag.com)
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Women's stories reveal systemic sexual harassment in tech [video](money.cnn.com)
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The World Bank’s Broken Promise to the Poor (2015)(icij.org)
122 points by Geekette 9y ago|80 comments
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Ivanka Inc:Business practices contradict stated pro-women and buy American goals(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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Airbnb host must pay $5,000 for canceling reservation based on race(latimes.com)
77 points by Geekette 9y ago|128 comments
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Oregon Just Put a Tax on Bicycles(citylab.com)
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The First study of race and gender inequality in the Twitterverse (user activity)(technologyreview.com)
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Study finds work gender quotas weed out incompetent workers and inefficiencies(independent.co.uk)
4 points by Geekette 9y ago|1 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
Many victims decline to prosecute to avoid the mental toll the process takes, including having to relive their trauma, having their credibility torn to shreds and possibility of the perp being acquitted even in face of compelling evidence.
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by Geekette 9y ago
Clarification in response to comments that assume I'm the OP: It's not my story, I just reposted from author's site.
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500 Startups partner Elizabeth Yin resigns over McClure situation(axios.com)
97 points by Geekette 9y ago|9 comments
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Shedding Light on the “Black Box of Inappropriateness”(cherylyeoh.com)
498 points by Geekette 9y ago|343 comments
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World population prospects for 2017-2100 (UN DESA, Population Division) [pdf](esa.un.org)
1 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
"Avoiding this situation is why I never meet women 1:1 outside of conference rooms, yet Mike Pence was roundly mocked for doing this." The easiest way to avoid this situation is by simply not behaving inappropriately around wome
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by Geekette 9y ago
One has to marvel at the thought process that made Marc Canter offer that ludicrous excuse to defend his sexual harassment of Wendy Dent. Also amazing that he prioritizes disputing being her adviser, rather than the harassment allegations o
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How Vienna Solved Homelessness(citylab.com)
4 points by Geekette 9y ago|2 comments
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Anti-addiction drug maker found a captive market in the criminal justice system(propublica.org)
96 points by Geekette 9y ago|60 comments
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by Geekette 9y ago
This is mindblowing because I'd always assumed that judges everywhere started as experienced lawyers. For contrast, I checked the Canadian judicial system and judges at all levels of court must be lawyers with at least five years exper
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10% of all fish caught (~10M tons) is dumped back into the ocean annually(cbc.ca)
2 points by Geekette 9y ago|0 comments
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Why Are We Still Talking About “A Players”?(mfbt.ca)
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Recorded conversations show differently VCs assess male vs. female entrepreneurs(hbr.org)
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A tale of two Canadas: Where you grew up affects your income in adulthood(theglobeandmail.com)
178 points by Geekette 9y ago|96 comments

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