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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 1d

Can we focus on raising everybody up instead of just ourselves?

On November 14th at 12 PM ET, Francesca Donner will be joined by podcast host Melissa Panzer and author Ruchika T. Malhotra to discuss how we can fix work, and how we can get there. buff.ly/lpBgtCu

The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 1d

Ambition, good. Burnout, bad. Drive, good. Aggression, bad.

We are raised to believe that if you work hard you’ll get ahead, but workplaces aren’t meritocracies. Often we find ourselves working in an environment that rewards the greediest and most aggressive. buff.ly/lpBgtCu

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Amy @arc207.bsky.social · 6d

Great stuff from @thepersistent.bsky.social on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and how film adaptations have missed different elements of the novel.

Why Frankenstein Needs a Female Director

Male directors can't go Mary Shelley's tale justice

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 2d

Read more of the most outrageous responses founders were told in a pitch meeting or by an investor: buff.ly/YsaqB63

From being asked about kids and marriage to fending off unwanted kisses, these were truly the worst of the worst.

'I Don't Invest in Mothers. I Expect Founders to Work'

8 Female entrepreneurs share shocking investor comments.

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 2d

To better understand what it’s like for female founders in 2025, we partnered with HearstLab, a venture capital fund that has built a community of over 60 startups which are owned and led by women. buff.ly/YsaqB63

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 2d

"You are so cute."

"I don't invest in mothers."

"I'm shocked you've made it this far."

"Why don’t you step down?”

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 5d

On the day of the NYC Marathon, one of our favorites from Josie Cox:

At just 25, I considered running a marathon proof of health: a benchmark in my ongoing eating disorder recovery. Over the years I’ve learned the power of moderation. These days, I force myself to run a bit less. buff.ly/qyUVvID

The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 7d

Here's her list of directors who she'd like to see adapt "Frankenstein" in the vein of Mary Shelley's original manuscript. Which of these women would you want to see work on a future "Frankenstein" movie? buff.ly/LeEegLe

The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 7d

If we ever want a truer interpretation of “Frankenstein,” we might need a woman to do it, E.B. Boyd writes. buff.ly/LeEegLe

Why Frankenstein Needs a Female Director

Male directors can't go Mary Shelley's tale justice

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 9d

Psychotherapist Nina Jane Patel discovered this herself when she decided to try Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse Horizon Worlds. Almost instantly, a group of male avatars cornered her to sexually harrass her. The kind of behavior experienced by Patel now has a name: “meta rape.” buff.ly/2Fp7CUk

The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 9d

And it should come as no surprise. After all, the content AI is trained on is not just biased, but also skewed toward extremes—gleaning information from the conversational cesspool that is the Internet. buff.ly/2Fp7CUk

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 9d

From biased chatbots to sexist and aggressive avatars, AI already comprises a whole set of tools capable of harassing and harming women. buff.ly/2Fp7CUk

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 11d

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 13d

Next week’s editors’ chat will feature @josiecox.bsky.social and @kathleenedavis.bsky.social talking live about all things hustle culture and burnout.

Paid subscribers can join us on October 30th at 12 PM EST to be part of this conversation. You can upgrade and sign up here: buff.ly/8d0XvQv

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 13d

50 yrs ago, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. No cooking, cleaning or childcare. Schools closed. Flights grounded. Men stayed home or took kids to work. Today Iceland has smallest gender pay gap in the world & tough equal pay laws. @josiecox.bsky.social
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50 Years Ago, Iceland's Women Went on Strike. It Changed Everything.

They stopped cleaning and cooking; they stopped doing laundry and they stopped looking after their children. They’d had enough.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 14d

10/24/75: 90% of women in Iceland went on strike—“They stopped cleaning &cooking; they stopped doing laundry &they stopped looking after their [kids]….Schools closed, flights were grounded, the telephone systm shut down, &men had to either stay home or take their kids to work”
@josiecox.bsky.social

50 Years Ago, Iceland's Women Went on Strike. It Changed Everything.

They stopped cleaning and cooking; they stopped doing laundry and they stopped looking after their children. They’d had enough.

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 14d

When the first excavator struck the East Wing of the White House this week, it didn't just destroy the architecture. It also began to demolish the legacy of First Ladies throughout the decades.

We break down the construction project: www.thepersistent.com/white-house-...

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · Jun 28

The wedding of Jeff Bezos to Lauren Sánchez is estimated to have cost a cool $45 to $55M. Denouncing billionaire excess seems par for the course, but the criticism Sánchez is being hit with is distinctly more personal. @hollybaxter.bsky.social takes a look.

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · Jun 12

The average wedding in the U.S. now costs a cool $36,000. But @dcopaken.bsky.social discovered that embracing DIY elements for her daughter's wedding not only kept costs down—it brought communities together.
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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · Jun 3

American mothers are not ok: a new study shows their mental health has declined precipitously. Knowing that is sort of helpful, says @josiecox.bsky.social: "As I sifted through these depressing findings, I also felt oddly comforted," she writes. www.thepersistent.com/mothers-ment...

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · May 29

“The recent pregnancy of Mummy Pig—who, let me be clear, is a cartoon character—has been so hard to stomach,” writes Gabrielle Griffith. Read Gabriella’s take on the arrival of Peppa Pig’s sister, including the gender reveal and its coverage in the news. buff.ly/OSnwDFZ

Peppa Pig and her family, including her new baby sister.

White text on black background: For many people, pregnancy announcements are a joyous thing, but when you're struggling to conceive, they really are not. The news that Mummy Pig was pregnant and had given birth to a baby, Evie, was not unanimously celebrated.

"Triggered AF by a cartoon pig," responded one person on Instagram when Gabriella Griffith asked how people felt about the birth of Baby Evie. "I wanted them turned into sausages!" fumed another.

The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · May 27

Photographer Nancy Borowick spent years documenting the effects of grief. Now, she turns her lens to stillbirth and its effect on the women who lose their babies.

Read her Q&A with @josiecox.bsky.social and see more of her extraordinary photos here. buff.ly/4FXLbdt

Photo of woman holding branches next to photo of rings that say Naomi, Charlie, and Tessa.

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · May 15

What if a solution to wipe out all mom guilt was a magic pill, so women could unabashedly do their thing without worrying about others’ feelings or perceptions? That’s the premise of a new novel, “The Guilt Pill,” by the author Saumya Dave. www.thepersistent.com/if-you-could...

Would You Take a Pill to Banish Mom Guilt?

A new novel imagines a world where women don't feel guilty.

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · May 14

Will the Catholic church ever be ready for a woman pope? It seems unlikely, but a poll by the Pew Research Center shows that American Catholics’ might be becoming more progressive. Read @josiecox.bsky.social's latest: buff.ly/lMUNLXU

Will There Ever be a Woman Pope?

Unlikely - but Catholics' views on gender are evolving.

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · May 13

In order for Katy Perry to actually have been part of the first ever all-female crew in space, she would have had to time travel back to the year 1963. Why can't we remember women in history? New from @josiecox.bsky.social:

Valentina Tereshkova: The First All-Women Space Crew.

Media coverage of Katy Perry & Co.’s Blue Origin trip to space failed to acknowledge the many of women in space exploration who actually made history.

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