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This Year's Love/Flickr Study: You Really Can 'Work Smarter, Not Harder'
Research shows that reflecting after learning something new makes it stick in your brain.
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adpowers/flickr Schools Are Failing Minority LGBT Students
A new report outlines the many obstacles gay children of color face as they try to get a good education.
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Toru Hanai/Reuters First Step to Fixing Gender Bias in Business School: Admit the Problem
Lessons from Harvard Business School's recent attempts at transformation
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How Women and Men Use Flexible Work Policies Differently
A new study of MBAs shows that women are more likely to telecommute, while men are more likely to use flexible working hours.
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Why Paid Family Leave Is Good for Everyone (Even People Who Don't Use It)
Family-friendly laws signal a broad social consensus that citizens have a right to do both caregiving and paid work.
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Women Are More Likely Than Men to Be Engaged in Their Jobs
It's not clear why, but it may be because women tend to have more flexible work arrangements.
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Auto-Repair Shops Tend to Overcharge Women, Except When They Don't
"It's easy to imagine employees in male-dominated work environments like car-repair shops succumbing to gender stereotypes."
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There Are Plenty of Reasons Why Parents May Read More With Their Daughters
Understanding a new study that finds girls get more reading time with their parents than boys
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What a Mother Needs Most Is Time
Not breakfast in bed. Not flowers. Not a card.
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Congress's Doomed, Misguided Attempt to Help Working Families
Why doesn't the government ask overstretched parents what sorts of policies would make their lives easier?
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Marissa Mayer's Potentially Revolutionary Paternity Leave Policy
Yahoo is now giving new dads eight weeks of paid leave, which could transform the way families think about division of labor.
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The Many Myths About Mothers Who 'Opt Out'
Women don't leave the workforce simply because they're desperate to stay home and take care of their kids—their motivations are much more complicated than that.
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You Don't Have to Be Marissa Mayer to Bring Your Baby to Work With You
Some companies are allowing employees on all levels of the org chart to care for their kids in the office.
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Why 'The Feminine Mystique' Is Still Worth Reading in 2013
Betty Friedan's book is a dated piece of literature—but at its core are lessons we're still learning today.
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When Your Daughter Asks for a Victoria's Secret Gift Card
Is there any way to shield young women from damaging messages about their bodies?
