Why An Extra Plane Seat for Your Baby is Worth the Money A child under 2 years old can fly on your lap for free—which can feel like a great excuse to travel with a baby for no additional cost. But believe me when I tell you: Buy the extra plane seat. By Irina Gonzalez Plenty parents know that traveling with…
Bonberi’s Nicole Berrie Wants To Bring Intuitive Eating To All By Gabby Shacknai It was the early aughts, and Nicole Berrie appeared to have it all. She was living in New York City and just a few years out from college, was already working her dream job as a writer for Vanity Fair during the heyday of glossy magazines. It was everything…
Coaching is Key to The Economic Recovery For Women By Rebecca Henderson This year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos was an important gathering for leaders in light of numerous crises facing the global community. Among the many urgent issues receiving attention include how the labor market can support faster economic recovery for working women, who were disproportionately affected…
Female Patients Half As Likely to Be Given This Life-Saving Drug By Deep Shukla Tranexamic acid is an approved drug that can prevent severe blood loss in patients with life-threatening physical injuries or trauma. A new study shows that female patients are about half as likely as males to receive tranexamic acid following a traumatic injury. These sex disparities also…
How to Work Out When You Have Exercise-Induced Asthma It’s totally possible. By Korin Miller and Ashley Abramson Medically reviewed by Shewit Giovanni, MD, MS If going for a run has you huffing and puffing more than normal, you may have exercise-induced asthma, medically called exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. This type of asthma can be serious and make it hard to do the things…
Crawling May Reduce a Baby’s Risk of Asthma Before you deep-clean your carpets, inhaling some dust may actually be good for your little one. By Tina Donvito No matter how clean your house is, indoor floors, particularly carpets, are filled with biological material—the stuff that dust is made of. Now scientists have found that crawling babies kick up high levels…
3 Lessons For CEOs & Founders Needing a Creative Breakthrough By Kathy Caprino According to recent data and research, creativity has been ranked as a top skill for business success today. In a 2020 World Economic Forum “Future of Jobs Report,” creativity was rated highly as an important emerging skill across numerous countries. But very often, seasoned CEOs and leaders can rely too…
In the Silent-Film Era, Hollywood’s Power Players Were Women Female writers, directors, and producers were pioneers of the silent-film era—but were pushed out of the industry as its influence grew. By Naomi McDougall Jones Given the dearth of women among this year’s Oscar nominees for writing and directing, not to mention behind the camera in Hollywood at all, you may be…
Here’s When to Say ‘No’ at Work By Kathryn Vasel You’ve just volunteered to help show a new colleague the ropes. But now you’re trying to figure out when you can actually make the time to fit it all in. This happens a lot — especially to women. Managers often ask for volunteers or in some cases, assign workers to…
What to Know About Gender Bias in Healthcare By Zawn Villines Medically Reviewed By Francis Kuehnle, MSN, RN-BC Gender bias in healthcare is widespread. Patients, doctors, researchers, and administrators can all hold biased views about gender. These views affect how the healthcare system works and have a serious impact on health outcomes. Gender bias is a preference for one gender…
