Hello and welcome to another week of me sharing links I came across this week. This week is going to be brief and to the point. As always, headings are hyperlinked. Don’t forget to comment and share.
Bias in Healthcare
Every year or so, there is a headline and a few stories about how racism affects childbirth and chances mortality stats in pregnant women and their babies. What we don’t see as often, is how bias affects every facet of healthcare. This first person account of the effect of medical bias was so infuriating, I don’t know how much work needs to be done to change the system.
Cute Friendship Stories
Female friendships can be so wonderful. I enjoyed these examples of great friendship.
Even more evidence of men being biased against women
Girl boss theory says that if women just acted more like men at work, they would get the same benefits. This article gives a little insight into why that idea is false- and kind of ridiculous.
Evidence of the whole world being biased against female leaders
When women are in positions of power, we hold them to a universally higher standard than men and I don’t like that.
Who is the lead of Judas and the black Messiah?
Very interesting look at award politics. Also, Kate Winslet tried to be the supporting character in “The Reader”??? Come on! It makes me look at awards with a new eye.
Even good partners can be bad
I enjoyed this because someone can transform your life positively and also do something negative. People aren’t just good or bad. This is a perfect example.
A mother that regrets being a mother
This kind of illustrated the thoughtless approach a lot of people take to becoming parents. Society just demands that kids be the next step for every couple without considering what the right choice is for people on an individual level. I hope that we start to examine our choice to be parents, and not just approach it as the next step in life.