Weekly News Update, 7.10.26
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- Allure spoke to Lorreta Rocha, one of Cabo Verde's braiders at the World Cup, who are behind the players' intricate hairstyles.
- Harvard Business Review shared data about how men and women experience leadership. For one, in a survey, 35% of men said that women are judged more critically in executive roles, while 90% of women agreed.
- The New York Times [gift link] spoke to people in San Francisco who say that typical $180,000 tech salaries are no longer enough, as OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public.
- The New York Times [gift link] also focused on treatment alternatives for women who are unable to use hormonal replacement therapy during perimenopause/menopause.
- The 19th asked the key question, “Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool?” and highlighted a new device that could lessen patients' pain during, for example, IUD insertion.
- ProPublica reported that the Trump administration is planning to weaken the main protection workers have over their 401(k)s — the right to hold an employer accountable when retirement savings are mishandled.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] explained how some older IKEA designs are becoming highly sought after on the secondhand market.
- NPR listed seven creative ways to turn your leftovers into a new meal.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna, with “My Last Will And Testament In The Event I Am Murdered, As It Applies To My Life Rights.”
Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- keeping warm at work with too-cold A/C
- what to gift a friend after staying at their home
- whether to go on a GLP-1
- fun TV shows and movies
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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