Weekly News Update

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• Huffington Post highlighted the women who rocked their pantsuits at the Oscars (and we are Here. For. It).
• The Business of Fashion reported that J.Crew has tapped Chris Benz to head womenswear and Crewcuts, their kids' brand.
• GeekWire shared how a new fashion startup, Armoire, is using technology to change how we shop for clothes.
• Business Insider provided a full list of clothing stores that are closing in 2019. 
• NPR reported that some jobs are helping employees pay off their student loans.
• Quartz explained why Emma Thompson's #metoo letter deserves our attention.
• New Statesman America provided the rules for a new game: “patriarchy chicken.” A few women have tried it and tweeted about their experiences.
• The Guardian explained the ways that safety testers, architects, designers, and others tend to forget about women.
• Above the Law shared yet another example of a woman who was belittled in court by a male attorney.
• Pregnantish shared some underreported facts about infertility among Asian American women.
• The New York Times reported that NASA has renamed a facility in honor of Katherine Johnson, one of the women whose career inspired Hidden Figures.
• Your WTF of the Week: If you're in the market for a new home, hopefully none of the ones you check out were featured on Bored Panda, unless that's what you're into, then you do you. You do you.
• Your Laugh of the Week: McSweeney's shared what it's like to be a Social Media #nonfluencer.

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