Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
@amydiehl.bsky.social
📖 GLASS WALLS, CIO, Gender Bias Expert, Researcher, Consultant, Speaker, Traveler, Cyclist, Feminist, Equalist. She/Her/Dr. https://amy-diehl.com
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NEW! GLASS WALLS is releasing in paperback and audiobook formats on December 11, 2025. Pre-order today at amy-diehl.com/book
The FDA blocked Addyi out of concern that women might take the drug at night, then fall asleep driving kids to school the next day. Pharma exec Cindi Eckert spent $1M on a study that showed women drove better after taking Addyi likely bc they slept better. www.fastcompany.com/91439618/a-n...
A new film reveals just how hard it was to make the ‘female Viagra’
Period brand Knix financed ‘The Pink Pill’ as part of its broader mission of funding documentaries by female filmmakers.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The FDA blocked Addyi out of concern that women might take the drug at night, then fall asleep driving kids to school the next day. Pharma exec Cindi Eckert spent $1M on a study that showed women drove better after taking Addyi likely bc they slept better. www.fastcompany.com/91439618/a-n...
Across the top 592 podcasts, where 66.3% of hosts were men; 33.2% women. In top 100 podcasts, 72.8% of guests were men; 27.2% women. 62.6% of episodes did not feature a woman guest. Women most likely to appear as a guest when podcast had a woman host.
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USC Annenberg releases a new study exploring the gender and race/ethnicity of hosts and guests of popular podcasts
The first-ever Golden Globe Award nominations for podcasting will be announced this month, as the medium continues its growing popularity across the entertainment landscape. As podcasts audiences
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November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Across the top 592 podcasts, where 66.3% of hosts were men; 33.2% women. In top 100 podcasts, 72.8% of guests were men; 27.2% women. 62.6% of episodes did not feature a woman guest. Women most likely to appear as a guest when podcast had a woman host.
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Reposted by Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
NEW! GLASS WALLS is releasing in paperback and audiobook formats on December 11, 2025. Pre-order today at amy-diehl.com/book
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
NEW! GLASS WALLS is releasing in paperback and audiobook formats on December 11, 2025. Pre-order today at amy-diehl.com/book
Study finds that for every 1% increase in state-level firearm ownership, there was an 8% increase in firearm homicide rates in pregnant women.Louisiana had highest rate of firearm homicides in pregnant women followed by MO, AK, WV, SC, GA & [email protected]
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Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Stateline
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers found the...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Study finds that for every 1% increase in state-level firearm ownership, there was an 8% increase in firearm homicide rates in pregnant women.Louisiana had highest rate of firearm homicides in pregnant women followed by MO, AK, WV, SC, GA & [email protected]
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In 1994, 10% of women (ages 15-44) would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. In 2025, it was 40% of women (41% of married women; 45% of single women). But only 19% of men of the same ages.
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Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In 1994, 10% of women (ages 15-44) would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. In 2025, it was 40% of women (41% of married women; 45% of single women). But only 19% of men of the same ages.
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80% of women who stay home do so to take care of the household vs 23% of stay-at-home men. 34% of stay-at-home men are due to illness/disability, 13% are retired, 13% can't find work, 8% go to school. 3 decades ago, 4% of stay-at-home men took care of kids. fortune.com/2025/11/13/m...
Stay-at-home dads are on the rise, but they're not necessarily doing it to look after their kids | Fortune
Nearly one in five stay-at-home parents are now fathers, data shows.
fortune.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
80% of women who stay home do so to take care of the household vs 23% of stay-at-home men. 34% of stay-at-home men are due to illness/disability, 13% are retired, 13% can't find work, 8% go to school. 3 decades ago, 4% of stay-at-home men took care of kids. fortune.com/2025/11/13/m...
NEW! GLASS WALLS is releasing in paperback and audiobook formats on December 11, 2025. Pre-order today at amy-diehl.com/book
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
NEW! GLASS WALLS is releasing in paperback and audiobook formats on December 11, 2025. Pre-order today at amy-diehl.com/book
The FDA removed the black box warning for HRT. Recent research reveals that the benefits of HRT outweigh risks for most women who start before age 60: Reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases by 50%, Alzheimer’s disease by 35% & bone fractures by 50-60%.
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Why The FDA’s New Move On Hormone Therapy Could Help Women’s Careers
The FDA announced that it's removing the black box warning on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause. Here's why it could help women in their careers.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The FDA removed the black box warning for HRT. Recent research reveals that the benefits of HRT outweigh risks for most women who start before age 60: Reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases by 50%, Alzheimer’s disease by 35% & bone fractures by 50-60%.
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www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
I would argue that there is a certain gender that needs this self-editing advice, and it isn't women.
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www.fastcompany.com/91435919/lea...
The leadership skill nobody talks about: Self-editing
Ironically, the more leaders can edit themselves, the less pressure their teams will feel to edit themselves.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I would argue that there is a certain gender that needs this self-editing advice, and it isn't women.
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Working in tech, Maureen Wiley Clough felt pressure to manage her image carefully. She dyed her hair, wore trendy clothes & makeup to try to fit the "right" image. But she found that didn't matter, as the industry wasn't built for women. She left.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Working in tech, Maureen Wiley Clough felt pressure to manage her image carefully. She dyed her hair, wore trendy clothes & makeup to try to fit the "right" image. But she found that didn't matter, as the industry wasn't built for women. She left.
www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
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Reposted by Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
On hustle culture, I told Bamboo HR News, "If your employees can’t take a two-week vacation without work grinding to a halt, then you don’t have enough staff."
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November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On hustle culture, I told Bamboo HR News, "If your employees can’t take a two-week vacation without work grinding to a halt, then you don’t have enough staff."
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Study of parents in remote-first organizations finds mothers expanded their labor in both the work and family domains, but fathers use their new-found flexibility to lean into their parenting roles instead of merely expanding their paid work. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Study of parents in remote-first organizations finds mothers expanded their labor in both the work and family domains, but fathers use their new-found flexibility to lean into their parenting roles instead of merely expanding their paid work. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Study finds people overestimated a company’s gender diversity after learning there were women in top mgmt, which led to less likelihood of hiring a woman. A few prominent examples can create the illusion that equality has been achieved, when it has not.
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How Seeing Women In Power Can Slow Real Change, And What To Do About It
New research suggests the visibility of a few successful women may make people believe that sufficient equality has already been achieved, even when it hasn’t.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Study finds people overestimated a company’s gender diversity after learning there were women in top mgmt, which led to less likelihood of hiring a woman. A few prominent examples can create the illusion that equality has been achieved, when it has not.
www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Study finds tubal ligations to permanently prevent pregnancy increased by 51% in 4 academic medical centers in PA, NY, FL & TN since Dobbs. A greater proportion were younger & had never given birth. Most worried their options would be limited in the future.
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More women sought permanent contraception after Supreme Court Dobbs decision | Penn State University
The number of women undergoing tubal ligations — a surgical procedure that permanently prevents pregnancy — increased across four academic medical centers in four states in the year after the Supreme ...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Study finds tubal ligations to permanently prevent pregnancy increased by 51% in 4 academic medical centers in PA, NY, FL & TN since Dobbs. A greater proportion were younger & had never given birth. Most worried their options would be limited in the future.
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Even in progressive places like Seattle, women are 'never quite right.' Colleagues have asked Monica Cisneros, a 10 yr Latina tech manager where she’s “really” from and have told her they don’t like her female voice & excluded her from deals because of it. www.seattletimes.com/business/tec...
Why DEI isn’t a success story at Seattle’s tech companies
Despite tech's successes, the industry has remained staggeringly white and male.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Even in progressive places like Seattle, women are 'never quite right.' Colleagues have asked Monica Cisneros, a 10 yr Latina tech manager where she’s “really” from and have told her they don’t like her female voice & excluded her from deals because of it. www.seattletimes.com/business/tec...
"Conservative feminism" is not a thing. The patriarchy has learned to speak the language of empowerment. It borrows feminist words—“choice,” “agency,” “strength”—but drains them of their meaning, using them to defend inequality.
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When the Headline Gets It Wrong: Feminism Isn’t the Problem—Patriarchy Is
When I saw the headline “Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And if So, Can Conservative Feminism Fix It?” in The New York Times, my heart sank.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"Conservative feminism" is not a thing. The patriarchy has learned to speak the language of empowerment. It borrows feminist words—“choice,” “agency,” “strength”—but drains them of their meaning, using them to defend inequality.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/08/c...
In 2024, the US female-to-male earnings ratio was 80.9%. For union workers, it was 87.1%. Women in unions have stronger employer-sponsored benefits, are more likely to have a pension or retirement plan, and to receive health insurance from their employer.
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Unions are the best defense against the gender wage gap
Over the past two years, the gender pay gap has been widening — except for women workers who belong to unions.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In 2024, the US female-to-male earnings ratio was 80.9%. For union workers, it was 87.1%. Women in unions have stronger employer-sponsored benefits, are more likely to have a pension or retirement plan, and to receive health insurance from their employer.
www.afscme.org/blog/unions-...
www.afscme.org/blog/unions-...
Single women: Think carefully before changing your name at marriage.
"I realized that I wasn’t actually doing this for myself or for my husband—I was just doing what I thought I should do." www.today.com/life/essay-l...
"I realized that I wasn’t actually doing this for myself or for my husband—I was just doing what I thought I should do." www.today.com/life/essay-l...
I took my husband's last name. Then I regretted it
I just need to get used to it, I kept telling myself.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Single women: Think carefully before changing your name at marriage.
"I realized that I wasn’t actually doing this for myself or for my husband—I was just doing what I thought I should do." www.today.com/life/essay-l...
"I realized that I wasn’t actually doing this for myself or for my husband—I was just doing what I thought I should do." www.today.com/life/essay-l...
On hustle culture, I told Bamboo HR News, "If your employees can’t take a two-week vacation without work grinding to a halt, then you don’t have enough staff."
newsroom.bamboohr.com/amy-diehl-wi...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On hustle culture, I told Bamboo HR News, "If your employees can’t take a two-week vacation without work grinding to a halt, then you don’t have enough staff."
newsroom.bamboohr.com/amy-diehl-wi...
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White men make up a minority of the US workforce, but you wouldn't know it based on these images from the US Labor Department.
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
White men make up a minority of the US workforce, but you wouldn't know it based on these images from the US Labor Department.
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NYT: Did women ruin the workplace?
"A toxic workplace does not become toxic when the issue is vocalized; it was already toxic. The question desires to blame women for 'creating' the idea of toxic workplaces when these spaces were already ruined."
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"A toxic workplace does not become toxic when the issue is vocalized; it was already toxic. The question desires to blame women for 'creating' the idea of toxic workplaces when these spaces were already ruined."
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Women of Vanity Fair Consider: Wait, Did We Ruin the Workplace?
Today, The New York Times published a conversation between the conservative columnist Ross Douthat and two writers about just how bad ladies have screwed up corporate culture with their presence. We f...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NYT: Did women ruin the workplace?
"A toxic workplace does not become toxic when the issue is vocalized; it was already toxic. The question desires to blame women for 'creating' the idea of toxic workplaces when these spaces were already ruined."
www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...
"A toxic workplace does not become toxic when the issue is vocalized; it was already toxic. The question desires to blame women for 'creating' the idea of toxic workplaces when these spaces were already ruined."
www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...
For every company that is mandating RTO, there are others, like Cengage, who are going completely remote.
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Education technology company to close Boston headquarters, embrace fully remote workplace
Cengage Group has based its corporate headquarters in Boston since 2014, with offices downtown and in Seaport.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
For every company that is mandating RTO, there are others, like Cengage, who are going completely remote.
www.boston.com/news/busines...
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Today the economy is strong but >455K women have left the workforce since Jan, pushed out by return-to-office, public-sector layoffs, increasing childcare costs+gender pay gap+burden of unpaid eldercare. This isn’t a market failure; it’s a man-made crisis. thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today the economy is strong but >455K women have left the workforce since Jan, pushed out by return-to-office, public-sector layoffs, increasing childcare costs+gender pay gap+burden of unpaid eldercare. This isn’t a market failure; it’s a man-made crisis. thehill.com/opinion/fina...
The US had an additional 80K births from 2021 and 2025 when the pandemic ushered in remote work. Couples who work from home, even just one person person one day a week, are more likely to conceive & plan to have children than those who commute 5 days per week. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Could remote work fix America's baby bust? Some researchers think so
Researchers say remote and hybrid work schedules could increase the nation's fertility rate by making it easier for Americans to have babies.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The US had an additional 80K births from 2021 and 2025 when the pandemic ushered in remote work. Couples who work from home, even just one person person one day a week, are more likely to conceive & plan to have children than those who commute 5 days per week. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
In more examples of how women are considered 'never quite right', investors told female entrepreneurs things like, "You suffer from lack of grey hair syndrome" and "You need to act more like a man to show confidence that my money is safe with you."
www.thepersistent.com/female-found...
www.thepersistent.com/female-found...
'I Don't Invest in Mothers. I Expect Founders to Work'
8 Female entrepreneurs share shocking investor comments.
www.thepersistent.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In more examples of how women are considered 'never quite right', investors told female entrepreneurs things like, "You suffer from lack of grey hair syndrome" and "You need to act more like a man to show confidence that my money is safe with you."
www.thepersistent.com/female-found...
www.thepersistent.com/female-found...