Notices by Amy Diehl, Ph.D. (amydiehl@mstdn.social)

Women-founded companies generate 78¢ of revenue for every $1 raised vs 31¢ for male-founded startups. They burn 15% less capital--in 2024 $270K/month vs US startups $320K/month. Yet female founded startups received only 2.1% of venture capital in 2024. https://www.inc.com/annabel-burba/female-founders-outperform-their-male-counterparts-but-receive-much-less-funding-study-finds/91212886

Study of 6,600 episodes of kids’ TV over 60 years finds boys portrayed as ‘doers’ and girls as passive. And male characters still dominate dialogue, 50% more than female characters. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2025/07/16/for-60-years-kids-tv-cast-boys-as-doers-and-girls-as-passive-study-finds/

Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
https://thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt-advises-women-to-ask-for-lower-salaries-finds-new-study

So-called objective metrics in academia disadvantage women. Letters of reference for women tend to have less stand-out adjectives. Women's papers are cited less, their grants are smaller on avg & their papers have a harder time getting past reviewers.
https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/the-first-author-was-a-woman-she-should-be-in-the-kitchen-not-writing-papers-bias-in-stem-publishing-still-punishes-women

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2025/07/07/being-too-helpful-at-work-can-hurt-your-career-heres-how-to-say-no/

Study finds in states w/ near-total abortion bans since 2022, intimate partner violence rose 7% - 10% (9,271 - 13,998 additional incidents). Women also “found it harder to exit abusive relationships once they were forced to carry that pregnancy to term." https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/06/30/abortion-bans-relationship-violence-new-research/

GAO study of 61 industries (2019-2022) finds a 1% increase in remote work participation was associated with a 0.09% increase in total factor productivity growth. Industries with largest increases in remote work outperformed others & were able to cut costs.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5345239-remotework-productivity-gains-pandemic/

In 10 states with active paid parental bonding leave programs, men took at least 40% of the leave in 8 states, 35% in DC and 30% in NJ. In WA and CO, fathers take more than half of the leave.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/fathers-day-parental-leave

Happy 2 year bookiversary to GLASS WALLS! To women: you are not alone. To everyone: together we will shatter gender bias. https://amy-diehl.com/book

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/scientists-have-been-studying-remote-work-for-four-years-and-have-reached-a-very-clear-conclusion-working-from-home-makes-us-happier/

Study (N=815) finds domestic violence starts w/ coercive control over who a partner can see, what they wear, where they can go or questioning the partner's sanity. On average, physical abuse doesn't start until after marriage or moving into together.
https://theconversation.com/he-stopped-me-from-talking-to-male-colleagues-new-research-shows-how-domestic-violence-so-often-starts-with-isolation-and-control-257457

As a pretext for excluding women, Hegseth says the Army needs more lethality--which includes physical tactical skills, leadership, grit. Standards were never lowered for women, but the 1st woman in Army Ranger school carried the same pack as men plus 250 tampons. https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/415145/women-in-combat-ranger-school-pete-hegseth-fitness-standards

Companies that maintained DEI commitments increased reputation scores in 2025.
Patagonia: +2.9 points
Microsoft: +3.2
Costco: +1.8
Apple: +1
Netflix: +1.4
Those that rolled back DEI declined. Walt Disney slid 7 points since 2021 while Target slid 5 points. https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/dei-patagonia-costco-microsoft-reputation-surge

Republican goal: "Shelter men from women’s economic competition, revert to the regressive cultural modes of an imagined past & impose an artificially narrow vision of the capacities, aspirations, talents & desires of half of the American people."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/republicans-childcare-women-inequality

Study (N=7,800) finds while managers felt that employees who disconnected from work over the weekend would be more productive, the managers also penalized them, rating them less committed & promotable. Better to stop defining commitment as self-sacrifice.
https://hbr.org/2025/05/research-are-you-penalizing-your-best-employees-for-unplugging

Orwell had a brilliant wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, who was erased from history. Disappearing women is how patriarchy creates itself. Erasing women makes men into the main characters in life and in history, and women into supporting cast, or caste.
https://time.com/7284644/trumps-erasure-of-women/

Tariffs hurt consumers of all kinds of goods. But Trump mentioned 'dolls'--not toy trucks, GI Joe's, video games, basketballs, squat racks or protein powder. His aim: cast the pain that consumers face as feminine and frivolous. @moiradonegan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/09/trump-dolls-little-girls

Study of 447 women vulvovaginal patients finds 25% were belittled & 20% were not believed. Over 40% were told they just needed to relax more, about 20% were told they 'need a glass of wine', and 39.4% said they were made to “feel crazy.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/women-pelvic-symptoms-pain-doctors-gaslight-study-rcna205403

Investors at Costco, Apple, Levi's, John Deere, Goldman Sachs, etc are voting against anti-DEI proposals. Costco: Diverse employees "bring originality and creativity to our merchandise offerings, promoting the ‘treasure hunt’ that our customers value."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/business/costco-apple-levi-shareholders-dei

Think you wouldn't be impacted if Head Start is cut? Think again. Cutting free childcare for 700K families means essential workers (in grocery stores, home health care, custodial, childcare, ag) would be unable to do their jobs, disabling the economy. https://www.fastcompany.com/91320429/how-will-ending-head-start-impact-you