THE BIG STORY
| The Sock Queen of Alabama |
| How Gina Locklear turned her dream of making organic socks into a reality. |
| New York Times |
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
| Going Dutch |
| Gerrit Vos, a furniture designer, is shaking up the world of contemporary Dutch design. |
| New York Times |
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| Melinda's Mission |
| Melinda Gates and husband Bill have published their annual joint letter, outlining 2016 philanthropic priorities. Melinda's focus this year is on reducing the time women spend on unpaid labor. |
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| High-Five, Honda |
| Honda Motor Co. announced that it will appoint its first female operating officer, Asako Suzuki. As Apple continues to fight the FBI on its request to help to hack into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Berardino, Calif., shooters, the tech giant is also reportedly working on measures to make such a request more difficult to fulfill in the future. First reported by The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, Apple is working on new security measures that would make it "impossible" for the government to hack into a locked iPhone using methods currently at the center of the |
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ASIA-PACIFIC
| Where are the minority women? |
| A new study shows black women hold just 1.5% of private sector leadership jobs. |
| Fortune |
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| More Black Women Than Ever Headline Primetime |
| Eight black women have leading roles in primetime. That’s a historic feat and a trend that Shonda Rhimes, who is No. 50 on Fortune’s 2013 Most Powerful Women list, is helping drive. Rhimes is the creative genius behind Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and other binge-worthy dramas. |
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| The Harvard of the West Coast... In a Bad Way |
| Now UCLA is under fire for gender bias within its business school. I feel another New York Times investigation coming soon. |
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THE AMERICAS
| Getty Grants Millions |
| The Getty Foundation is giving $8.5 million in grants to shows with Latin American themes. |
| Los Angeles Times |
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| More Black Women Than Ever Headline Primetime |
| Eight black women have leading roles in primetime. That’s a historic feat and a trend that Shonda Rhimes, who is No. 50 on Fortune’s 2013 Most Powerful Women list, is helping drive. Rhimes is the creative genius behind Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and other binge-worthy dramas. |
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| The Harvard of the West Coast... In a Bad Way |
| Now UCLA is under fire for gender bias within its business school. I feel another New York Times investigation coming soon. |
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IN BRIEF
| A domestic violence hotline in Saudi Arabia gets swamped with calls |
| Haaretz |
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| Why executive assistant apps are not as good as having an actual assistant |
| Financial Times |
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| There Are Now Only 12 Feminist Bookstores in the U.S. |
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