‘Hon, can you get me a cup of coffee?’ Creating a more gender-inclusive working environment

Most of us bring certain expectations to our interactions with others, often based on our prior experiences or assumptions. By looking at our own unconscious bias and prioritizing tough conversations, we can ensure that everyone feels valued in the wor… Continue reading

What gender stereotypes prevail (on both sides) in real estate? Pulse

This week, we’re asking for your insights into gender stereotypes as they play out on both sides. What assumptions do we make, and how can we see each other as individuals? Continue reading

Author Darcey Steinke on the Intrinsic Power of Menopause

Darcey Steinke’s personal flash count diary filled three black and white composition-style notebooks. In them were recorded the extreme hot flashes she experienced over a two-year period when menopause hit her hard five years ago, at age 52. There coul… Continue reading

Closing the Gender Pay Gap: What Women, Employers and Government Can Do

Can anything be done to close the sad and enormous wage gap between women and men? Actually, based on what I heard at the Inclusion By Design: Equal Pay Day conference in New York City on Tuesday (Equal Pay Day), yes. The speakers at the conference (fr… Continue reading

What Biology Tells Us About Gender and Longevity

(Editor’s note: This article is part of an editorial partnership between Next Avenue and the American Federation for Aging Research, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.) I… Continue reading