By Nancy Doyle — 2019
When disability isn’t disclosed, we create an invisible layer of additional work for the individual which will affect their productivity.
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Women with disabilities often begin to date much later in life, and they struggle in a dating culture that places a premium on physical appearance.
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Women with disabilities are often doubly penalized—for being women and for being disabled.
Getting an official diagnosis as an adult is hard – but this year I got to know what being female and neurodivergent means.
Painful memories of childhood along with gendered social norms can make adult friendships more complicated for neurodiverse women.
Social media creators are helping women and people of color identify possible symptoms of A.D.H.D., a disorder most often diagnosed in white boys.
I don’t know about you but I kind of suffer from the New Years Yay-Boos.
Much like the struggle to recognize the economic contributions of childcare for stay-at-home parents, there could be a similar gap in the working world. The definition of emotional labor being used here is that of unpaid, invisible work.
When workers’ emotions deviate from what’s expected of their gender, they are often left to process the backlash on their own.
So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.
We hear a lot about the struggles of working women and the notion that we can create some semblance of order between managing responsibilities at home and at work. It’s the elusive work/life balance every working woman longs to achieve.