Facts About Women That Make It Hard To Believe We’re Living In The 21st Century

We’ve done this whole ladies-are-lesser thing for a long time, and it’s pretty outrageous because it goes against all of our self-interest. Here are some ways women and girls across the globe — especially in the developing world — are being held back and what we’d gain by investing in their futures.

People Skills

Look for backchannels: The dead giveaway that someone isn’t listening while you’re speaking

Generations

My mom handed me a ‘Health and Beauty for Women’ book from 1923. It’s oddly not terrible.

Her friends are surprised she’s sick. Her answer stops them in their tracks.

Climate

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera