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"It’s time to stop saying disabled people are less qualified," @Lucy_Webster_ writes. "Evidence suggests that, far from making workplaces worse, disabled people make teams better." https://t.co/71bJpZ13L3

Trump's comments about disabled FAA employees aren't just immoral - they're factually inaccurate Disabled people are routinely seen as incompetent, but evidence suggests we make teams *better* Me for @ThePersistent_ https://t.co/KV1nRu9XdF

Beyoncé's Grammy wins were extraordinary — and they still aren't enough, writes @JosieCox_NYC: https://t.co/5gVecL0WSq

Read Swenson's other recent Persistent piece — "Alexa, How Do I Stop This Meltdown?" — here:

Parents shouldn't have to shoulder the mental load of childrearing alone. And AI can provide some respite for the overburdened. Here are five ways to use ChatGPT to make parenting easier, according to @NewAmerica / @BetterLifeLab fellow Haley Swenson. https://t.co/FPSrnrCjTi

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6/ Fill in the blanks, and read our piece here: https://t.co/WROF7WqIyN

5/ Read the full conversation between Jovin and @JosieCox_NYC, then check out our grammar test below. Reply with your answer to see if you got it right!

4/ "I could smell the alcohol on his breath, but his questions were sophisticated and he was kind. You can’t predict who the grammar nerds will be—or what a chance to talk about something meaningful will mean to people.”

3/ “I was surprised by the range of visitors. There were grammar-inquisitive people of every age and from all walks of life,” Jovin said. “I had a surprisingly complex language conversation on the streets of Fargo, N.D., with a man who was not in good shape."

2/ In 2022, Jovin published “Rebel with a Clause”—a book about traveling the U.S. (all 50 states!) with her “Grammar Table.” It quickly became a national bestseller.

1/ @EllenJovin, of New York’s Upper West Side, is a grammarian: a self-described grammar nerd who relishes conversations and, indeed, debates, with anyone—family, friends, strangers—about the wide and wonderful world of language.

An editor's note from @FrancescaDonner:

@emmahaslett interviewed Jessica Valenti in a powerful Q&A this week for @ThePersistent_: https://t.co/wYpRg7SCyw #womensrights #womensissues #gender #infertility #abortion

How angry should women voters be? The journalist @JessicaValenti chronicles the pro-life movement in her new book and, ahead of the election, Jessica says, voters need to get angry.

Josie explains why: https://t.co/8uHeWGSX9G #marathon #nycmarathon #running #exercise #newyorkcitymarathon2024

@ThePersistent_'s @JosieCox_NYC is, by all definitions, a runner. But she also has to protect herself from running too much. And that’s why this year when people ask her if she’s running the NYC marathon (which inevitably they will), she’ll say no.

Did you know the New York City marathon is this Sunday? Five boroughs; 50,000 participants; 26-something-something miles. But this piece is not a story about running. It’s actually a story about not running.

The societal conditioning that penalises women for self-promotion while rewarding men for the same is a frustrating reality, but the call to action here is powerful. We can take control of this narrative, starting with owning our achievements without apology.

Because though 55% of ministers in the country are women, just 6.1% of women go to college. What’s going on? @gbmichigan1 investigates. https://t.co/mgUADbEAjN #Rwanda #education #girlsinSTEM