Notices by Amy Diehl, Ph.D. (amydiehl@mstdn.social)

Recent study of 30 different tampons found all contained the 16 metal(oids) they were tested for. 100M women worldwide use tampons but we are only just now studying their potential toxicity. Why? Public health has been biased to ignore women's health.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/toxic-tampons-and-gender-bias-in-health-research/

Lawsuit: Apple paid women less than men, rewarded men in perf evals for teamwork & leadership but penalized women. Apple also compensated individuals who have 'talent' more highly but more often rewarded male talent while female talent went unacknowledged.https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/apple-deliberately-pays-women-less-than-men-lawsuit-says/

Elon asked one female employee to have his children. When she refused, he denied her raise and complained about her performance. https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/12/24176705/spacex-elon-musk-gwynne-shotwell-sexual-relationships

We live in a world which assumes that women's ideas are there for the taking. This data shows both men and women are more likely to take credit for women's ideas than for men's.
https://kieransnyder.ck.page/posts/new-from-nerd-processor-who-takes-credit-for-women-s-ideas

In Texas, "health insurance is only required to cover fertility treatments when a patient is married and using their spouse’s sperm." So if you are single, LGBTQ+, or have a husband who doesn't have viable sperm, you are deemed unworthy to have children.
https://www.thecut.com/article/how-i-got-this-baby-ivf-iui-donor-embryo-single-mother-by-choice.html

Mackenzie Scott is a model for how billionaires should give away their money: to help those less fortunate and especially people who have been marginalized. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-goes-after-jeff-bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-2024-3

There are only 14 countries in the world that offer full legal rights to women. The US is not one of them.

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/only-14-countries-have-full-equal-rights-for-women

ChatGPT writes 15% longer and more critical performance feedback for women employees. It also relies on stereotypes to choose pronouns. Examples: kindergarten teacher, nurse and receptionist = "she". Mechanic and construction workers = "he".
https://www.fastcompany.com/90844066/chatgpt-write-performance-reviews-sexist-and-racist