Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions

Lara Seligman writes for The Hill: “Expanding the nation’s Medicare program to cover people of all ages would save the government billions of dollars, according to a new study released Wednesday.”

Do Women Make Better Senators Than Men?

Jill Lawrence writes for the National Journal: “Five senators in any small room will set the atmosphere crackling with authority and power, and that was true here despite the conspicuous absence of testosterone. You don’t get to become or stay a senator…

These Survivor Stories Will Wake You Up to the Shocking Amount of Violence Against Women Worldwide

Sania Salman writes for Policy Mic: “International agencies annually report statistics highlighting the continued struggle of women around the world. For example, the International Center for Research on Women reports 51 million girls under the age of 18…

Twitter ‘report abuse’ button calls after rape threats

Keith Moore writes for BBC News: “A petition calling on Twitter to add a ‘report abuse’ button has received thousands of signatures. It follows a deluge of abuse and rape threats received by Caroline Criado-Perez, who successfully campaigned for women to…

Women At Merrill Lynch Were Instructed To Seduce Their Way To The Top, Lawsuit Alleges

Annie-Rose Strasser writes for Think Progress: “New details have emerged from a bias lawsuit filed by three former employees of Merrill Lynch against the company, which alleges that during training they were instructed to read a book called ‘Seducing the…