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Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work?

I saw the greatest minds of my generation log 18-hour days - and then boast about #hustle on Instagram. When did performative workaholism become a lifestyle? Never once at the start of my workweek - not in my morning coffee shop line; not in my crowded subway commute; not as I begin my bottomless inbox slog - have I paused, looked to the heavens and whispered: #ThankGodIt'sMonday.

Redesigning Blatantly Racist Brands is Not Enough

The first person to serve as the model for the Aunt Jemima brand was Nancy Green, a woman born into slavery. She was chosen to represent the brand because the company wanted a mammy-type character-someone subservient, eternally kind and jovial, devoted to caring for others-to market their product.

Inspired or Frustrated, Women Go to Work for Themselves

Women Today An ocean separates Chupi Sweetman-Durney, who lives in Dublin, and Lea Giovanniello of Vienna, Va., and they have never met. Yet their workplace experiences and career paths - at a time when women still struggle with both - are a testament to what's possible. Here are their stories.