10+ Best Articles on Women
The most useful articles on women from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Women Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on women by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Videos
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Reshma Saujani Smith College Commencement Speech 2023
Imposter syndrome is not your problem to solve.
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These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Jane Willenbring was the first to blow the whistle on sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica. Years later, women are still coming forward with tales of horror as a government investigation…
The soft life: why millennials are quitting the rat race
Ambition once came with a promise: a home, a salary, progress and fulfilment. What happens when that promise is broken? Meet the women who are turning their backs on consumerism, materialism and…
Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon
In an exclusive interview, the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons explains how she beat the 100-mile course
NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors
An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test.
These trailblazing athletes raised the bar for women’s sports
Women athletes are finally getting more of the due they deserve. Take a look at trailblazers who have inspired generations by setting records, breaking barriers or doing something that no woman has…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on women—all under 10 minutes.
“Integrated thriving” can fix unhelpful buzz words like “girlboss” and “snail girl”
It’s hardly surprising that there’s a growing obsession with labeling women in the workplace. From “girlboss” to “lazy girl” to most recently “snail girl,” women are looking for ways to redefine their…
‘We’re sedating women with self-care’: how we became obsessed with wellness
The industry claims to offer answers for all our stress and symptoms – but we ‘still lack the fundamentals of wellbeing’. How did this happen?
What Is Emotional Labor, and Why Does It Matter?
A new book explains how devaluing emotional labor—disproportionately done by women and other disadvantaged groups—perpetuates inequality.
The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History
The film Oppenheimer is approaching a worldwide gross of $1 billion, making it the highest-grossing biographical film on record. It’s a tragic irony that the scientific genius in whose shadow Oppen…
Emmy Noether: the woman who developed one of the most beautiful theorems in physics
Emmy Noether revolutionized our understanding of the universe by linking the concept of symmetry to the fundamental laws that conserve quantities like energy and momentum.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on women.
The Problematic Myth of Florence Nightingale
“No matter whether this treatment is carried out by sorcerers, priests, doctors, or old women, we find examples of the historic ancestry of modern nursing and the earliest forms of the art.” –Lavin…
Courtney Dauwalter: Step inside the 'pain cave', where rules are remade
Courtney Dauwalter used to teach biology. Now her ultrarunning achievements are challenging centuries-old ideas about the differences in physical capabilities between men and women.
Why Are (White) Men So Unambitious?
“Men don’t need ambition. They have privilege. They rise unless they work hard at sucking.”
What would the economy look like if it worked for women?
A research team asked women of all backgrounds across the nation what an economy built to work for women should look like.
Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV
Salon talks to former hosts who recall less resources and higher stakes. Executives expose the real problems with how legacy shows are built around men
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