A friend called her maternity leave a 'holiday.' It made her realize just how much she got wrong about it, too.

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Samira Shihab, a founder and mom of three, holding her newborn baby.

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Women in Iceland want you to know it's not a gender equality utopia, despite what the statistics say

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An estimated 100,000 women and non-binary people gathered in the centers of cities, towns, and villages across Iceland as part of a 24-hour strike on October 24.

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The Gen Z gender gap is widening, and the influence of manosphere podcasters can't be ignored

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Pearl Davis (left) and Andrew Tate are two influential figures in "the Manosphere."

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COMIC: I led an all-women military unit in Afghanistan. Here's what happened when Kabul fell.

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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world

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Nellie Bly in her traveling dress and coat.

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3 women who drive for Uber and Lyft explain their top strategies for making up to $1,400 a week and getting customer tips

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Women are driving for Uber and Lyft and using a variety of strategies to make money. Drivers in the story are not pictured.

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The best advice for female entrepreneurs from the founders of SoulCycle, Poppi, Halfdays, and more

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Julie Rice, the cofounder of SoulCycle, is pictured sitting onstage holding a microphone and talking to Female Founder World creator Jasmine Garnsworthy against a backdrop of a pink Female Founder World summit logo.
Julie Rice (L), the cofounder of SoulCycle, in discussion with Female Founder World creator Jasmine Garnsworthy (R).

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Venture capital's steep decline is leaving female startup founders in the cold, new data shows

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Venture funding to women-led startups fell to just 2.8% of all capital raised so far in 2023, Carta data shows.

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A popular female coding Instagram account that said men 'suffer from biases equally to women' was created by a man, report says

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An expert who spent 6 years studying financial behavior says retirement can sneak up on women — but there are 3 ways to get ahead of it

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