Wednesday, December 19, 2012

From The Almost-But-Not-Quite Unbelievable Symbol Of Our Time


A bulletproof Disney princess backpack is selling fast:
In the wake of December 14's nightmare-come-true in Newtown, CT, sales of Amendment II’s bulletproof backpacks have apparently skyrocketed. "Basically, there’s three models," said a company representative to Mother Jones. "A SwissGear that’s made for teens, and we’ve got an Avengers and a Disney Princess backpack for little kids."
 Read more in FastCompany.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .