Tag: Patriarchy
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Want to improve workplaces for mothers? Take your parental leave.
This article was originally published as an opinion piece in The Salt Lake Tribune on September 12, 2025. This summer, hundreds of U.K. dads took to the streets to protest with their children for better paid leave. They held signs saying things like, “The worst dad joke: two weeks paternity leave!” Meanwhile, the United States is still the…
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Hey Utah, let’s use the word “patriarchy”
This article was originally published as an opinion piece in The Salt Lake Tribune on November 15, 2023. While chatting with men and women who had come together to solve Utah’s gender equality problem, I only heard talk about the women. “Well, women just don’t understand that they can pursue STEM careers.” “Well, she’s just…
Rachel Cottam 