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31 Mar

It's late, you're tired, you know you should go to bed, and yet you continue to doomscroll deep into the night. Why? You’re procrastinating.

That may seem obvious, but there are deeper factors at play 1/ wired.trib.al/f4R8Avt

Sleep procrastination was first introduced in a 2014 study, which defined the act as “failing to go to bed at the intended time, while no external circumstances prevent a person from doing so.” Since the onset of the pandemic, it’s been dubbed revenge bedtime procrastination 2/

The phenomena is common in people who feel they don’t have control over how they spend their day (such as those in high-stress occupations) and, driven by a sense of retaliation, are looking for a way to regain some personal time 3/

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29 Mar

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Free speech has endured prolonged attacks around the world, and no one knows that more than @mariaressa courageous journalist speaking truth to power at her own peril, and one of our #WomensHistoryMonth honorees: 1/

Ressa, who spent nearly two decades working as a reporter for CNN and now is the CEO of the news site Rappler, has spent her career fighting against disinformation and attacks on free speech. 2/

Her work has earned her mentions in Time's Person of the Year, 100 Most Influential People in the World, and won her many other awards.

It has also gotten her sentenced to up to 6 years in jail. 3/

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27 Mar

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Writer/Producer/Director Ava DuVernay can add advocate to her long list of credits. @ava says everyone deserves a place on set. And that is why the Emmy Award winner, Golden Globe, and Oscar-nominee is a #WomensHistoryMonth honorees 1/

She’s helping make Hollywood more inclusive.
DuVernay says when she’d ask why most film and TV sets looked the same, she’d get the same answer. “The industry often tells us they’ve looked for Black folks, people of color, and women crew members, but simply can’t find us.” 2/

@ARRAYNow

So this year, in direct response to that excuse, DuVernay launched @ARRAYNow, a database full of diverse creative talent. It's an equal opportunity hiring platform, with a mission to support professionals in the film & television industry from underrepresented populations. 3/

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25 Mar

For three months, thousands of farmers have camped on the outskirts of New Delhi to protest new laws that would exploit the most vulnerable among them.

But the backbone of the protests have been thousands of women in bright yellow scarves.
#WomensHistoryMonth 1/

The government says these laws would modernize the sector, but deregulating is likely to increase the gender gap in India. Currently, 75% of all farm work is conducted by women, but they own less than 13% of the land. 2/

And it isn't just female farmers who are affected—women who stayed behind to look after families and farms are contributing to the protests too, all in an effort to stand in solidarity and be heard. 3/

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23 Mar

Chilean photographer, Cristián Aguirre, captured this picture during the penumbral lunar eclipse that occurred last December. 1/

The photo is part of Moonchaser, a project that garners the majestic sunrise and moonset of that day, in front of the Rukapillán and Quetrupilán volcanoes located within the Villarrica National Park in Chile. wired.trib.al/OiELv2R 2/

Aguirre’s inspiration for the project came while observing the Mediterranean moonrise during his documentary photography studies in Barcelona. 3/

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22 Mar

@FromCaliToMars

.@FromCaliToMars, one of our #WomenHistoryMonth honorees, has leveraged the experience that comes from being an immigrant to bring a different perspective to aerospace engineering.

Diana Trujillo’s leadership role in STEM is invaluable for the Hispanic community, a source of inspiration for other Latinas that dream of reaching the stars, y un verdadero sí se puede. 2/

Her housekeeping jobs helped her pay her studies in aerospace mechanics and biomechanics, studies that started at the University of Florida and culminated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. 3/

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