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D.L. Lee

@dlleeauthor.bsky.social
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Author of the novel SISTERLY LOVE |https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5PP9D6D | Concerned about the wellbeing of women and girls.

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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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What Drives Women in Software Toward Leadership Roles?
And what’s holding them back?
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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Sexist Bias in Academe
And how the discipline of sociology is overcoming it.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The results of this study are alarming. open.substack.com/pub/dll2131/...
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Gender Typing Young Children
A study finds that fear of having a gay child significantly impacts how parents shape their child’s behavior to align with gender stereotypes.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
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Speaking Evil
A study reveals how America’s political rhetoric is becoming a form of moral exclusion, where adversaries are no longer seen as fellow citizens with competing visions of the common good.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Speaking Evil
A study reveals how America’s political rhetoric is becoming a form of moral exclusion, where adversaries are no longer seen as fellow citizens with competing visions of the common good.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
AI-driven transformation and the complex journey toward equality.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Thriving Not Surviving
The layered, often invisible challenges Black women navigate in higher education leadership.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
“As a nation, the US has outgrown the status quo in which women are viewed as small men or big children in health research. To confront the crisis of chronic disease, women cannot remain sidelined in this nation’s health research agenda.” open.substack.com/pub/dlleeaut...
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Bikini Medicine
Women’s health was once considered a crucial component of medicine in the US. Now, in America’s health research agenda, gynecology is sidelined.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
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Women Laughing - Post Production
A documentary about the women cartoonists of The New Yorker in which we celebrate their creativity, humor and determination
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
the thinking goes: If women do not help other women, why should anyone else? open.substack.com/pub/dlleeaut...
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The Queen Bee Phenomenon
A survival strategy? Or a patriarchal tactic to entrench inequality?
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
“I struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,” Schwartz added. “It keeps me up at night.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/05/2025
@invisible.institute‬ and ProPublica reviewed more than 300 sexual assault and misconduct complaints that were filed over the past decade against Chicago police officers. But experts say that’s likely an undercount. We need your help to understand the scope and scale of this issue 👇
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Help Us Report on Sexual Assault and Misconduct by the Chicago Police Department
We want to talk to people who have experienced sexual assault or sexual misconduct — which includes sexual harassment and unwanted, inappropriate touching or comments — by Chicago police officers, on…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/05/2025
12/ Read the full story below. Our reporters will continue reporting on the fallout. If you have information, reach out to Brett Murphy on Signal at 508-523-5195 and @annamaria.bsky.social at 408-504-8131.
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Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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The Archaic Attitudes of Young Men
Why we need to reshape peer group norms around women and sexual consent.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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Good Guys, Bad Guys
Why some men become feminists while others become men’s rights activists.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Too true.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Good Guys, Bad Guys
Why some men become feminists while others become men’s rights activists.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Good Guys, Bad Guys
Why some men become feminists while others become men’s rights activists.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
@maddow.msnbc.com road runner? Wasn't it coyote that went over the cliff?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/02/2025
NEW: Illinois aimed to build a network of panels to review domestic violence-related killings. But in four years, only seven of the state’s 102 counties have agreed to join local review teams, even as domestic violence deaths continue to increase.
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Amid Increasing Domestic Violence, Illinois Struggles to Review Fatalities
Four years after the state called for a network of domestic violence review panels, only seven counties have joined committees. Glaringly absent from the program: Cook County, home to Chicago and…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/02/2025
More than 1,000 musicians — including Hans Zimmer, Billy Ocean and Kate Bush — released a lyric-less album on Tuesday to protest the British government’s proposal to expand the ways that developers can use copyright-protected works to train A.I. models.
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Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound?
Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
'bout time we gave god the heave ho!
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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Drama Queens and Attention Seekers
The deadly consequences of gendered tropes.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
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Sex Crime in the Metaverse
The complexity of crimes involving physical contact in virtual spaces.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
This is disgraceful! www.propublica.org/article/zolg...
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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...
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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Before you shame a woman for using a surrogate please consider that all men use them and nobody says shit.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“Restrictions on abortion are rooted in and perpetuate misogynistic ideas about women’s subservient role in biological and social reproduction,” open.substack.com/pub/dll2131/...
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Human Rights Vs Women’s Rights
How international human rights law is putting profound moral views ahead of women’s access to healthcare.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
In the words of a very brave woman. open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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The First Sermon
The parts you probably didn't hear
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The desire by a woman to be cared for and protected by a man is known as the Cinderella Complex. open.substack.com/pub/dll2131/...
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The Cinderella Complex
How women become addicted to dependence, stay in abusive relationships, and give up their careers.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
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Punished!
Navigating society’s hostility toward women who reject motherhood.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Why is this not surprising? open.substack.com/pub/dll2131/...
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Who Bears the Consequences of Online Romance Scams?
Overwhelmingly it’s women. And for older women, the impact is lasting.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 03/01/2025
More than 100 women have filed a new lawsuit against an obstetrician-gynecologist and the facilities where he worked, claiming that they knowingly concealed his alleged sexual abuses and medical misconduct.
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107 more women accuse former Cedars-Sinai physician of sexual misconduct
In a new lawsuit, 107 more women accuse Dr. Barry J. Brock of sexual misconduct. He has denied misconduct, and Cedars said the allegations run counter to its values.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Wow!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/01/2025
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, promised a “permanent” end to clock confusion. Climate change could scupper that plan.
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Brazil eliminated daylight saving time. It’s having second thoughts.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, promised a “permanent” end to clock confusion. Climate change could scupper that plan.
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HuffPost UK @huffpost.co.uk · 03/01/2025
Good news for procrastinators ― the traditional date isn't until February.
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Leaving Christmas Decorations Up After This Date Is 'Bad Luck' ― But It's Not When You Think
Good news for procrastinators ― the traditional date isn't until February.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/01/2025
Juliet, Stroud, Gloucestershire: ‘One of those places where you can lose track of time’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
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Juliet, Stroud, Gloucestershire: ‘One of those places where you can lose track of time’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
An all-day modern European bistro with a back story that will prick the ears of all right-thinking diners Not one soul in Stroud, Gloucestershire, will not thank me for my visit to Juliet. Despite being a magnet for the Cotswolds arts scene, the town has…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/01/2025
More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods. Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
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The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
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How Working Women Are Prevented from Reaping the Benefits of AI
Addressing gender divides is crucial if women are going to participate fully in the digital economy.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
"From eating disorders and maternal mental illnesses to menopause and age-related dementia, the misconception that women frequently fabricate or exaggerate their symptoms has persisted for centuries."https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04164-w
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How to beat the biases harming women’s mental health
A commanding examination of the factors that play into women’s mental ill health should prompt soul searching by readers of all stripes.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
In the noise, let's not lose sight of what really matters. open.substack.com/pub/dll2131/...
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2025: The Year to Advance Women’s Power
Melinda French Gates’ big plans for women's economic empowerment and leadership.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
A rape culture it is. And not just in France. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/w...
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During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’
A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case.
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WBUR @wbur.org · 20/12/2024
Sen. Warren fights back against Elon Musk threat to "delete" a watchdog agency she helped create, telling consumers, "hang on to your wallet."
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Sen. Warren fights back on Elon Musk's call to 'delete' watchdog agency
Warren says it would be a mistake to weaken an agency that protects thousands of American consumers from financial malfeasance, and argues the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help Trump mak...
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Trigger warning: religious deconstruction. This is hard for me to say, but it gets easier each time I say it…I am not religious. I don’t subscribe to the Southern Baptist doctrine I was raised in. I can’t call myself a Christian anymore… jesspiper.substack.com/p/losing-my-...
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Losing My Religion
Gilgamesh
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/12/2024
Republicans seem to be very serious about sending Liz Cheney to jail.
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Republicans Set Their Sights on First Revenge Target
A new report reveals several grounds on which House Republicans are preparing to punish Liz Cheney.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Where does this end?
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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Who are the men convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial
Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of men to abuse her.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
This is systemic misogyny, pure & simple. www.propublica.org/article/abor...
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Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out.
The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining c...
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Ah, the trappings of femininity. open.substack.com/pub/dll2131/...
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Barbie and the Disempowerment of Women
How tech reinforces gender norms in the movie Barbie.
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NotMe @princessjemmy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Absolutely this. If men had pregnancies, the right to an abortion would have been enshrined in the US Constitution.
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D.L. Lee @dlleeauthor.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
If men had pregnancies there's no way the system would treat them like this.
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