Letters
Students with disabilities face inequities in access to bilingual classes
English learners with disabilities face startling inequities in educational outcomes that have widened significantly due to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19.
OpEds
Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act
Before becoming parents, men and women earn about the same. But after becoming parents, men earn 60 percent more than women.
OpEds
Clarence Thomas was a beneficiary of race-based admissions at my school
He will probably be among the Supreme Court’s majority in the next few weeks when it is expected to strike down the use of affirmative action in college admissions.
Columns
Don’t call my breasts ‘boobs.’ It’s degrading.
The tone of the word “boobs” is jaunty and jokey and a little bit tough: women taking back and wielding a word that was once used to demean us. But the word is still degrading.
OpEds
When professional white women say they aren’t focused on social activism
White women are the biggest beneficiaries of affirmative action in the United States. They also have more wealth than Black and Latina women, are more likely to be married, and are more likely to be admitted as legacy students to Ivy league universities.
Columns
The mayor, the business community, and so many fragile egos
A certain part of Boston’s business community is freaking out.
OpEds
Stop bailing out the rich and their banks
Confidence in the financial industry and the government has been lost, and it is time for a change.
OpEds
Women are prepared to lead as CEOs. Why won’t boards hire them?
A new research report found that among the largest 75 public companies in Massachusetts, only six CEOs are women — a mere 8 percent.