Liza Boyd
@lizaboyd.bsky.social
Fast Company | The Information | Guardian | Politico | SF Grotto | writing a book on women entrepreneurs (Byline: E.B. Boyd)
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Liza Boyd
@lizaboyd.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Migrated over here w the rest. Journalist/author. I write a lot about women leaders, the new world of work, startups, innovation.
Primarily for Fast Company. But also for The Information, Guardian, etc...
I'm also working on a book about women entrepreneurs & how they lead.
Glad to be here!
Primarily for Fast Company. But also for The Information, Guardian, etc...
I'm also working on a book about women entrepreneurs & how they lead.
Glad to be here!
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I’ve now aged out of this but navigating the pestering attention of older men in my field—which varied from manipulative flattery when they were trying to sleep with you to contemptuous retaliation when they realized they couldn’t—was an exhausting and demoralizing tax of my early professional life.
Keep coming back to Summers’ annoyance that this female mentee he’s trying to sleep with “takes her presentation very seriously.” To men like this—to a lot of men—women’s intellectual or professional ambition is an irritating presumption that they condescend to tolerate.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’ve now aged out of this but navigating the pestering attention of older men in my field—which varied from manipulative flattery when they were trying to sleep with you to contemptuous retaliation when they realized they couldn’t—was an exhausting and demoralizing tax of my early professional life.
I feel like he should have a go at one of those period pain simulator thingies.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I feel like he should have a go at one of those period pain simulator thingies.
Wired is doing amazing work these days, and Katie Drummond has been a phenomenal leader.
Please don’t cancel your subs there. And if you weren’t subscribing, please consider to do so.
Please don’t cancel your subs there. And if you weren’t subscribing, please consider to do so.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Wired is doing amazing work these days, and Katie Drummond has been a phenomenal leader.
Please don’t cancel your subs there. And if you weren’t subscribing, please consider to do so.
Please don’t cancel your subs there. And if you weren’t subscribing, please consider to do so.
The NYT showed us this morning that even the most respected institutions think it’s OK to perpetuate the subjugation of one demographic group only: women
Imagine if this headline had been written about any other group. Heads would’ve rolled.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ebboyd...
Imagine if this headline had been written about any other group. Heads would’ve rolled.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ebboyd...
Holy soon-to-be-fired-NYT-editor, Batman! This is all over the socials this morning. But here's what no one's talking about:
Imagine that any other group's name had been in there:
⁉️ &qu...
Holy soon-to-be-fired-NYT-editor, Batman! This is all over the socials this morning. But here's what no one's talking about:
Imagine that any other group's name had been in there:
⁉️ "Did Black Peop...
www.linkedin.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The NYT showed us this morning that even the most respected institutions think it’s OK to perpetuate the subjugation of one demographic group only: women
Imagine if this headline had been written about any other group. Heads would’ve rolled.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ebboyd...
Imagine if this headline had been written about any other group. Heads would’ve rolled.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ebboyd...
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Would it Be Better if Women Were Chattel Again?
I’m quietly confident about my pitch to the NYT op-ed page
I’m quietly confident about my pitch to the NYT op-ed page
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Would it Be Better if Women Were Chattel Again?
I’m quietly confident about my pitch to the NYT op-ed page
I’m quietly confident about my pitch to the NYT op-ed page
Mexico's president filed police charges against a man who groped her, while she was speaking to supporters on a street in the capital.
"If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?"
Damn straight
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?"
Damn straight
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Mexico's president filed police charges against a man who groped her, while she was speaking to supporters on a street in the capital.
"If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?"
Damn straight
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?"
Damn straight
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I just heard a mainstream news reporter refer to Abigail Spanberger (46) and Mikie Sherril (53) as “quite young.”
Ffs
This is the kind of oblivious sexism that has a direct impact on how the media reports on women politicians.
@theguardian.com: Train your reporters better
Ffs
This is the kind of oblivious sexism that has a direct impact on how the media reports on women politicians.
@theguardian.com: Train your reporters better
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I just heard a mainstream news reporter refer to Abigail Spanberger (46) and Mikie Sherril (53) as “quite young.”
Ffs
This is the kind of oblivious sexism that has a direct impact on how the media reports on women politicians.
@theguardian.com: Train your reporters better
Ffs
This is the kind of oblivious sexism that has a direct impact on how the media reports on women politicians.
@theguardian.com: Train your reporters better
Everything we know abt "Frankenstein" is wrong.
Say what?
No movie has told the real story from the 1818 novel. They've all just been forms of fan fiction, repurposing the orig into monster movies, vs the gorgeous story it actually was.
I explain why:
www.thepersistent.com/where-is-mar...
Say what?
No movie has told the real story from the 1818 novel. They've all just been forms of fan fiction, repurposing the orig into monster movies, vs the gorgeous story it actually was.
I explain why:
www.thepersistent.com/where-is-mar...
Why Frankenstein Needs a Female Director
Male directors can't go Mary Shelley's tale justice
www.thepersistent.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Everything we know abt "Frankenstein" is wrong.
Say what?
No movie has told the real story from the 1818 novel. They've all just been forms of fan fiction, repurposing the orig into monster movies, vs the gorgeous story it actually was.
I explain why:
www.thepersistent.com/where-is-mar...
Say what?
No movie has told the real story from the 1818 novel. They've all just been forms of fan fiction, repurposing the orig into monster movies, vs the gorgeous story it actually was.
I explain why:
www.thepersistent.com/where-is-mar...
Man asks Claude to check his article about the demolition of the East Wing.
Claude insists this is fictional, bc if such an event had happened, it would be major international news, and as of yet, Claude is not aware of it
😮
Claude insists this is fictional, bc if such an event had happened, it would be major international news, and as of yet, Claude is not aware of it
😮
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Man asks Claude to check his article about the demolition of the East Wing.
Claude insists this is fictional, bc if such an event had happened, it would be major international news, and as of yet, Claude is not aware of it
😮
Claude insists this is fictional, bc if such an event had happened, it would be major international news, and as of yet, Claude is not aware of it
😮
Woo! Sonia Raman becomes the first woman of Indian American origin to become head coach of a WNBA team (the Seattle Storm)!
(She comes to the Storm from the NY Liberty, where she was the first Indian American woman to become an assistant coach)
frontofficesports.com/storm-sonia-...
(She comes to the Storm from the NY Liberty, where she was the first Indian American woman to become an assistant coach)
frontofficesports.com/storm-sonia-...
October 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Woo! Sonia Raman becomes the first woman of Indian American origin to become head coach of a WNBA team (the Seattle Storm)!
(She comes to the Storm from the NY Liberty, where she was the first Indian American woman to become an assistant coach)
frontofficesports.com/storm-sonia-...
(She comes to the Storm from the NY Liberty, where she was the first Indian American woman to become an assistant coach)
frontofficesports.com/storm-sonia-...
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In all the (justified) uproar about the East Wing demolition @lizaboyd.bsky.social noted that the East Wing was the home of the Office of the First Lady and that by tearing it down, it's another of the administration's efforts to reduce the visibility of women across the board.
Trump Has Demolished a History of Work by First Ladies
The East Wing was the nation's symbolic heart.
www.thepersistent.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In all the (justified) uproar about the East Wing demolition @lizaboyd.bsky.social noted that the East Wing was the home of the Office of the First Lady and that by tearing it down, it's another of the administration's efforts to reduce the visibility of women across the board.
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“In the late 1960s, Dr. Rossiter was working on her Ph.D. at Yale, when a comment from one of her male professors puzzled her. Who, she had asked, were the women in science? There were none, he said. Another professor mumbled something about Marie Curie being the exception.”🙃
Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️
August 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“In the late 1960s, Dr. Rossiter was working on her Ph.D. at Yale, when a comment from one of her male professors puzzled her. Who, she had asked, were the women in science? There were none, he said. Another professor mumbled something about Marie Curie being the exception.”🙃
The UK will ban NDAs that prevent employees from speaking out about abuse & harassment
#hugeprogress
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
#hugeprogress
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
UK plans to ban employers from using NDAs to silence workers subject to abuse
Britain plans to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that are used by employers to silence those who are subject to harassment or discrimination, as part of a broader bill to protect workers' rights, the government said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The UK will ban NDAs that prevent employees from speaking out about abuse & harassment
#hugeprogress
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
#hugeprogress
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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First hospital closure after the MAGA murder bill passes?
Who's building the 🚑 HOSPITAL CLOSURES TRACKER 🚑?
Who's building the 🚑 HOSPITAL CLOSURES TRACKER 🚑?
A hospital in rural Nebraska has announced its closing. The CEO faults the "anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid:" www.klkntv.com/rural-southw...
July 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
First hospital closure after the MAGA murder bill passes?
Who's building the 🚑 HOSPITAL CLOSURES TRACKER 🚑?
Who's building the 🚑 HOSPITAL CLOSURES TRACKER 🚑?
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It is 2025(I think) and new restaurants still aren’t putting purse hooks under thr bar.
July 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It is 2025(I think) and new restaurants still aren’t putting purse hooks under thr bar.
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Today's complaint about the AI in education discourse: Too much of it is framed around a future that is going to happen to us, as opposed to seeing the future as something we may have some agency to shape. I reject the deterministic view of AI, particularly genAI. It's a tool, not our master.
June 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's complaint about the AI in education discourse: Too much of it is framed around a future that is going to happen to us, as opposed to seeing the future as something we may have some agency to shape. I reject the deterministic view of AI, particularly genAI. It's a tool, not our master.
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
It’s insane that Dems are repeating the name he gave it & calling it the “Big Beautiful Bill.” They’re playing into his hands by making it sound nice
They need to rebrand it, to make it clear what it actually is:
“The Big Beautiful ‘Steal Everything from You’ Bill”
Any other suggestions?
They need to rebrand it, to make it clear what it actually is:
“The Big Beautiful ‘Steal Everything from You’ Bill”
Any other suggestions?
June 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s insane that Dems are repeating the name he gave it & calling it the “Big Beautiful Bill.” They’re playing into his hands by making it sound nice
They need to rebrand it, to make it clear what it actually is:
“The Big Beautiful ‘Steal Everything from You’ Bill”
Any other suggestions?
They need to rebrand it, to make it clear what it actually is:
“The Big Beautiful ‘Steal Everything from You’ Bill”
Any other suggestions?
Reposted by Liza Boyd
If you really want to make a difference to news, journalism, and democracy, and you're an experienced engineering manager, supporting SecureDrop is a great opportunity. freedom.press/careers/job/...
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Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
June 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Highly recommend
RIP Brian Wilson
RIP Brian Wilson
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Highly recommend
RIP Brian Wilson
RIP Brian Wilson
This feels like AI’s “Theranos”, so question: Will the founders be prosecuted for securities fraud?
Or is that just reserved for female founders?
Or is that just reserved for female founders?
Valued at $1.5 billion in 2023 with backing from Microsoft & Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, the company filed for bankruptcy protection this week after revelations that its "AI-powered" platform relied on 100s of engineers in India while executives orchestrated a years-long financial deception
June 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This feels like AI’s “Theranos”, so question: Will the founders be prosecuted for securities fraud?
Or is that just reserved for female founders?
Or is that just reserved for female founders?
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once again I must tap my own sign
June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
once again I must tap my own sign
Sign of the times
Found out that while my CNF students are not using ChatGPT to write their essays, they are using it for advice about any of their random anxieties.
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sign of the times
Not letting me steal jewelry from Tiffany's is really going to kill my Etsy fine wearables business, and I think we need to take that into account
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not letting me steal jewelry from Tiffany's is really going to kill my Etsy fine wearables business, and I think we need to take that into account
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When male lawmakers pass these bathroom laws, they’re thinking of what they would do if they had access to the women’s bathroom, not what trans women do in the women’s bathroom…
May 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When male lawmakers pass these bathroom laws, they’re thinking of what they would do if they had access to the women’s bathroom, not what trans women do in the women’s bathroom…