Names and Women's Rights

To celebrate Women's History Month, Jennifer and Mallory dive into how names are affected by women's rights and lack thereof. We discuss women's surnames, names, naming female babies and the prefix Ms. We also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take letters from our listeners!

Names mentioned in this episode: Eleven, Olena, Hixon, George, Charlotte - Currer, Anne - Acton, Emily - Ellis, Exa, Champ, and Sergio!

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Resources and Articles:

History behind Maiden Vs. Married Names

I added Mr. to my Resume and Landed a Job

https://qz.com/103453/i-understood-gender-discrimination-after-i-added-mr-to-my-resume-and-landed-a-job/

Gender Bias - The Resume Edition

Name Bias in Hiring

Child Begs Parents to Change her Name to Charlotte

Transgender & Naming Survey

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