While same-sex couples tend to have a more equal division of household labor, research suggests that balance shifts after they have kids, as one person performs more of the domestic labor while the other earns more money. Many Americans still assign traditionally female tasks to the more feminine partner in a same-sex couple, and more traditionally male tasks to the more masculine partner, 2016 research by Quadlin found.

“Flying is the ultimate equalizer,” says Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Christine Mau. “So you may not like me, simply because I’m a woman, but when I get in that airplane and I’m able to out-fly you ... You want the best to be defending our nation, fighting our nation’s battles.”

The financial dynamics of marriage seem to be changing at a faster pace than society’s attitudes. Men and women who put love ahead of money may be part of a new generation that is breaking from the status-conscious marriage habits of the past, but studies indicate that they’re pushing against larger social and cultural forces that put a higher value on husbands who are the breadwinners and/or earn more than their wives.

At similar ages, men in the U.S. are 60% more likely to die of heart disease, 40% more likely to die of cancer, more than twice as likely to die from accidents and 20% more likely to die of chronic lung disease. These are the top four causes of death in modern America. In fact, of the top 10 causes of death, women die more frequently of only one: Alzheimer’s disease.

"I want to see a day when it’s really normal and not an exception to see people with disabilities doing great things," said Haley Moss, 24, a Miami-based lawyer who also has autism.

Some suggestions: “Pepper your emails with exclamation marks and emojis so you don’t come across as too clear or direct. Try to keep your pregnancy a secret until your child is at least 18 years old.”

There’s some myth-busting to be done about the 19 cents on the dollar that women reportedly miss out on. The Economic Policy Institute argues that there’s too much “mansplaining” about the women’s pay gap, and offered stats to bust what the groups sees as persistent myths about the gap.

According to a study by investment research firm Morningstar, State Street’s gender diversity fund has voted for only 20% of shareholder resolutions put before it addressing gender and diversity, a record that “seems at odds with the investment objective stated in the fund’s prospectus,” according to Madison Sargis, associate director of quantitative research at Morningstar.

Some women entrepreneurs, especially ones who are young like Holmes, may feel the need to alter their manner of speaking to be truly heard in male-dominated settings. And the reasons are obvious: studies show that lower-pitched voices are generally better-received in professional settings than higher-pitched voices.

A 2017 survey found that 84% of consumers want companies to support women’s rights and 87% said they would buy a product because a company stood up for an issue they cared about.