There is something painfully organic about Mondays. From the moment my alarm goes off, I’m anxiously waiting for 5 O’ Clock. I’m always ready to get Monday done and over with. So after a particularly ...

\Why do some men believe women owe them a smile? Spoiler: We don’t. Not on the street, not at work, not while grabbing coffee, and definitely not on demand. Yet somehow, society acts like women’s ...

There's nothing wrong with smiling, but telling someone to smile probably won't make them happy. "Telling anybody to do anything can rub you the wrong way, particularly if it’s not natural to you," ...

So on this Women’s Equality Day, stop asking women to smile at work. Instead here are three things leaders should focus on instead to break the bias in our workplaces. Studies reveal that requests to ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Women hate being told to smile, and it’s only in the past four years or ...

Editor’s note — this article contains spoilers for the new film Smile 2. Toward the end of Parker Finn’s Smile 2, the entity that’s been taunting mega-famous pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) finally ...