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# Better Parental Leave Could Help Fight Sexual Harassment at Work


by 

[The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/)


## The Aspen Institute


Jan 22, 2018 5:00 PM UTC

by 

[The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/)


## The Aspen Institute


Jan 22, 2018 5:00 PM UTC

**1\.** [**Better parental leave could help fight sexual harassment at work.**](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2017/dec/12/how-better-parental-leave-can-reduce-sexual-harassment-at-work)

By Katie Bethell in the _Guardian_

**2\.** [**The first year of the Trump presidency could have been much worse. We got lucky.**](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2018-01-20/trumps-lucky-year)

By Eliot A. Cohen in _Foreign Affairs_

**3\.** [**This algorithm can help resettle immigrants where they will integrate best.**](https://news.stanford.edu/2018/01/18/algorithm-improves-integration-refugees/)

By Alex Shashkevich at _Stanford University_

**4\.** [**What happens in a post-secrecy world?**](https://www.wired.com/story/secrecy-is-dead-heres-what-happens-next/)

By Alexis Sobel Fitts in _Backchannel_

**5\.** [**It’s time for Apple to build a less addictive phone.**](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/technology/apple-addiction-iphone.html)

By Farhad Manjoo in the _New York Times_

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