Today’s Solutions: June 22, 2026

As a father of two daughters, he has a clear interest in spreading this message. However, it still counts when the president of the most influential nation in the world writes that more men should be fighting sexism. “We need to keep changing the attitude that raises our girls to be demure and our boys to be assertive, that criticizes our daughters for speaking out and our sons for shedding a tear,” Obama writes in an essay for Glamour magazine.

 

Solutions News Source Print this article
More of Today's Solutions

A study of 100,000 people found we cooperate more than we think

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a standardized behavioral experiment run with more than 100,000 people across 125 countries, 69 percent of participants ...

Read More

Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time, gig workers have binding international labour protections. The International Labour Organization voted June 12 ...

Read More

Removable solar panels might soon be rolled out on railway tracks

Solar panels are being laid out "like carpet" across Swiss train rails as part of the country's renewable energy initiative. Swiss startup company Sun-Ways ...

Read More

Meet Susan Murabana, the astronomer bringing the cosmos to Kenyan youth

A celestial display unfolds beneath the velvety African night sky, amidst the peace of Kenya's isolated Samburu county. It’s 1:30 AM in mid-August, and ...

Read More