GM CEO Appointment Sobering Reminder of How Far We Still Have to Go

On Tuesday, General Motors named their new CEO, current senior vice president for global product development Mary Barra. Barra will be the first female CEO of a major automaker. The announcement of her appointment proceeded to flood news and media publications, with most identifying the moment as a milestone for women's rights and gender equality. And among all that, I was left feeling rather disquieted, and it took me a while to identify why. On the surface, it's a fantastic thing. It's always ...