The GofG Buzz: 5 Things Everyone Is Talking About This Week

Everyone (in the media world, at least) knows where they were last week when news broke that Jill Abramson, the history-making first female Executive Editor of the New York Times, was leaving the publication. Or rather, was forced to leave. The ambiguous reasoning behind her firing was a shock to staffers and brought on a subsequent hailstorm of coverage exploring sexism and gender politics. According to the New Yorker, Abramson stirred up conflict with her superiors when she chose to fight back against the wage gap, that yes, even this iconic feminist figure, was facing at one of the world's most prestigious newspapers. While she refused to go silently by making it seem like she stepped down (an option that was offered to her), Abramson made her first public comments on the issue in a commencement speech she gave at Wake Forest University this past Monday, telling the graduates that, much like them, she doesn't quite know what's next. Well, Jill, we're sure you'll be fine. [Photo via @esdiariopopular]