From Business Insider authored by John Lynch: “An unauthorized “Stranger Things” pop-up bar in Chicago’s Logan Square has drawn crowds since it opened last month, but Netflix is now asking the bar to shut down after its designated six-week run. The company’s request to the pop-up bar’s creators came in the form of a cease-and-desist letter filled with bizarre “Stranger Things” […]
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Office Politics: A Skill Women Should Lean Into
From Harvard Business Review authored by Kathryn Heath: “Who says women don’t like office politics? Just about everyone: My clients. My colleagues. My mother. The sommelier at the French restaurant I ate lunch at last weekend. They’ve all complained about office politics. Some women claim they are not good at it, while others simply avoid certain […]
‘Flaming feminist litigator’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg sets up Supreme Court term
From CNN Politics authored by Ariane de Vogue: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg looked out at the first year law class she was about to address at Georgetown Law on Wednesday and smiled broadly after being told the majority of the class were women. “To look out a class like this is exhilarating,” the 84-year-old justice […]
The Ambition Collision
From The Cut authored by Lisa Miller: “What is this midlife crisis among the 30-year-olds I know? Millennial women — at least those who reside in professional bubbles — seem to have it all. They are better educated, more prosperous, less encumbered by cultural expectations than any previous generation of women. They delay marriage (if they marry […]
Before “Sorry,” Think
From Brave Enough: “We as women have to stop saying “I’m sorry” for things out of our control. When we apologize for things we are not responsible for, we take a step backwards in the advancement of women in the workplace. I am a cardiac anesthesiologist, which means I care for patients who are undergoing open-heart […]
Having confidence as a woman leader
From We Are The City authored by Nisa Chitakasem: “As true as it is that 21st century woman leaders still face many challenges in the work – including the glass ceiling, misconceptions, social stigma, gender differences and negative employee reactions – the biggest challenge we face is ourselves. Our levels of self-confidence as female leaders tend to […]
Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?
From Harvard Business Review authored by M. Todd Henderson: “The bad news keeps coming for Wells Fargo. A nearly $150 million settlement is pending for the fake-account scandal that roiled the bank last year, and a new scandal has emerged: Recently it has been alleged that thousands of customers were signed up for insurance without their knowledge. A […]
Jordan just appointed its first-ever female Supreme Court judge
From Step Feed authored by Rayana Khalaf: “Jordanian Judge Ihsan Zuhdi Barakat has broken the glass ceiling as the first-ever female judge in the kingdom’s Supreme Court, Jordanian news agency Petra reported on Thursday. In the Judicial Council’s recently-announced promotions, the Amman Court of Appeal judge has been promoted to the Supreme court, becoming the first Jordanian woman to ever reach […]
Got Milk? Eleventh Circuit Holds That Discrimination Because of Employee’s Breastfeeding is Unlawful Discrimination
From Verdict Justia authored by Joanna L. Grossman: “What’s to be done with a police officer who has a baby, returns to work, and wishes to continue breastfeeding her baby? If you’re the Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD), you might suddenly start giving her poor evaluations, refer to her behind her back with gendered slurs, or […]
Report: At WH dinner, Pelosi asked, ‘Do the women get to talk around here?’
From CNN Politics authored by Daniella Diaz: “Washington (CNN)House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asked “Do the women get to talk around here?” during the White House dinner on Wednesday night over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to a report in The Washington Post. The Post reported that during the dinner, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
