From The New Yorker authored by Kira Jane Buxton: [Gentle guitar strumming] “She doesn’t always ride in an Uber alone, but when she does, she calls her friend Brittany and talks loudly about her krav-maga skills. Her two cents on string theory are worth seventy-nine cents on the dollar. She once brought a knife to […]
Monthly Archives: September 2018
How My Daughter Taught Me to Speak Up and Stand Out
From Medium authored by Queen Muse: “My 8-year-old daughter is nothing like me. I love reading and writing, she loves science and math. She loves fashion and nail painting. At her age I spent most of my time biting my nails and playing sports with my brothers. As you can imagine, this makes choosing mommy/daughter […]
Hypervisible, Invisible: How to Navigate White Workplaces as a Black Woman
From Career Contessa authored by Ciera Graham: “I’ve been trying to figure out this challenging dance of how to be Black but not “too Black” in predominantly white spaces my entire life. I remember having a conversation with a trusted and beloved mentor of mine a few years ago when she told me, “Women have […]
This Attorney Is Scaling Her Practice With Podcasting And Influencers
From Forbes authored by Kelly Hoey: “Attorney Autumn Witt Boyd went to college to become an opera singer and graduated an attorney (a dramatic career shift almost sounds like the opening line of a joke). Ultimately, it was her artistic side that led Boyd to seek out intellectual property work for creative clients – all […]
Why work has failed us: Because it’s making it impossible to start a family
From Fast Company authored by Elizabeth Segran: “Julia Smith, a public defender in a major city in the northeast, has made every major life decision over the last few years based on the cost of childcare. When she and her husband, who works as a carpenter, decided to have a baby, they realized that their salaries […]
Women Earn More College Degrees And Men Still Earn More Money
From Forbes authored by Janet Napolitano: “It’s the college ranking season and especially if you’re a prospective college student or a parent, these shorthand markers of a school’s quality, value, and – let’s face it – prestige, are a big deal. They’re also a big deal to the University of California system I lead. We […]
If co-working is the future, then it shouldn’t look like a frat house
From Quartz authored by Leah Fessler: “If the future of work is happening in co-working spaces, it leaves a lot to be desired for women Not a single co-founder or board member at WeWork, Industrious, or Rocketspace, some of the biggest coworking companies in America, is a woman. Unsurprisingly, this means that many of these […]
Woman-led law firm launches Infant-At-Work Policy for employees
From Corp authored by Karen Dybis: “Attorney Charissa Potts understands how it feels to be a working mom, especially because she is one herself. That is why she decided recently to launch a progressive employee Infant-At-Work policy for her law firm. Freedom Law, which is based in Eastpointe, now has an Infant-At-Work policy that serves […]
Kids Don’t Damage Women’s Careers — Men Do
From Medium authored by Jessica Valenti: “One of the most pernicious modern myths about motherhood is that having kids will damage your career. Women are told that we need to choose between our jobs or our children, or that we’ll spend our most productive work years “juggling” or performing a “balancing act.” For those of […]
New Time Magazine Covers Show What It’s Like To Be A Teacher In America
From Scary Mommy authored by Cassandra Stone: “It’s often said that teaching can feel like a thankless job. The new TIME magazine cover story series shows just how thankless being a teacher in America is — and the stories featured are a sobering reminder of how deeply we fail our country’s teachers, every single day. High school history […]
