From The American Lawyer authored by Christine Simmons: “The news that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has dementia has brought renewed attention to the potential of age-related cognitive impairment in … Read More
Silence and powerlessness go hand in hand – women’s voices must be heard
From The Guardian authored by Rebecca Solnit: “Silence is golden, or so I was told when I was young. Later, everything changed. Silence equals death, the queer activists fighting the … Read More
How to Tell If Someone Is Manipulating You—And What to Do About It
From TIME authored by Cassie Shortsleeve: “If you’ve ever felt like something is off in a close relationship or casual encounter—you’re being pressured, controlled or even feel like you’re questioning yourself more … Read More
Lady Gaga Opened Up About the “Tornado of Pain” Caused by Sexual Assault and Mental Health Issues
From Teen Vogue authored by Andrea Park: “In the past few years, Lady Gaga has spoken out time and again about the mental and physical pain she’s experienced due to her fibromyalgia, mental … Read More
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
From The Guardian authored by Harriet Griffey: “It is difficult to imagine life before our personal and professional worlds were so dominated and “switched on” via smartphones and the other … Read More
Why Are Women Lousy Negotiators? Hint: They Don’t Lie Enough
From The American Lawyer authored by Viva Chen: “It pains me to say this, but men and women are different—very different—in how they approach negotiation. And guess what? Men are … Read More
The Five-Year-Old Who Was Detained at the Border and Persuaded to Sign Away Her Rights
From The New Yorker authored by Sarah Stillman: “Helen—a smart, cheerful five-year-old girl—is an asylum seeker from Honduras. This summer, when a social worker asked her to identify her strengths, Helen … Read More
Overworking ourselves is overrated and unhealthy. Why is it so hard to respect work-life balance?
From The Lily authored by Brianna Gilmartin: “Why does our society perpetuate the idea that people must be constantly working in order to be worthy of respect? I get tired … Read More
This is the cost of women’s workplace emotional labor
From Fast Company authored by Gwen Moran: “Welcome to being a working woman in the 2010s, where the gender pay gap, scant leadership representation, and negotiation backlash—not to mention #metoo and #timesup—are common workplace … Read More
Make an Ass of Yourself: How to Embrace Your Imperfections and Live Unfiltered
From Extreme You authored by Sarah Robb O’Hagan: “In the Spring of 2009, I had just returned to work after giving birth to my third child, when I received an … Read More
