From The Lily authored by Lena Felton: “In 2018, women’s stories demanded to be told. One woman alleged that a now-powerful man had sexually assaulted her while they were in high school. Another ran for a U.S. House seat, even as she told voters that “women like me aren’t supposed to run for office.” A third escaped genocide and sexual slavery, […]
Monthly Archives: December 2018
The ACLU Raises Concerns Over Taylor Swift’s Facial Recognition Concert Surveillance
From Refinery 29 authored by Anna Millard: “When you go to a Taylor Swift concert, you might expect your face to show up in the background of a crowd selfie (or a thousand). You might not expect to have pictures of your face analyzed in real time by Swift’s security team. Rolling Stone reported that concertgoers at Swift’s May 18 […]
Time’s Up’s New CEO on What We Can’t Tolerate
From The Cut authored by Jessica Boddy: “Activists and celebrities gathered Tuesday evening in New York to honor Lisa Borders, the new president and CEO of Time’s Up, the initiative and legal defense fund fighting sexual harassment and inequality. Cindi Leive, Padma Lakshmi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Inez van Lamsweerde and more were the evening’s hosts. Borders started […]
Law Firms Aren’t Protecting Women From Clients’ Sexual Harassment
From The American Lawyer authored by Caroline Spiezio: “Risk-averse by trade, most attorneys easily recognize the line between appropriate and inappropriate professional conduct. But when dealing with clients, law firms are sometimes willing to blur that line. Numerous women told The American Lawyer affiliate Corporate Counsel that sexual harassment by clients is not uncommon in […]
What the New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Film Gets Wrong, According to R.B.G.: “I Never Stumbled”
From Vanity Fair authored by Kenzie Bryant: “Not long into On the Basis of Sex, future Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (played by Felicity Jones) undresses and falls into bed with her husband, Martin (Armie Hammer). The love scene is brief and tasteful—but it felt much longer Sunday night, watching it in an audience that also held Hillary Clinton, and Gloria Steinem,and […]
AN ATTORNEY’S ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’
From Hopkins, Headlee, Caststeel, PLLC: “WHEREAS, on an occasion immediately preceding the Nativity festival, throughout a certain dwelling unit, quiet descended, in which could be heard no disturbance, not even the sound emitted by a diminutive rodent related to, and in form resembling, a rat; and WHEREAS, the offspring of the occupants had affixed their […]
‘Clearly the Tide Has Not Turned’: A Q&A With Anita Hill
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira: “There may be more women heading to Congress this year, but Anita Hill isn’t cheering yet. The woman who faced down the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 does not see transformative change on sexual harassment emerging from any branch of government in Washington for the […]
California inferno gives rise to family-reuniting ‘Angels’
From AP News authored by Jocelyn Gecker: “They have become known as the Angels of Paradise. But there is nothing ethereal about them. They are online sleuths who know how to find people, and they have been putting their skills to use in the aftermath of California’s catastrophic wildfire. In the dark days that followed […]
I pay my kids to get dressed, do homework and more. It’s the best decision I ever made.
From The Washington Post authored by Gia Miller: “‘Please get dressed — we have to leave in five minutes,’ I pleaded for the 20th time, my patience waning. “You still need to brush your teeth. You haven’t packed your backpack! We’re going to be late for school, again.” This was a typical weekday morning in […]
TIME’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018
From TIME authored by TIME Staff: “To determine TIME’s annual list, we consider accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news. In the past, we’ve recognized everyone from singer Lorde to Olympic champion Simone Biles to political activist Joshua Wong.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THIS LINK
