From The New York Law Journal authored by Karen Sloan: “The Cornell Law Review made a splash this weekend when it elected an all-female executive board—believed to be a first for a flagship journal at a top law school. Like most other areas of the legal profession, men have long dominated law review participation and […]
Category Archives: Breaking barriers
Navy To Launch First All-Female Flyover To Honor Pioneer Fighter Pilot Rosemary Mariner
From The Huffington Post authored by Carla Herrira: “For the first time in military history, the Navy is deploying a ceremonial flyover with only female jet pilots to honor the death of retired Capt. Rosemary Mariner, the Navy’s first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet. The flyover will take place during Mariner’s funeral service […]
I.V.F. Coverage Is the Benefit Everyone Wants
From The New York Times authored by Vanessa Grigoriadis: “A little over a year ago, Haley Burns, 29, was trying to get pregnant and was also becoming restless in her job. An information technology specialist for Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, she began searching for another position (while trying to get pregnant), and checking out the […]
Minority Women Are More Ambitious. Why Aren’t They Getting Ahead?
From The American Lawyer authored by Vivia Chen: “How ironic: Despite their low status as minorities among minorities, women of color are resolute in their determination to get ahead. In fact, minority women tend to be much more ambitious than their white sisters and, in some cases, more than white men. That ambition seems counterintuitive, […]
Exclusive: This app helps divorced parents stop fighting over custody and save money
From Fast Company authored by Lydia Dishman: “Parenting is challenging, even in the best of circumstances. Guiding the emotional and physical development of another human being is a massive responsibility. Throw a separation or divorce into the mix, and it’s easy to see how much more fraught the landscape can be. Yet this is a […]
How You Can Be The Answer To Gender Bias
From Forbes authored by Roger Dean Duncan: “Gender bias is an equal opportunity phenomenon. It’s studied by sociologists and economists. It’s the subject of sermons in churches and synagogues. It’s a minefield for human resources practitioners. And of course it’s a persistent topic for politicians all across the ideological spectrum. Just this week, as many […]
JASMIN PARIS ON HER RECORD-SETTING WIN OF BRITAIN’S MONTANE SPINE RACE
From REI CO.OP authored by Cassidy Randall: “Her hood cinched tight against the unforgiving British winter, Jasmin Paris ran through the continual pool of light laid down by her headlamp. The horizontal rain blew into her eyes, obscuring the upcoming checkpoint where she would briefly rest, eat and pump breast milk for her 14-month-old daughter […]
Why Getting Into Trouble is Necessary to Make Change
From TIME authored by John Lewis: “I’ve seen unbelievable changes during the past 50 or 60 years. When people say, “Nothing has changed,” I feel like saying, “Come and walk in my shoes.” I truly believe that if there is faith and hope and determination, we can continue to lay progress and create an American […]
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Hoop Earrings Mean to Latina Women Like Me
From Glamour authored by Frances Sola-Santiago: “Like many Latina women, I got my ears pierced when I was a baby—my mother took me to the pediatrician to have it done less than a month after I was born. (According to her, there were many other new moms and infants in line at the doctor’s office […]
How weight discrimination affects women
From Biz Woman authored by Catlin Mullen: “Weight-based discrimination affects more women than men and can influence both hiring and pay decisions. Rebecca Pearl, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, writes that weight-based discrimination is experienced by 20 percent to 45 percent of women, compared to 6 percent to 28 […]
