From The New York Times authored by Brooke Williams: “Closing the Whirlpool’s door with an exaggerated swagger, Christopher rolled down his oxford sleeves and said, “Just unloaded the dishwasher!” I stared at him. I had loaded the dishwasher that same day without feeling the need to tell anyone. Earlier he had washed the windows. Each time […]
Category Archives: Employment
This Attorney Mom Has the Perfect Trick for Fitting Exercise Into a Busy Schedule
From Working Mother authored by Sophie Power as told to Audrey Goodson Kingo: “Kristen Riemenschneider LOCATION Fairfax, VA CHILDREN Keira, 9, Katelyn, 8, and Benjamin, 5 This mom of three and attorney at the Washington, D.C., office of Working Mother 100 Best Company Arnold & Porter doesn’t consider herself an expert on the subject of working motherhood. “Every day […]
Biglaw Practice Leader Encourages Women To Tell Him If They Plan On Becoming Pregnant… For ‘Budgetary Reasons’
From Above the Law authored by Sophie Power as told to Elie Mystal: “You’d really think that a law firm partner would know better than to potentially violate anti-discrimination laws in a well attended meeting of a practice group. Then again, most people don’t really know Jones Day. The firm has built up quite a […]
Meet the Puerto Rican sisterhood reinventing the island’s future after Maria
From CNN authored by Mayra Cuevas: “A year ago, Hurricane Maria tore into Puerto Rico, obliterating power grids, decimating farms, flattening homes and wrecking the local economy. Maria came on the heels of Hurricane Irma — sister-storms that would forever change the fate of the island. But even as Maria churned, another sister-storm raged on. […]
These tweets show why people don’t report sexual assaults
From CNN authored by AJ Willingham and Christina Maxouris: “There’s no standard way survivors talk about sexual assault. It isn’t always a police phone call and a rape kit; sometimes it’s years of silence. Sometimes it trickles out, little by little, and then all at once; like a dam that swells and breaks and floods. […]
If the Most Interesting Man in the World Were a Woman
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 […]
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 […]
