From Fast Company authored by Lydia Dishman: “Ariana Schoenholz did what a lot of college grads only wish they could do: land a dream job less than three months after getting her diploma. The offer came after she did a bus tour with an organization called GenHERation, which is designed to expose young women to […]
Category Archives: Employment
Charlotte E. Ray’s Brief But Historic Career as the First U.S. Black Woman Attorney
From History authored by Erin Blakemore: “Martha Gadley’s marriage was a nightmare. When her husband drank, he turned increasingly violent. One night, he used an ax to chop a hole in the floor and threatened to push her into the room below. He refused to bring her water when she was sick. When she left […]
The DNC just served Wikileaks with a lawsuit over Twitter
From Mashable authored by Matt Binder “Wikileaks just got served with a tweet. On Friday, the law firm representing the Democratic National Committee served Wikileaks with a single tweet, linking to a number of legal documents related to its lawsuit against the organization founded by Julian Assange. Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Process Server@ProcessServiceC @wikileaks […]
Houston Judge Issues Order Granting Pregnant Lawyers Automatic Trial Stays
From Texas Lawyer authored by John Council: “Pregnant litigators already have enough to worry about without trial dates getting in the way of due dates. So Houston state district Judge Ravi Sandill recently issued a standing order that grants expecting lawyers an automatic continuance of a trial setting in his court for up to 120 days before the […]
Yes, You Can Be A Breastfeeding Mom And A Trial Attorney At The Same Time
From Above the Law authored by Kathryn Rubino: “For those that attempt it, quest to balance the demands of motherhood with the stressful career as a lawyer is never ending. That’s supercharged when you’re a breastfeeding mom — one of the most time-intensive stages in your child’s development — and you’re also at trial — […]
What Will It Take to Get More Women on Boards?
From Kellog Insight authored by Victoria Medvec: “Women are a rapidly growing economic force in many leading and developing economies. In the United States, for instance, women have influenced or controlled nearly three-quarters of household spending for the past several years, and their spending share may be as high as 80 percent, particularly when it comes to grocery and […]
A Major Bank Slipped Up And Showed Why Women Rarely File Sex Discrimination Cases
From The Huffington Post authored by Emily Peck: “Of all the tactics companies use to silence women who speak up about sexual harassment, the way corporate lawyers question victims in depositions may be the most brutal. In these taped confrontations, defense lawyers interrogate people on every aspect of their sexual histories, medical records and traumas […]
Florida Attorneys Could Soon Get New Parental Leave Rule
From Daily Business Review, Law.com authored by Raychel Lean: “A new proposed rule governing parental-leave continuances is set to come before the Florida Board of Governors on Friday. The rule is being considered by the Florida Supreme Court, which has asked the board for input. If passed, new Rule 2.570 would create a presumption that pregnant […]
Are Women Afraid to Compete With Each Other at Work?
From Glamour authored by Kristin Wong: “At one of my first jobs, I was blogging for an entertainment media company but was eager to take on extra script writing. Shortly after I was hired, another female writer came on board. My editors asked us who wanted to take on a new assignment, and I didn’t […]
Unsure how your career impacts your kids? Here’s some perspective
From Fast Company authored by Art Markman: “Nearly every parent who’s working to support a family feels constrained by their career choices: Providing financial security for your children usually takes precedence over fulfilling your own dreams and aspirations. If you’re especially fortunate, you don’t have to choose or compromise. But many of us do, even […]
