From The Wall Street Journal authored by Rachel Feintzeig: “One-fifth of seats on a broad swath of public-company boards are now held by women, a sign of change as U.S. corporations face increased pressure to diversify. The share of female board members in the Russell 3000 index, which includes most public companies on major U.S. […]
Category Archives: Employment
For the first time, most new working-age hires in the U.S. are people of color
From The Washington Post authored by Heather Long and Andrew Van Dam: “When Mónica Hernández told her husband that her 2019 New Year’s resolution was to go back to work, he was surprised. He kept asking her if that’s what she really wanted to do. She had been out of the workforce for a year […]
‘We blew it’: Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of ‘most innovative leaders’
From The Washington Post authored by Jena McGregor: “Forbes Magazine may be best known for its lists of the world’s wealthiest billionaires, but its recent ranking of the most innovative CEOs is the one that has been getting the most attention — and not for good reason. Last week, Forbes published its list of 100 CEOs — […]
Why the U.S. Has Long Resisted Universal Child Care
From The New York Times authored by Claire Cain Miller: “Most Americans say it’s not ideal for a child to be raised by two working parents. Yet in two-thirds of American families, both parents work. This disconnect between ideals and reality helps explain why the United States has been so resistant to universal public child […]
Why Aren’t More Women Working? They’re Caring for Parents
From The New York Times authored by Eduardo Porter: “Aisha Adkins would rather have her own place, instead of living with her parents. She would also like a job, a car, a master’s degree and savings. But at 35, a decade after graduating from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with a specialty in social services, […]
Internet Slang Is More Sophisticated Than It Seems
From The Atlantic authored by Jake Cline: These are tough times for grammar snobs, those would-be avatars of flawless spelling and proper syntax who need look no further than a high-school friend’s Facebook posts or a family member’s text messages to find their treasured language being misused and neglected. Of course, split infinitives, dangling modifiers, […]
The Most Powerful Women in Business Wear Dresses Not Suits
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Katharine Zarella: “POWER DRESSING at the workplace has mercifully evolved since 1988’s “Working Girl,” in which Sigourney Weaver weathered Wall Street in heinous, shoulder-padded blazers. Back then, female office-wear mimicked masculine codes in an effort to level the professional playing field, but today women enjoy more flexibility. And […]
She founded a small firm producing big results in the energy sector
From BizWoman authored by Rebecca Ayers: “Chrysta Castañeda took a brief sabbatical from practicing law in 2013 to work in crisis communications, but then she dove right back into the legal field in 2014 and founded her own law firm after realizing she had missed being a trial lawyer. Castañeda is the owner and founder of The […]
A ‘bra-gate’ resolution: Jackson County jail belatedly ends sexist security screenings
From The Kansas City Star authored by The Kansas City Star editorial Board: “The Jackson County jail’s sexist, protest-inducing, lawsuit-inviting practice of making some female attorneys take off their bras to get through its metal detector mostly died out in June — after the machine’s settings mysteriously seemed to change without explanation following a public backlash. But going […]
Employers Have Policed Black Hair for Decades. These Four Women Have Had Enough
From Glamour authored by Lindsey Shallon: “Andrew Johnson was the last straw. In December, the black New Jersey teen was given an impossible ultimatum by a white referee at his wrestling meet: either cut his locs on the spot or forfeit the match. He had 90 seconds to decide. There’s no tangible reason locs, braids, […]
