From Medium authored by Xyla Foxlin: “When I was a junior in high school, two boys from my almost entirely male robotics team broke into my bedroom and took pictures in sexual positions naked on my bed. They tried on my bras and underwear, played dress-up in my sleepwear, and caught it all on camera. […]
Category Archives: Employment
Interviewing Advice For People Who Hate To Interview
From Above the Law authored by Kerriann Stout: “In terms of the most dreaded activities in the legal profession, interviewing is right up there with networking and attending CLEs. To me, interviewing is the same as going on a series of first dates where you desperately want to be in a relationship and the […]
What The World Needs Now Is More Women Mentors
From Forbes authored by Carla Caralini: “Nobody makes it alone. If you’ve ascended the corporate ladder, you know how true this is. Research shows that successful CEOs reached the top because they sought out mentors along the way. In a survey of 1,250 top executives, two-thirds reported having a mentor and 29 % of respondents out-earned their […]
Ex-Uber engineer Susan Fowler’s life could be made into a movie
From Axios authored by Kia Kokalitcheva: “A movie is in the works about former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, whose explosive blog post about her time at the ride-hailing company led to a major shakeup and eventually the ouster of CEO Travis Kalanick, according to Variety. Fowler has reportedly pledged her life rights to a movie being written […]
Six Top Women Leaders Share Insights From Success To Significance
From Forbes authored by Robert Reiss: “Aristotle incorrectly claimed that women had fewer teeth than the 32 men have. Just as it amazingly took over a thousand years to prove Aristotle’s claim wrong, one of America’s greatest opportunities for growth has been hidden in plain sight. After interviewing 750 top CEOs, I’ve recognized that women are […]
Women Entrepreneurs-Presented by First Security, Featuring Arkansas GIRL ATTORNEY™ Victoria Leigh
From ISSUU: Arkansas Girl Attorney Victoria Leigh is presented as one of First Security Bank’s Women Entrepreneurs on Page 25. “Leveraging technology and employing a flexible pricing structure Victoria “Tori” Leigh has blazed a trail for so-called modern law firms in Little Rock. She said such elements, products of generational differences, are important points of […]
Getting Women Out of the Middle-Management Trap
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Joann S. Lublin: “After rising early in their careers, many women get stuck in middle management. More big businesses are trying to fix that by taking inventive steps to propel female managers into the executive suite. International Business Machines Corp. helps high-potential women win critical stretch assignments through an intensive […]
Inspired or Frustrated, Women Go to Work for Themselves
From The New York Times authored by Kerry Hannon: “An ocean separates Chupi Sweetman-Durney, who lives in Dublin, and Lea Giovanniello of Vienna, Va., and they have never met. Yet their workplace experiences and career paths — at a time when women still struggle with both — are a testament to what’s possible. Here are […]
Finally, More Women Are Asking for Raises. But There’s a Catch
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Michelle Ma: “Women don’t get raises, the conventional wisdom goes, because they simply don’t ask.A new study conducted by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. casts doubt on that assumption. Women are in fact negotiating for raises and promotions just as much as their male counterparts and, at the senior […]
7 Things To Do (And Not Do) Before Giving Notice
From Above the Law authored by Richard Cohen: “Thinking of quitting? Of moving on to greener pastures? Good for you – you deserve it! Thinking of grabbing a folder of sample documents, walking out the door, and giving the finger to the boss and all of your miserable co-workers? Not such a good idea. In […]
