From The Wall Street Journal authored by Likhitha Butchireddygari: “This year is shaping up to be the first year that women make up the majority of the college-educated labor force, a milestone that is already altering benefits packages offered by companies and one that could influence family sizes in the future. Women make up only […]
Category Archives: Employment
‘I lost my baby then I lost my job’ – one mother’s fight to change working rights
From The Guardian authored by:Nosheen Iqbal “Amy McKeown had been 12 weeks pregnant when she came round on her bathroom floor, blood pooling on the tiles, unable to move. Ten days earlier, in the spring of 2016, she had gone for her first scan with her husband, Matt, and their two-year-old daughter. At the appointment, […]
Female Colonel Becomes the First Black Woman General in History of the US Marine Corps
From The Epoch Times authored by Michael Wing: “The U.S. Marine Corps has seen some historic milestones for female Marines during the Trump administration. Among these, one former Colonel Lorna M Mahlock reached the crowning achievement of becoming the first black female brigadier general to serve in the Marines. After President Trump nominated Mahlock’s historic promotion, it […]
How Women Can Escape the Likability Trap
From The New York Times authored by Joan C. Williams: “There has been a lot of talk recently in the political arena about the likability trap for women: Women who behave in authoritative ways risk being disliked as insufferable prima donnas, pedantic schoolmarms or witchy women. What you haven’t heard about much is the way […]
Meet the first female Marine F-35B pilot
From Marine Times authored by Shawn Snow: “Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz just made a name for herself June 27 at the Marine air station at Beaufort, South Carolina, for being the first female Marine to complete the F-35B syllabus. It’s a historic feat for the Corps, as she joins a relatively small field of Marine F-35 […]
How to Handle Triangulation, the Worst Form of Workplace Bullying
From Forge.Medium authored by Leah Fessler: “Few moments define workplace friendship quite like the first flirtation with gossip. Your colleague rolls her eyes at you when someone cracks a particularly stupid joke in a meeting, or sends a Slack DM reacting to an awkward discussion in the group chat. You’ve taken a new, delicious step […]
Emma Watson launches hotline that provides women legal advice on workplace sexual harassment
From Upworthy authored by Heidi Lux: “A staggering one in two women have been sexually harassed at work, but four out of five of them aren’t comfortable reporting the issues to H.R., which is why actress Emma Watson launched a new hotline that offers free legal advice regarding sexual harassment in England and Wales. The hotline […]
Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear “You Don’t Look Like a Lawyer”
From Harvard Business Review authored by Tsedale M. Melaku: “There are certain unspoken rules of success in corporate America, not least of which is “looking the part.” That often means tailored suits, a certain range of coiffed hair styles, and other accoutrements or signals of success. In the legal field, a popular refrain directed at […]
Facial Recognition Tech Comes to Schools and Summer Camps
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Julie Jargon: “Facial recognition is no longer just being used to unlock iPhones, tag Facebook friends and scan crowds for security threats. It’s moving into summer camps, youth sports tournaments and schools. Parents at summer camps across the country can opt into facial-recognition services to receive photos of their […]
My mother didn’t tell anyone at work that she had kids
From Fast Company authored by Emily Dishman: “My mother has been working since I can remember. I grew up in a suburban town in the South and lived there until I was 18, when I moved to New York City for college. The majority of my friends’ mothers were PTA moms, who spent their days […]
