From The New York Times authored by Rachel Simmons: “Earlier this year, I suffered an anxiety attack while giving a speech in front of 250 people. It was disorienting and embarrassing; I’m a professional public speaker, and this was an important client. After I stopped talking, someone brought me a chair and a glass of […]
Category Archives: Employment
N.I.H. Head Calls for End to All-Male Panels of Scientists
From The New York Times authored by Pam Belluck: “The word “scientist” does not specify a gender. And yet, for eons — well, ever since conferences and symposiums emerged from the primordial academic soup — the majority of prominent scientific speakers and panelists have been men. This phenomenon has been documented in studies and spawned many mocking […]
Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work?
From Pocket authored by The Atlantic Olga Khazan: “The bitches, as Shannon saw it, came in three varieties. She categorized them on her personal blog, in a post titled “Beware the Female BigLaw Partner.” First was the “aggressive bitch”—a certain kind of high-ranking woman at the firm where she worked who didn’t think twice about “verbally assaulting […]
Are Women Still Expected to be ‘Lady-Like’ at Work?
From The American Lawyer authored by Vivia Chen: How often do I talk about sports in this column? Like never. So you know something must be getting under my skin when I suddenly focus on the World Cup—granted, I’m talking about the Women’s World Cup. Did you see the hell that the women’s U.S. soccer […]
Women, Sports, and the Power of a Uniform
From Glamour authored by Wendy Naugle: “Before a workout, we pull on our leggings and wriggle (or shove) ourselves into a sports bra. We put on a high-performance tee, lace up our sneakers—and then forget about it all. That’s the point: You should be able to focus on your workout, not your gear. Except when […]
Women teaming up as work wives are transforming the nature of work
From Quartz authored by Sarah Todd: “I am not married, but I do have a work wife. Neither of us ever proposed. As with so many great romances, things just unfolded naturally. One minute Meredith and I were proofreading each other’s work, the next we were riffing on one another’s jokes, swapping stories about our […]
WHY WOMEN ARE CALLED ‘INFLUENCERS’ AND MEN ‘CREATORS’
From Wired authored by Emma Grey Ellis: “BEING A “SOCIAL media influencer” has nothing to do with the size of your audience or the nature of your work. An influencer used to be someone with a giant, million-plus following to sell things to, but marketers have since expanded the term, piling on prefixes like macro-, micro-, and […]
Victory for Fathers in a Parental Leave Case That Could Be a Harbinger
From The New York Times authored by Noam Scheiber: For years, scholars, activists and mothers have criticized policies that place the burden of child-rearing overwhelmingly on women. Increasingly, fathers are joining the criticism of these policies — and asserting their legal rights to challenge them. “On Thursday, JPMorgan Chase announced that it had reached a […]
Get To The Point: Why Leading With Purpose Matters
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “Most of us would agree that there needs to be a larger point to our work, a big picture as to why we do what we do. New research and a new book underline and reiterate that the shift towards a need for authentic leadership contributes to […]
Survival Skill No. 4 for Lawyers: Compassionate Professionalism
From Attorney at Work authored by Link Christin: “So far in this survival skills series, we’ve discussed developing emotional resilience, beating long-term stress, and staying grounded during difficult, emotional cases. Today, we cover balancing professionalism and compassion. It’s important to present a sharp, professional image in our work, but our professionalism should allow people to be authentically […]
