From Upworthy authored by Heidi Lux: “The midterm elections sent a clear message that historically underrepresented groups deserve to have their voices heard in Washington. And for the record number of women elected to Congress in 2018, a number of them are probably giving thanks to the Girl Scouts of the USA. That’s because 58% […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
Yelp Will Now Tell You If a Business Is ‘Women-Owned’
From Fortune authored by Emma Hinchliffe: “Next time you’re browsing Yelp reviews, check out who owns the business. The restaurants and shopping reviews app and website is adding a feature that will tell customers whether a business is women-owned. Businesses owned by women can mark themselves as women-owned via their Yelp accounts, and the distinction […]
She beat her husband’s head in with a hammer. Now, her murder conviction has been tossed.
From The Washington Post authored by Isaac Stanley-Becker: “Her husband wanted bacon and eggs for breakfast, and Sally Challen complied. She set out to buy the items on an August morning in 2010. But when she returned from the shop — near their home in a leafy village outside London — she became suspicious. She […]
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Pays Tribute To Inspirational Women With Special Jerseys
From The Huffington Post authored by Sanjana Karanth: “The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) gave a shoutout to women’s empowerment this weekend by wearing jerseys with the names of women who inspire them, from famous musicians to Nobel Prize winners. Players on the team sported the special jerseys at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium during their […]
Attorney pays it forward with children of incarcerated in mind
From The Oklahoman authored by Carla Hinton: “In her heart, an Oklahoma City attorney considers children of the incarcerated part of her extended family. Francie Ekwerekwu, 30, said she knows what it is like to live without a parent due to imprisonment because her own father was incarcerated from the time she was age 5 […]
The Psychological Trap of Freelancing
From The Cut authored by Charlotte Cowles: “For most of my career, I was paid a salary. It was not very much, especially at the beginning, but it also seemed to exist on a different plane from my actual job. I worked as hard and as much as I could, and then twice a month […]
Why Are We Still Dismissing Girls’ Pain?
From The New York Times authored by Laurie Edwards: “I have a rare and painful genetic respiratory disorder called primary ciliary dyskinesia. I was 23 when doctors diagnosed my condition, but I had been sick my whole life. Again and again, I was told that I was suffering from nothing more than stress — that it […]
‘You don’t look like a lawyer.’ Female lawyers and lawyers of colour angered by mistaken identity in court
From The Hamilton Spector authored by Jacques Gallant: “During the early years of her career, Lori Anne Thomas would sit near the front of the courtroom, only to be told to move by court staff as the area was reserved for lawyers. Except she is one. “I’ve heard more than enough times, ‘You don’t look […]
Do You Believe You Need to Be Perfect?
From The Cut authored by Reshma Saujani: “‘I didn’t know until I was in my late 20s that I had choices in life,’ Ruth told me. She and I met while sitting side by side at a nail salon and struck up one of those unusually intimate conversations the way one sometimes randomly does with […]
AN APP THAT FACILITATED CYBERBULLYING SHIFTS TO THE WORKPLACE
From Wired authored by Paris Martineau: “Sarahah, the anonymous gossip app notorious for promoting cyberbullying among teens, is pivoting to the workplace. On Thursday, the company launched a second private messaging app, Enoff, which aims to combat workplace harassment by providing an anonymous platform for employee feedback. Enoff joins a crowded field of apps and platforms designed to provide […]
