From Daily Business Review, Law.com authored by Raychel Lean: “A new proposed rule governing parental-leave continuances is set to come before the Florida Board of Governors on Friday. The rule is being considered by the Florida Supreme Court, which has asked the board for input. If passed, new Rule 2.570 would create a presumption that pregnant […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
Young People Are Reuniting Immigrant Moms With Their Kids
From Teen Vogue authored by Isabella Gomez: “Zoë Van Tieghem felt sick to her stomach when she learned that migrant children were being separated from their parents at the United States–Mexico border as a result of the Trump administration’s policy to criminally prosecute anyone crossing into the U.S. without official documentation. So the 20-year-old from New York City decided […]
Are Women Afraid to Compete With Each Other at Work?
From Glamour authored by Kristin Wong: “At one of my first jobs, I was blogging for an entertainment media company but was eager to take on extra script writing. Shortly after I was hired, another female writer came on board. My editors asked us who wanted to take on a new assignment, and I didn’t […]
Unsure how your career impacts your kids? Here’s some perspective
From Fast Company authored by Art Markman: “Nearly every parent who’s working to support a family feels constrained by their career choices: Providing financial security for your children usually takes precedence over fulfilling your own dreams and aspirations. If you’re especially fortunate, you don’t have to choose or compromise. But many of us do, even […]
Any Volunteers? Why Adding Activism To Your Skills Counts As Women Leaders
From Take the Lead Women authored by Michele Weldon: “Desperate and confusing times call for action. Spending your spare time with a purpose can benefit you as well as those whom you are donating your time and energy to assist. This is not about writing philanthropic checks—this is about hands-on volunteerism. You may not be […]
ALY RAISMAN TAKES THE FLOOR
From ESPN authored by Mina Kimes: “The first thing you notice when you walk backstage is how many people are hugging. The room is swarming with female activists, politicians and actresses. Most of them have never met, but they’re embracing one another like old friends, displaying a level of intimacy that’s rarely found among strangers […]
Marriages With Female Breadwinners Still Struggle. Here’s How To Make It Work.
From The Huffington Post authored by Casey Bond: “It’s 2018, but the fragility of the male ego remains. And seemingly nothing shatters it like a woman who earns more than her husband. Twenty-nine percent of American wives in heterosexual dual-income marriages earn more than their husbands, according to 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a […]
Having a working mom has benefits for kids later in life, study says
From CNN authored by Jacqueline Howard: “Growing up with a working mom may have some benefits for both daughters and sons later in life. A team of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom analyzed data on more than 100,000 men and women across 29 countries to determine whether a mother’s employment status […]
How We’ll Win – The Visionaries
From Quartz at Work: “This is not a list: It’s a collection of insights from visionaries around the world aimed at anyone committed to empowering women. In a series of interviews, these women laid bare their struggles, revealed their secrets to success, and told us about their next big idea. Whether she’s launching her career […]
There is such a thing as waking up on the wrong side of the bed, according to sc
From Business Insider authored by Peter Dockrill: “Nobody likes getting up on the wrong side of bed, but it turns out the way you feel in the morning is much more than just an emotional haze. New research reveals that people who wake up expecting to have a stressful day can actually impact their own cognitive functioning […]
