From The American Lawyer authored by Angela Morris: “The legal profession’s own #MeToo movement is playing out on Twitter. Under the hashtag #LadyLawyerDiaries, the discussion over the last year has evolved to tackle serious and pervasive issues surrounding women in the law. It’s become a movement that enables female attorneys to speak out collectively about gender bias and sexual harassment […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
The judiciary must deal with #MeToo—and with what I know
From ABA Journal authored by Nicole VanderDoes: “Time magazine recently named “The Silence Breakers” as its 2017 Person of the Year in recognition of the #MeToo movement and the people who have spoken out about sexual assault. Some of the Silence Breakers led to national storylines chronicling the downfall of powerful men who used their […]
The Lawyer, the Addict
From The New York Times authored by Eilene Zimmerman: “In July 2015, something was very wrong with my ex-husband, Peter. His behavior over the preceding 18 months had been erratic and odd. He could be angry and threatening one minute, remorseful and generous the next. His voice mail messages and texts had become meandering soliloquies […]
Why Female Lawyers Are Still Shamed for Caring About Clothes
From Racked authored by Ariel Colangelo: “Six months into my corporate law job at a boutique firm in Manhattan, I was working late one night when a partner came into my office and shut the door behind her. “I want to talk to you about your appearance,” she said. I was horrified. I care a […]
Sherry Johnson was raped, pregnant and married by 11. Now she’s fighting to end child marriage in America
From CNN authored by Moni Basu: “In Florida’s halls of power, Sherry Johnson is somewhat of an anomaly: a black woman who grew up destitute and survived child abuse. Her story is shocking. Raped at 8 and pregnant at 10, she was forced to marry her rapist at 11. She had to abandon high school […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says the #MeToo Movement Is Here to Stay
From TIME authored by Eli Meixler: “The #MeToo movement that has seen women come forward to expose pervasive sexual harassment has “staying power” and will not succumb to a backlash, according to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The reckoning that has toppled alleged sexual predators from positions of power in the entertainment industry, media and […]
Equal Pay Advocate And Former President of Planned Parenthood On The Mentor She Didn’t Know She Had
From Forbes authored by Christina Vuleta: “This month in honor of National Mentor Month, we’re sharing the stories of women who are creating new models of mentorship. Like the fast, fluid world we live in, mentorship today takes many shapes and sizes. Increasingly it is more about experience than it is about age. It’s about wisdom […]
What A Badass Olympic Skier Can Teach Us About Work-Life Balance
From Five Thirty Eight authored by Christie Aschwanden: “Team USA has sent 20 fathers to Pyeongchang, but only one mother: Kikkan Randall. A three-time winner of cross-country skiing’s World Cup sprint title, Randall was part of a baby boom that happened after the 2014 Sochi Olympics, when four of the sport’s top athletes took time off from racing […]
Apple Is Partnering With Malala’s Non-Profit to Educate More Than 100,000 Girls
From TIME authored by Katie Reilly: “Apple is partnering with Malala Fund to educate more than 100,000 girls around the world, the company announced Monday. Malala Fund — the nonprofit founded by education activist and Nobel Peace Prizewinner Malala Yousafzai — aims to ensure that girls around the world have access to 12 years of education. Yousafzai, now a student at Oxford University, […]
How To Block Out Negativity During Bar Prep
From Above the Law authored by Kerriann Stout: “When it comes to bar prep concerns, everyone worries about finding time to learn all the law. For once, I will skip the opportunity to lecture you on the importance of practice questions. Just kidding. Practice questions are the single most important thing you can do to pass […]
