From Time authored by Eliza Berman: “’Dear Mr. Disney’— That’s how a 10-year-old girl named Catherine began her letter to the most powerful man in movies during the bitter, final months of 1963. She had experienced that year’s traumas like most children do, through the anxious whispers of adults, despair moving a few feet above her […]
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Improve Energy, Increase Productivity with 5 Easy Feng Shui Tips
From MyShingle.com: “To increase the positive energy in your office space, and be more productive as a result, consider taking advantage of feng shui. This is the ancient art of aligning our external world to support our internal journey, explains Lorrie Webb Grillo, certified feng shui practitioner and owner of Thriving Spaces Feng Shui. “Feng […]
Addicts Can Be High-Functioning: What Lawyers Need to Know
From Attorney at Work authored by Eric Webber: “They say “work hard, play hard.” Unfortunately, this adage may normalize workplace behavior that can be very dangerous. In fact, a 2015 study found that workaholics are more likely to drink in excess than their peers. At many major firms, lawyers routinely work up to 60-hour weeks, so it’s no […]
If Money Rewarded Hard Work, Moms Would Be The Billionaires
From Medium authored by Caitlin Johnstone: “I was at the supermarket last night, again, fifth time this week, when I bumped into a friend of mine and we had The Christmas Conversation. Her — “How’s Christmas going?” Me — “Good! I’ve got most of the presents done and Christmas is at my mum’s this year and she only wants me […]
The Story Behind the Woman You Don’t See on TIME’s Person of the Year Cover
From Time authored by Melissa Chan: “The faces of five women, including celebrities Taylor Swift and Ashley Judd, appear on TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year cover, representing the “The Silence Breakers” — the thousands of people across the world who have come forward with their experiences of sexual harassment and assault. But on the lower right-hand corner […]
Even Women Who Can’t Say #MeToo Have Been Negatively Impacted by Predatory Culture
From Texas Lawyer authored by Kathleen J. Wu: “The #MeToo movement has opened the floodgates of women (and some men) telling their own stories of sexual harassment and assault, both in the workplace and out. Like most catharses, it was a long time coming. For those who have harbored shame or guilt over their own […]
20 Perfect Holiday Gift Ideas for Bosses, Coworkers, and Even Your ‘Work Spouse’
From Time – Money authored by Martha C. White: “Figuring out what to get your dad or teenage niece for the holidays is tough enough, but buying Christmas gifts for coworkers can be a much more fraught challenge. For what it’s worth, there are plenty of career experts out there who say it’s better to […]
The Conversation: Seven Women Discuss Work, Fairness, Sex and Ambition
From The New York Times authored by Hannah Whitaker: “How Did We Get Here? Emily Bazelon: Sexual harassment has been clearly against the law since the 1980s. The Supreme Court said in 1986 that employers couldn’t let one employee create a hostile work environment for another or base advancement on a quid pro quo for sex. And we […]
Lawyerist Gift Guide 2017
From Lawyerist.com authored by Lisa Needham: “Figuring out what to buy the lawyers—and everyone else—on your list can be a chore, but we are here to help. Here’s our 2017 gift guide packed with gift ideas that are appropriate for the lawyers in your life, the non-lawyers in your life, and for self-gifting. (If you’d […]
Authenticity as a Social Media Marketing Strategy
From Lawyerist.com authored by Megan Zavieh: “Just be yourself.” “That’s advice we have all heard at some point in our lives, but it’s advice that can be painfully difficult to follow in our professional lives. Being authentic as a person is to be true and genuine. But we often see legal marketing where lawyers attempt to portray themselves unrealistically. […]
