From Harpers Bazaar authored by Gemma Hartley: “For Mother’s Day I asked for one thing: a house cleaning service. Bathrooms and floors specifically, windows if the extra expense was reasonable. The gift, for me, was not so much in the cleaning itself but the fact that for once I would not be in charge of […]
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We’re sending our daughters into a workplace designed for our dads
From LinkedIn authored by Melinda Gates: “In January 1949, Fortune magazine advertised a survey of its readership. The ad announced: “We have just completed a statistical portrait of men, like yourself, who are readers of Fortune.” It was accompanied by three illustrations showing a businessman sitting at progressively nicer desks. The nameplate on the first reads “Office Manager.” […]
15 Things All Badass, Fearless Alpha-Women Do Differently from Other Types of Women
From iRelease : “Laurel Thatcher Ulrich once said that “Well-behaved women seldom make history,” and those words have been printed on paper and typed onto the internet millions of time ever since. Although it’s easy to take the phrase to mean mostly whatever you want, in truth, these words are meant to celebrate women who make […]
How a woman’s appearance affects her career
From CNN Money authored by Julia Carpenter: “While many women lighten their hair, replace glasses with contact lenses and wear high heel shoes to make themselves look more attractive in the workplace, Silicon Valley CEO Eileen Carey did just the opposite. She told the BBC she grabbed glasses and dyed her naturally blonde hair darker, all to […]
The Ambition Collision
From The Cut authored by Lisa Miller: “What is this midlife crisis among the 30-year-olds I know? Millennial women — at least those who reside in professional bubbles — seem to have it all. They are better educated, more prosperous, less encumbered by cultural expectations than any previous generation of women. They delay marriage (if they marry […]
Before “Sorry,” Think
From Brave Enough: “We as women have to stop saying “I’m sorry” for things out of our control. When we apologize for things we are not responsible for, we take a step backwards in the advancement of women in the workplace. I am a cardiac anesthesiologist, which means I care for patients who are undergoing open-heart […]
Having confidence as a woman leader
From We Are The City authored by Nisa Chitakasem: “As true as it is that 21st century woman leaders still face many challenges in the work – including the glass ceiling, misconceptions, social stigma, gender differences and negative employee reactions – the biggest challenge we face is ourselves. Our levels of self-confidence as female leaders tend to […]
Got Milk? Eleventh Circuit Holds That Discrimination Because of Employee’s Breastfeeding is Unlawful Discrimination
From Verdict Justia authored by Joanna L. Grossman: “What’s to be done with a police officer who has a baby, returns to work, and wishes to continue breastfeeding her baby? If you’re the Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD), you might suddenly start giving her poor evaluations, refer to her behind her back with gendered slurs, or […]
Girl power has lifted up women but failed men
From The Washington Post authored by Sherri Daye Scott: “An ex recently told me that, among my many flaws was my belief that, physical feats aside, there is no discernible difference in the capabilities of men and women. To be fair, I considered it a flaw that he did not believe the same. To my way […]
Tapping the Potential: The Keys to Inspiring Women Leaders
From Women of the Channel authored by Lisa Graham: “As a longtime female leader at Adobe, I’ve had the opportunity to mentor dozens of women across our organization — women from all departments, divisions, and walks of life. And while these mentoring experiences were intended to guide others, I ended up learning a lot through the […]
