From Medium authored by Courtney Owyang: “I am constantly aware of how much space I’m taking up, the people around me, and more than anything else, their reactions to me. It can be exhausting. As a result, like many women, I’ve found myself down many an internet rabbit hole, poring over articles that promise […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
3 Things Law Firms Must Understand To Increase Gender Diversity
From Above the Law authored by Renwei Chung : “Last week, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) revealed some surprising statistics from its most recent research regarding gender diversity in the workplace. BCG surveyed roughly 17,500 employees and interviewed more than 200 senior executives at companies in various industries across 21 countries, seeking their perspective on 39 […]
Sheila Michaels, Who Brought ‘Ms.’ to Prominence, Dies at 78
From The New York Times authored by Margalit Fox: “Sheila Michaels, who half a century ago, wielding two consonants and a period, changed the way modern women are addressed, died on June 22 in Manhattan. Ms. Michaels, who introduced the honorific “Ms.” into common parlance, was 78. The cause was acute leukemia, said Howard Nathanson, a […]
The Day Before The Bar Exam Dos and Don’ts
From Above The Law authored by Kerriann Stout: “I say this with equal parts joy and terror: the bar exam is exactly one week from tomorrow. One of the questions I get asked most frequently is “what should I do the day before the bar exam?” My go to answer is “absolutely nothing.” For some […]
Alaska Cops Defend Their ‘Right’ to Sexual Contact With Sex Workers Before Arresting Them
From Glamour authored by Lily Dancyger: “There’s a heated debate going on right now in Alaska between the police department and sex workers’ rights advocates over a bill that would make it illegal for police officers to have sexual contact with sex workers before arresting them. If Alaska passes this bill, they’ll become the first state […]
‘Eloise At The Museum’ Tells The Story Behind The Beloved Mischief-Maker
From NPR authored by Jeff Lunden: “For generations of children, the Eloise book series is a favorite. It tells the story of a 6-year old troublemaker who lives at New York’s Plaza Hotel. Now “Eloise at the Museum,” an exhibition at the New York Historical Society, looks at the creators of the series: author Kay […]
Networking and Career Development for the Next Women Leaders
From Playbook authored by Katy Tynan: “What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question that women leaders have been answering since they were old enough to play at being doctors, firefighters, astronauts, and more. But as we all grew through childhood, and took on our first real jobs, we learned […]
Five Books Every Young Businesswoman Should Read
From Forbes authored by Samantha Harrington: “I know, I know. You’re an entrepreneur. You don’t have any free time. I know. Trust me. I can relate. But I promise you, you want to make time to read. In every way, reading helps me be a better teammate, a better businesswoman and a better person. So I […]
Advertisers Are Actually Teaming Up To Fight Sexism. For Real.
From The Huffington Post authored by Emily Peck: “The Unstereotype Alliance, which will be launched at Cannes Lions, an industry conference in France, is a partnership between U.N. Women and several major global companies, including Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Mattel and Diageo. Facebook, Google and Twitter have also signed on, as well […]
The 2 Mental Shifts Highly Successful People Make
From Thrive Global authored by Benjamin Hardy: “There are two primary mental shifts that occur in the lives of all highly successful people. Many make the first, but very few make the second. Both of these shifts require a great deal of mental stretching from conventional and societal ways of thinking. In many ways, these shifts require […]
