From The American Lawyer authored by Joanna Litt: “Joanna Litt’s husband, Gabe MacConaill, a 42-year-old partner at Sidley Austin, committed suicide in the parking garage of the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office … Read More
The Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Isn’t Hackers or Fake News. It’s Apathy.
From Fortune authored by Chip Bergh: “The headlines today are filled with talk about outside forces imperiling our democracy. But, the truth is that the biggest threat we are facing … Read More
#This is 18
From The New York Times: “What does life look like for girls turning 18 in 2018? We gave young women photographers around the world an assignment: Show us 18 in … Read More
O’Connor Diagnosis Highlights ‘Inevitability’ of Dementia Among Lawyers
From The American Lawyer authored by Christine Simmons: “The news that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has dementia has brought renewed attention to the potential of age-related cognitive impairment in … Read More
Silence and powerlessness go hand in hand – women’s voices must be heard
From The Guardian authored by Rebecca Solnit: “Silence is golden, or so I was told when I was young. Later, everything changed. Silence equals death, the queer activists fighting the … Read More
How to Tell If Someone Is Manipulating You—And What to Do About It
From TIME authored by Cassie Shortsleeve: “If you’ve ever felt like something is off in a close relationship or casual encounter—you’re being pressured, controlled or even feel like you’re questioning yourself more … Read More
Lady Gaga Opened Up About the “Tornado of Pain” Caused by Sexual Assault and Mental Health Issues
From Teen Vogue authored by Andrea Park: “In the past few years, Lady Gaga has spoken out time and again about the mental and physical pain she’s experienced due to her fibromyalgia, mental … Read More
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
From The Guardian authored by Harriet Griffey: “It is difficult to imagine life before our personal and professional worlds were so dominated and “switched on” via smartphones and the other … Read More
The Five-Year-Old Who Was Detained at the Border and Persuaded to Sign Away Her Rights
From The New Yorker authored by Sarah Stillman: “Helen—a smart, cheerful five-year-old girl—is an asylum seeker from Honduras. This summer, when a social worker asked her to identify her strengths, Helen … Read More
Powerful Women Talk About Power (And Powerlessness)
From The Cut introduction by Hanna Rosin: “’You have power when so many women are powerless!’ said a sexual-assault survivor as she confronted senator Jeff Flake. The woman who spoke these … Read More