From Medium authored by Neal Godfrey: “The big news in the workplace over the past couple of decades has been the emergence of women as a significant force. We had the opportunity to show what we can do, and we’ve done it. We’ve made the workplace a different place, a better place. We are educated, […]
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Women’s Whisper Network Raises Its Voice
From The New York Times authored by Julie Creswell and Tiffany Hsu: “They called themselves the Glass Ceiling Club. A group of young and ambitious women in the 1990s from the investment bank Bear Stearns would gather at local restaurants every couple of months to discuss how to make the workplace more female friendly. The conversations […]
India Rules Sex With a Child Bride Is Always Rape in a Massive Win for Girls’ Rights
From Global Citizen authored by Imogen Calderwood: “India’s top court has ruled that sex with a child is always rape, quashing a clause that allowed men to have sex with underage girls if they were married to them. The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Wednesday closed a legal loophole that has historically allowed perpetrators of […]
Women Lawyers are Being Driven to Drink
From Tonic authored by Britni De La Cretaz: “The morning before Lisa F. Smith, the author of Girl Walks Out of A Bar: A Memoir, checked herself into rehab, she says her breakfast consisted of a bottle of red wine and several lines of cocaine. It was her morning routine, and she needed the alcohol and […]
Exclusive: First Look At New Survey Of Solo And Small Firms
From Above the Law authored by Robert Ambrogi: “Acquiring and keeping clients is the most significant challenge facing solo and small law firms, and increasing numbers of those firms see do-it-yourself legal websites as their competitors for those clients. Despite acknowledging this challenge, however, nearly three quarters of firms are doing nothing to address it. […]
Striking A Sober Balance In Your Holiday Party
From Above The Law authored by Brian Cuban: “I know what you’re thinking. It’s early November. We just started daylight saving time. Thanksgiving is still weeks away. Why in the world is Brian talking about holiday parties? The answer is simple. As a law firm HR professional, managing partner, bar association executive director, or simply […]
Where do kids learn to undervalue women? From their parents.
From The Washington Post authored by Darcy Lockman: “With good reason, much of the concern about misogyny is currently focused on the workplace. As the #MeToo testimonials have shown, the professional world all too frequently tasks women with silent endurance of morally unacceptable (or downright criminal) behavior. But even those of us who have avoided the most abusive workplaces live […]
Female lawmakers come forward with experiences of sexual harassment by peers in Congress
From The Christian Science Monitor authored by Erica Werner and Juilet Linderman: “For years, Rep. Mary Bono (R) of California endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he’d been thinking about her in the shower, she’d had […]
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
From Above the Law authored by Olga V. Mack and Katia Bloom: “In our previous article on the five stages of transformation: frustration, trial and error, the “Aha!” moment, discovery and synchronization, we went over the process we all go through in order to transform and grow. Struggling Through Frustration & Trial & Error While we […]
Reminder: She Doesn’t Owe Anyone a Hug. Not Even at the Holidays.
From Girl Scouts: “Holidays and family get-togethers are a time for yummy food, sweet traditions, funny stories, and lots and lots of love. But they could, without you even realizing it, also be a time when your daughter gets the wrong idea about consent and physical affection. Have you ever insisted, “Uncle just got here—go […]
