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 […]
Category Archives: Future GAs
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 […]
The Top Five Reasons We Love Being Female Lawyers
From Law Practice Today authored by Shayda Zaerpoor Le and Iris K. Tilley: “Do a casual Google search on “females in the legal profession” and these issues are ubiquitous in the results. With such discouraging reviews, statistics, and stereotypes (if we assume that the stereotypes tell the whole story, that is) it is hard to imagine why […]
A Dozen Great Reasons: The Challenges and Triumphs of Starting Your Own Firm
From Law Practice Today authored by Fran Griesing and Jessica L. Mazzeo: “If you scan this article to look for a dozen reasons why you should leave your big law safety net and take the leap to start your own firm, you will not see them. In reality, there are far more than just 12 reasons to […]
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 […]
After 45 years, Title IX still needed
From Philly.com authored by Linda A. Klein: “For decades in America, women who attained a college degree could find work only as a teacher or nurse. A law degree and a career in the legal profession were considered unattainable. But then, 45 years ago last month, Congress passed the Education Amendments Act. The most notable […]
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 […]
alt.legal: Hanging Out The Alternative Women-Owned Shingle
From Above the Law authored by Ed Sohn: “We’ve branched out quite a bit on this column, but it’s our continuing mission to shed light on stories of ex-large-law-firm attorneys and what they are doing that’s different and interesting. XPAN Law Group is one example of a law firm that provides functional business advice and risk management […]
Five takeaways from Condoleezza Rice at the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit
From ESPN W. authored by Sarah Spain: “OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — A few hundred men and women gathered at the Olympia Fields Country Club on Wednesday morning to hear former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak at the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit ahead of this week’s golf major, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. In an interview […]
