From The Write Life authored by Kelly Gurnett: “‘Who gives a $#%& about an Oxford comma?’ So goes one of my favorite lyrics by Vampire Weekend, and the answer to date has largely been: grammar nerds, Strunk & White and those who follow the infamous Chicago vs. AP style debate. Now, we can add dairy driver to […]
Category Archives: Future GAs
‘Is There a Man I Can Talk To?’: Stories of Sexism in the Workplace
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira and Brianna Milord: “Last week, after an Uber board member’s wisecrack and the interruption of Senator Kamala Harris during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, The New York Times asked women to share their own experiences. More than 1,000 responded, offering up vivid anecdotes of times they had been interrupted, […]
How to Respond to Negative Online Attorney Reviews
From Attorney at Work authored by Mark C. Palmer: “Take a moment and step back from the situation. Evaluate. Attacks on our personal and professional abilities can hit close to home and elicit a dramatic, immediate response. It’s in our nature to defend ourselves and our work, even from the tritest comments. You may feel desperate to […]
The good advice my mom gave me that I still don’t like
From The Lily authored by Margaret Sullivan: “I’m still annoyed with my mother for the advice she gave me. And that’s really saying something, since her counsel came more than 30 years ago, and Mom is no longer around for me to (lovingly! ever so lovingly!) shake my fist at. I was fresh out of school […]
Attorney Gloria Allred Will Take On Bill Cosby in California Civil Case
From Vulture authored by Natalie Hope McDonald: “‘You don’t know what a jury is going to do,’ said Gloria Allred, a civil-rights attorney representing 33 women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Allred, who’s perhaps best known for taking on high-profile cases involving women, has been watching Cosby’s sexual-assault trial closely from the benches of […]
Tribune Editorial: Girls State should know that women leaders do wear pants
From The Salt Lake Tribune: “Today’s youth. Tomorrow’s leaders. That is the motto of the American Legion Boys State. The program is a youth camp meant to “develop leadership and promote civic responsibility in young men.” The companion program for girls — Girls State — promotes the same motto, but its purpose is to “teach […]
Here’s how women leaders should respond to all-male panels: Comment
From Financial Post authored by By Kara Alaimo: “Last month, Goldman Sachs hosted a conference in London on disruptive technology. Out of 76 speakers at the event, five were women. That was hardly an anomaly: At last year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, for example, all of the speakers on a panel about helping women thrive were male. (The moderator […]
A Proven Way to Win in Business: Have a Daughter, Hire Women
From The New York Times authored by Claire Cane Miller: “Here’s one of the surest routes for men to think of women as equals: Have a daughter. In Silicon Valley, the venture capitalists who invest in tech start-ups are significantly more likely to hire a female investing partner if the hiring partners have daughters, according to […]
What Makes a Mentor?
The website, The Girl’s Guide to Law School®, is (unsurprisingly) a great resource for women who are in law school. But also, I find that they often address issues that are relevant to law school graduates as well. This story (authored by a law student, following her interview – on the topic of mentoring – with two […]
Twins Dominate ‘Superhero Day,’ Dress As RBG And Sandra Day O’Connor
Well, this story just never gets old. I came across it again today – and though I am pretty darn sure that most all of you saw it all over social media this past spring – these two cuties and their mama are such a sweet story that I couldn’t resist the draw to remind everyone of […]
