From Forbes authored by Amy Nelson: “I remember the day when I told colleagues and friends that I planned to stop practicing law and start building a business. The puzzled looks and furrowed eyebrows were tell-tale signs that they didn’t understand how a woman with a thriving career and two children would want to leave a […]
Category Archives: GA-Curated
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Women Supporting Each Other at Work
From Harvard Business Review authored by Anne Welsh McNulty: “Don’t underestimate the power of women connecting and supporting each other at work. As my experiences from being a rookie accountant to a managing director at an investment bank have taught me, conversations between women have massive benefits for the individual and the organization. When I […]
‘Extreme Part-Time’ Lawyer-Moms Flock to Freelance Firms
From The American Lawyer authored by Angela Morris: “After having her second child, Southern California litigator Erin Giglia worked part-time for law firm Snell & Wilmer, but fellow associate Laurie Rowen had different plans for work when her baby girl was born 16 days after Giglia’s daughter. Rowen always knew she wanted to be a […]
Lawyers Say They Face Persistent Racial and Gender Bias at Work
From The New York Times authored by Karen Zraick: “Women and people of color in the legal profession continue to face barriers in hiring, promotions, assignments and compensation, according to a study released Thursday by the American Bar Association. The survey, which proposes strategies for employers to eliminate the barriers, was conducted by the Center for […]
The Danger Of Being An Angry Woman Lawyer
From Above the Law authored by Kathryn Rubino: “Women attorneys know the score. They know that despite what equality might demand, the reality of life in the courtroom means dealing with all sorts of sexist BS. And one way things just aren’t fair is how women and men are judged differently when they get angry. […]
Law, Order & Pantyhose: Law Firm Addresses Gender Parity Fairly
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “What’s fair is fair. Christina Vander Werf, a partner with Gordon & Rees LLP, who works out of the San Diego, Los Angeles and Phoenix offices, says at her law firm, gender equity is a top priority. “There is a very intentional effort to make the office […]
Lawyers on the Border Still Dealing With Fallout From Family Separations
From TIME authored by Maya Rhodan: “When the Trump Administration started separating families at the U.S. border, Jodi Goodwin all but stopped working as a private attorney in Texas to do pro bono work for people who had been affected. Even though the Administration ended the policy over two months ago, her work isn’t finished. In June, […]
How Sexism Follows Women From the Cradle to the Workplace
From The New York Times authored by Jim Tankersley: “White women born in parts of the United States where sexist attitudes are more prevalent grow up to earn less and to work less than women born elsewhere, relative to men born in those same states, new economic research shows.” That impact on career and salary […]
Mel Mermelstein Survived Auschwitz, Then Sued Holocaust Deniers in Court
From Smithsonian.com authored by Patrick Sauer: “In October 1981, Judge Thomas Johnson made an announcement. After deliberation, he had accepted a fact into judicial notice—a legal term for a fact accepted in a court as true without the need to produce evidence. The Holocaust, said Johnson, was an indisputable fact. The pronouncement seems slightly ludicrous […]
DON’T TAKE CALLS IN THE BREASTFEEDING ROOM AND 9 OTHER SMALL THINGS MEN CAN DO TO MAKE WOMEN LESS UNCOMFORTABLE AT WORK
From W2.0 authored by Kendall Tucker: “It should not be a surprise to anyone that women in tech face a myriad of challenges today. Even though 75% of young girls show interest in STEM, only 0.4% of college women major in computer science. We start 17% of companies but only receive 2% of funding. We are systematically passed over for […]
