From CNBC authored by Abgail Hess: “Men outearn women in every country on earth. In the United States, women earn an average of $0.80 for every dollar earned by a man. Thisgap is even larger for African American and Latina women. There are many causes for this pay gap, but one factor is that women are doing […]
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Barbara Bush, the No-Nonsense First Lady Who Ran the Family That Ran the Country, Dies at 92
From TIME authored by Margaret Carlson: “Barbara Bush was as grounded as any First Lady, a down-to-earth realist planted firmly between two high-flying stars: Nancy Reagan of the rail-thin coiffed good looks, rarely seen children, and adoring gaze; and Hillary Rodham Clinton, the two-for-the-price-of-one lawyer who let it be known she wouldn’t be staying home […]
At Least 300 Women Are Officially Running for the U.S. House in 2018. That’s a Record.
From TIME authored by Geoff Mulvihill and Maureen Linke: ” The number of women running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives set a record Thursday, the vast majority of them Democrats motivated by angst over President Donald Trump and policies of the Republican-controlled Congress. Their ranks will continue to grow in the weeks […]
This RBG Quote Proves You Can Be Friendly With Co-workers You Disagree With
From The Muse authored by Stav Viz : “She walked onstage to the sounds of The Notorious B.I.G.’s eponymous song blasting from the speakers. Hardly the introduction you’d expect for a Supreme Court justice—unless, of course, it’s Associate Justice-slash-pop-culture-icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At a recent appearance at Columbia University’s “She Opened the Door”women’s conference, Ginsburg’s entrance to a […]
Fed-Up Women Are Changing American Politics
From TIME authored by Molly Ball : “Spradlin, a sixth-grade English teacher in Choctaw, Okla., was at the state capitol in Oklahoma City on April 9, missing her sixth day of work in order to demand more school funding. She’s part of a wave of teacher actions that has lately swept Republican-led states, as well as […]
Why Chasity Boyce and Tiffany Harper Co-Founded DAPP, And Their Mission To Train Women of Color
From Above The Law authored by Renwei Chung: “This week, I had the opportunity to catch up with the amazing Diversity Attorney Pipeline Program(DAPP) co-founders Chasity Boyce and Tiffany Harper. Boyce is a former litigator who is now working in the Chicago office of an Am Law 100 law firm on the global diversity and inclusion team. Harper […]
The Financial Vocabulary Every Money-Savvy Woman Needs
From Career Contessa authored by Kathleen McAuliffe: “Whether you’re paying off your student loans or staring down retirement, you know you need to get your sh*t together financially. But all that financial jargon gives you nervous flashbacks to your Econ 101 class, so you tell yourself you’ll figure it out later. After all, how can […]
6 Inventions You Wouldn’t Have Without Women
From National Geographic authored by Mary Beth McAndrews: “Coffee filters. Monopoly. Windshield wipers. Wireless tech. These very different inventions share one thing in common: they were created by women. Despite their significant contributions, many of these female inventors have gone unrecognized. In honor of International Women’s Day, take a moment to appreciate these six inventions we […]
These teachers work up to 6 jobs. Now they’re fed up and ready to walk out
From CNN authored by Holly Yan and Madeleine Stix: “Craig Troxell steps precariously across a customer’s roof, marking hail damage from yet another Oklahoma storm. He still smells of the freshly cut grass from the swanky side of town, where he had just mowed lawns to make a few extra dollars. But Troxell, 50, isn’t […]
They’re moms. They’re attorneys. They believe they can help end the Oklahoma teacher walkouts
From CNN authored by Isabella Gomez and Justin Lear: School closings in Oklahoma are a big concern for parents, so a group of mom lawyers decided to take matters into their own hands. On Monday, more than 100 women are expected to march almost a mile from the Oklahoma Bar Association to the state Capitol […]
