From The Guardian authored by Amellia Gentleman and Joanna Walters: “Global fascination with the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein revelations has focused on Hollywood, as well as parallel scandals in international sport and the music industry, but the #metoo stream on Twitter has dragged attention to less glamorous workplaces, highlighting how difficult it is for women to […]
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Sonia Sotomayor tore apart partisan gerrymandering with one simple, devastating question
From Business Insider authored by Mark Joseph Stern: “Throughout Tuesday’s oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, Justice Anthony Kennedy and the Supreme Court’s left-leaning justices grilled Wisconsin’s attorneys with tough questions that suggest a majority of the court is prepared to impose constitutional limits on political redistricting. The highlight of the hour came when Justice Sonia Sotomayor posed […]
High Anxiety As First Student Loan Forgiveness Program ‘Graduates’ Await Relief This October
From Forbes authored by Diane Hembree: “For debt-ridden Americans in federal student loan forgiveness programs, October is a month of hope and trepidation. The first wave of college graduates who were accepted into the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program 10 years ago and made their payments faithfully each month are eagerly waiting to find out […]
The Fantasy of a Female Hugh Hefner
From Medium authored by Ann Friedman: “In the wake of Hugh Hefner’s death, I’m not interested in arguing about whether the Playboy founder was a sexual pioneer or a feminist. You know what’s not novel and transgressive? Rich white men in mansions enjoying access to women’s bodies and presenting their lifestyle as the height of culture. But […]
‘Flaming feminist litigator’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg sets up Supreme Court term
From CNN Politics authored by Ariane de Vogue: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg looked out at the first year law class she was about to address at Georgetown Law on Wednesday and smiled broadly after being told the majority of the class were women. “To look out a class like this is exhilarating,” the 84-year-old justice […]
Jordan just appointed its first-ever female Supreme Court judge
From Step Feed authored by Rayana Khalaf: “Jordanian Judge Ihsan Zuhdi Barakat has broken the glass ceiling as the first-ever female judge in the kingdom’s Supreme Court, Jordanian news agency Petra reported on Thursday. In the Judicial Council’s recently-announced promotions, the Amman Court of Appeal judge has been promoted to the Supreme court, becoming the first Jordanian woman to ever reach […]
Got Milk? Eleventh Circuit Holds That Discrimination Because of Employee’s Breastfeeding is Unlawful Discrimination
From Verdict Justia authored by Joanna L. Grossman: “What’s to be done with a police officer who has a baby, returns to work, and wishes to continue breastfeeding her baby? If you’re the Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD), you might suddenly start giving her poor evaluations, refer to her behind her back with gendered slurs, or […]
Female Trial Attorneys in U.K. Notch a Win for Equality
From Bloomberg Law authored by Suzi Ring: “London’s female trial lawyers have scored a small but symbolic victory: access to the men’s locker room. The new unisex space at Southwark Crown Court, one of London’s most famous courthouses and the stage for prosecutions in Libor, came after female barristers complained about being left out of conversations […]
When The Force is Female
From The Huffington Post authored by Elizabeth English: “‘As you know, the Equal Rights Amendment, which proposed banning discrimination based on sex, was passed by Congress in 1972 but was never ratified by the states and therefore has not been made part of the U.S. Constitution.’ This was one of a number of difficult reminders […]
Time Unveiled 12 Stunning Covers Celebrating Game-Changing Women
From The Huffington Post authored by Jenavieve Hatch: “On Thursday afternoon, Time Magazine unveiled its newest project: profiles of 46 powerhouse women in entertainment, politics, business, science and sports who have broken the glass ceiling in some way. “FIRSTS: The Women Who Are Changing The World,” which will be available in book form on September 19 from […]
