From The New York Times authored by Claire Cain Miller: “It has long been true that women are paid less than men at work and do more of the labor at home. It turns out those patterns start as early as childhood. Although there are a few signs that the gap is shrinking, a variety […]
Category Archives: Leadership
This Working Mom Created an Easier Way for Women to Deal With Breast Milk While Traveling
From TIME authored by Kate Torgerson: “Milk Stork started on Mother’s Day in 2014 with two gallons of breast milk and a four-day business trip. It was my first time away from home since returning from maternity leave, and I couldn’t figure out how I was going to supply my 8-month-old twins with breast milk. The twins and I […]
Houston Judge Issues Order Granting Pregnant Lawyers Automatic Trial Stays
From Texas Lawyer authored by John Council: “Pregnant litigators already have enough to worry about without trial dates getting in the way of due dates. So Houston state district Judge Ravi Sandill recently issued a standing order that grants expecting lawyers an automatic continuance of a trial setting in his court for up to 120 days before the […]
What Will It Take to Get More Women on Boards?
From Kellog Insight authored by Victoria Medvec: “Women are a rapidly growing economic force in many leading and developing economies. In the United States, for instance, women have influenced or controlled nearly three-quarters of household spending for the past several years, and their spending share may be as high as 80 percent, particularly when it comes to grocery and […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Will Serve ‘At Least Another 5 Years’ on the Supreme Court
From TIME authored by Billy Perrigo: “Left-leaning Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Sunday she plans to spend “at least another five years” on the Supreme Court, in remarks that may comfort liberals as President Donald Trump’s second nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is likely to herald a rightward shift for the country’s highest court. “I’m now 85,” Ginsburg said. “My […]
A Major Bank Slipped Up And Showed Why Women Rarely File Sex Discrimination Cases
From The Huffington Post authored by Emily Peck: “Of all the tactics companies use to silence women who speak up about sexual harassment, the way corporate lawyers question victims in depositions may be the most brutal. In these taped confrontations, defense lawyers interrogate people on every aspect of their sexual histories, medical records and traumas […]
Are Women Afraid to Compete With Each Other at Work?
From Glamour authored by Kristin Wong: “At one of my first jobs, I was blogging for an entertainment media company but was eager to take on extra script writing. Shortly after I was hired, another female writer came on board. My editors asked us who wanted to take on a new assignment, and I didn’t […]
ARE WOMEN BETTER TEAM LEADERS THAN MEN?
From Women 2.0 authored by Brenda Hali: “We are not trying to start a gender war, but we are an organization that is consistently digging for the latest research and insight on how to optimize people potential. Some of the findings that we’ve come across have … well, given us food for thought. So let’s […]
Any Volunteers? Why Adding Activism To Your Skills Counts As Women Leaders
From Take the Lead Women authored by Michele Weldon: “Desperate and confusing times call for action. Spending your spare time with a purpose can benefit you as well as those whom you are donating your time and energy to assist. This is not about writing philanthropic checks—this is about hands-on volunteerism. You may not be […]
Having a working mom has benefits for kids later in life, study says
From CNN authored by Jacqueline Howard: “Growing up with a working mom may have some benefits for both daughters and sons later in life. A team of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom analyzed data on more than 100,000 men and women across 29 countries to determine whether a mother’s employment status […]
