From Time authored by Melinda Gates: “In 1976, one year after the term “sexual harassment” was coined, the magazine Redbook reported that 90 percent of women surveyed said they’d been sexually harassed at work. Last year, the Elephant in the Valley study revealed that 60 percent of women in tech had been subject to unwanted sexual advances. It’s disheartening to think […]
Category Archives: Leadership
The Year Women Found Their Rage
From The Huffington Post authored by Emma Gray: “A year ago tonight, I thought I was about to walk into the room where our first female president would take the stage. The energy was electric when my team and I arrived at the Javits Center in the early evening hours of Nov. 8. There was premature […]
Unhappy Hour: Law Firms’ Drinking Culture Amplifies Sexual Harassment Problems
From The American Lawyer authored by Patrick R. Krill: Dear Patrick: “Considering the increased spotlight on sexual misconduct in the workplace these days, I’m curious what you think about the relationship between lawyers, drinking, and bad behavior? What should an employer be looking out for? Sue in New Jersey Dear Sue: When the Harvey Weinstein […]
Millennial Moms: Make Home Work Like Work
From Medium authored by Neal Godfrey: “The big news in the workplace over the past couple of decades has been the emergence of women as a significant force. We had the opportunity to show what we can do, and we’ve done it. We’ve made the workplace a different place, a better place. We are educated, […]
Women’s Whisper Network Raises Its Voice
From The New York Times authored by Julie Creswell and Tiffany Hsu: “They called themselves the Glass Ceiling Club. A group of young and ambitious women in the 1990s from the investment bank Bear Stearns would gather at local restaurants every couple of months to discuss how to make the workplace more female friendly. The conversations […]
The Tech Industry’s Gender-Discrimination Problem
From The New Yorker authored by Sheelah Kolhatkar: “One day in 2013, AJ Vandermeyden drove to Tesla’s corporate headquarters, in Palo Alto, California, sat down on a bench outside the main entrance, and waited, in the hope of spotting someone who looked like a company employee. Vandermeyden, who was thirty years old, had been working as […]
Striking A Sober Balance In Your Holiday Party
From Above The Law authored by Brian Cuban: “I know what you’re thinking. It’s early November. We just started daylight saving time. Thanksgiving is still weeks away. Why in the world is Brian talking about holiday parties? The answer is simple. As a law firm HR professional, managing partner, bar association executive director, or simply […]
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
From Above the Law authored by Olga V. Mack and Katia Bloom: “In our previous article on the five stages of transformation: frustration, trial and error, the “Aha!” moment, discovery and synchronization, we went over the process we all go through in order to transform and grow. Struggling Through Frustration & Trial & Error While we […]
Can Lawyers and Judges Be Social Media Friends?
From Attorney At Work authored by Mark C. Palmer: “QUESTION: I’ve been practicing in my medium-size legal community for going on 20 years. During that time, I’ve watched technology advance my private practice by leaps and bounds, including client development via social media outlets. I embraced Facebook, Twitter and Instagram early on — and it’s paid off […]
Law Review Elects First Ever Majority Female Class
From The Harvard Crimson authored by Jamie D. Halper “The Harvard Law Review selected more female editors than male editors to join the prestigious journal’s ranks this summer, welcoming a majority-female class for the first time in the publication’s history. The editorial class, chosen after a rigorous competition tested the skills of prospective first-year law […]
