From The New York Times authored by Maya Salam: “Beautiful women sail through life with all the advantages in the world, right? That’s what many of us have been conditioned … Read More
Why Justice Ginsburg is wearing soccer star Becky Sauerbrunn’s jersey when she works out
From Women in the World authored by WITW Staff: “American soccer star Becky Sauerbrunn took to Twitter to proudly post a letter from someone she has described as a personal … Read More
NICOLE LYNN JUST BECAME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO REPRESENT A TOP 3 PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT
From Because of Them We Can authored by BOTWC Staff: “When Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams was selected third overall in last night’s NFL draft, it marked a big moment … Read More
Iranian lawyer who defended women’s right to remove hijab gets 38 years, 148 lashes
From Women in the World authored by WITW STAFF: “After two trials described by Amnesty International as “grossly unfair,” Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to a … Read More
Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police
From The New York Times authored by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries: “When detectives in a Phoenix suburb arrested a warehouse worker in a murder investigation last December, they credited a new technique … Read More
Inside One Woman’s Fight to Rewrite the Law on Marital Rape
From The New York Times authored by Karen Zraick: “Jenny Teeson was in the middle of a divorce when she found a video of her husband sexually assaulting her in … Read More
What Do Women Want? Law Firms Are Clueless.
From The American Lawyer authored by Viva Chen: “Memo to all you well-meaning law firms out there trying your darnedest to retain and promote women: You are doing it all … Read More
A record number of congresswomen are mothers. Here’s a glimpse inside their first-ever caucus.
From The Washington Post authored by Caitlin Gibson: “How are your kids doing? It isn’t the question itself that bothers Katie Porter. The freshman Democratic congresswoman from California, a single … Read More
Women Describe Their Experience Working in Big Law, And It’s Not Pretty
From Law.com authored by Eric Hichman: “Earlier this month it was revealed that six women are in the process of suing Jones Day over accusations of alleged gender discrimination (to … Read More
For Women and Minorities to Get Ahead, Managers Must Assign Work Fairly
From Harvard Business Review authored by Joan C. Williams and Marina Multhaup: “Organizations have been trying to improve diversity in the workplace for decades — with little success. The most … Read More