From The New York Times authored by Julie Creswell: “For the better part of five years as the chief executive of the cosmetics giant Avon Products, Sheri McCoy battled collapsing sales, a plunging stock price, a bribery scandal in China and the constant drumbeat of an attack from an activist investor. On Thursday, Avon announced that […]
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Her dilemma: Do I let my employer microchip me?
From The Washington Post authored by Danielle Paquette: “Melissa Timmins has a week to decide: Does she keep her hand to herself, or does she let her employer microchip it? The implant is the size of a grain of rice. It would slip under the skin between her forefinger and thumb. It would sting for only […]
On Justice Ginsburg’s Summer Docket: Blunt Talk on Big Cases
From The New York Times authored by Adam Liptak: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the most outspoken member of the Supreme Court, sometimes to her regret. Last year, she issued a statement saying that her criticisms of Donald J. Trump during the presidential campaign had been ill advised. “In the future,” she said, “I will […]
Women Flying Solo: Success Stories from the Small Firm World
From Law Practice Today authored by Sara Kropf and Margaret Cassidy: “Since Ada H. Kepley became the first woman to graduate from law school in 1870, women have found success in the legal profession—in government, in corporate legal departments, in academia and on the bench. Even so, women have yet to match the success of […]
One Biglaw Firm’s Embrace Of A Transgender Partner
From Above the Law authored by Kathryn Rubino: “Has the president’s awful early morning tweeting about banning transgender individuals from serving in the military — a move that is only likely to decrease military readiness and increase the risk of suicide — left you deeply upset about the state of the world? Well, there’s not much to be done about the president’s […]
TOP INSPIRING QUOTES FROM THE 2017 KPMG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
From KSDK.Com authored by Danielle Page: “Olympia Fields Country Club is no stranger to hosting the best male golfers in the world, having been the host course of four major championships dating back to 1925. But seeing the top LPGA Tour players in the world take their best shot at making history? That was a […]
Congresswomen Protested The House’s Outdated Dress Code With Sleeveless Friday
From Refinery 29 authored by Sarah Midkiff: “In the sweltering, D.C. heat, congresswomen on both sides of the aisle united to exercise their right to bare arms. No, that was not a typo. Their stand for a modernized dress code in the House of Representatives was spurred on when a number of political reporters were not […]
Are Donald Trump’s Tweets Self-Authenticating?
From Above the Law authored by Kelly Twigger: “I could not have imagined this time last year that Twitter would be the primary way that the President would communicate with the American people, but here we are. And he’s not the only one — we’ve seen Twitter wars resulting in lawsuits, and some folks are […]
Texas’ All-Woman Supreme Court
From Texas Almanac authored by Mary G. Ramos: “Three women comprised a special Texas Supreme Court for five months in 1925. It was the first all-woman high court in the United States. These were not merely honorary appointments. Governor Pat Neff appointed the three women attorneys as a special state supreme court to hear the […]
Sheila Michaels, Who Brought ‘Ms.’ to Prominence, Dies at 78
From The New York Times authored by Margalit Fox: “Sheila Michaels, who half a century ago, wielding two consonants and a period, changed the way modern women are addressed, died on June 22 in Manhattan. Ms. Michaels, who introduced the honorific “Ms.” into common parlance, was 78. The cause was acute leukemia, said Howard Nathanson, a […]
