From The Wall Street Journal authored by Katharine Zarella: “POWER DRESSING at the workplace has mercifully evolved since 1988’s “Working Girl,” in which Sigourney Weaver weathered Wall Street in heinous, shoulder-padded blazers. Back then, female office-wear mimicked masculine codes in an effort to level the professional playing field, but today women enjoy more flexibility. And […]
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She founded a small firm producing big results in the energy sector
From BizWoman authored by Rebecca Ayers: “Chrysta Castañeda took a brief sabbatical from practicing law in 2013 to work in crisis communications, but then she dove right back into the legal field in 2014 and founded her own law firm after realizing she had missed being a trial lawyer. Castañeda is the owner and founder of The […]
A ‘bra-gate’ resolution: Jackson County jail belatedly ends sexist security screenings
From The Kansas City Star authored by The Kansas City Star editorial Board: “The Jackson County jail’s sexist, protest-inducing, lawsuit-inviting practice of making some female attorneys take off their bras to get through its metal detector mostly died out in June — after the machine’s settings mysteriously seemed to change without explanation following a public backlash. But going […]
Employers Have Policed Black Hair for Decades. These Four Women Have Had Enough
From Glamour authored by Lindsey Shallon: “Andrew Johnson was the last straw. In December, the black New Jersey teen was given an impossible ultimatum by a white referee at his wrestling meet: either cut his locs on the spot or forfeit the match. He had 90 seconds to decide. There’s no tangible reason locs, braids, […]
Adult Victims Of Childhood Sex Abuse In New York Can Sue Alleged Abusers
From NPR authored by Mara Silvers: “A new law that goes into effect Wednesday, gives adult victims of childhood sex abuse in New York one year to bring civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers and the institutions that may have allowed the abuse. The one-year filing period is known as a “look-back window,” and allows […]
Female Colonel Becomes the First Black Woman General in History of the US Marine Corps
From The Epoch Times authored by Michael Wing: “The U.S. Marine Corps has seen some historic milestones for female Marines during the Trump administration. Among these, one former Colonel Lorna M Mahlock reached the crowning achievement of becoming the first black female brigadier general to serve in the Marines. After President Trump nominated Mahlock’s historic promotion, it […]
Missing in action: Classic green Army men still have no women figurines, and this 6-year-old is not having it
From Military Times authored by J.D. Simkins: “Young Vivian Lord of Arkansas recently acquired a set of the instantly recognizable plastic green Army men figurines, iconic toys the 6-year-old had been pining after for weeks. Excitedly, the little girl from Little Rock sifted through the combat-ready green men, each figure contorted into one of an […]
Woman Wins 50K Ultra Outright, Trophy Snafu for Male Winner Follows
From Runners World authored by Hailey Middlebrook: Ellie Pell of Ithaca, New York, won the Green Lakes Endurance Run 50Koutright in 3:58:37 on August 10, earning awards for both first place woman and overall winner. Since a woman has never won the race before Pell, there was no award prepared for the first place male. “Heading into her […]
Meet the first female Marine F-35B pilot
From Marine Times authored by Shawn Snow: “Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz just made a name for herself June 27 at the Marine air station at Beaufort, South Carolina, for being the first female Marine to complete the F-35B syllabus. It’s a historic feat for the Corps, as she joins a relatively small field of Marine F-35 […]
‘It’s Like an Automatic Deportation if You Don’t Have a Lawyer’
From The New York Times authored by Mazin Sidhamed: “In February 2017, Carlos was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortly after he dropped one of his daughters at her school bus stop; the agents had been waiting there for him. He was locked in immigration detention in the Bergen County Jail in New Jersey […]
