From The Lily authored by Brianna Gilmartin: “Why does our society perpetuate the idea that people must be constantly working in order to be worthy of respect? I get tired of the way our culture fetishizes overworking. People contribute to this by competing over who has worked the hardest, longest hours as though overworking makes […]
Category Archives: Strategy
Make an Ass of Yourself: How to Embrace Your Imperfections and Live Unfiltered
From Extreme You authored by Sarah Robb O’Hagan: “In the Spring of 2009, I had just returned to work after giving birth to my third child, when I received an excited request from the PR team to participate in a photoshoot for a media article about the turnaround of Gatorade. Those were still the glorious […]
Powerful Women Talk About Power (And Powerlessness)
From The Cut introduction by Hanna Rosin: “’You have power when so many women are powerless!’ said a sexual-assault survivor as she confronted senator Jeff Flake. The woman who spoke these words was, at that moment, pinning him into the corner of an elevator. He looked stricken and ashamed, like a boy caught with one foot out […]
Doctors Put Lawyers To Shame When It Comes To Practical Training
From Above the Law authored by Jordan Rothman: “It is well understood that law schools do a terrible job at training law students to be practicing attorneys. Indeed, many law schools have absolutely no practical component, and merely teach students how to read cases, digest points of law, and write law school exams. Most law […]
Honey, I Swept the Floor!
From The New York Times authored by Brooke Williams: “Closing the Whirlpool’s door with an exaggerated swagger, Christopher rolled down his oxford sleeves and said, “Just unloaded the dishwasher!” I stared at him. I had loaded the dishwasher that same day without feeling the need to tell anyone. Earlier he had washed the windows. Each time […]
This Attorney Mom Has the Perfect Trick for Fitting Exercise Into a Busy Schedule
From Working Mother authored by Sophie Power as told to Audrey Goodson Kingo: “Kristen Riemenschneider LOCATION Fairfax, VA CHILDREN Keira, 9, Katelyn, 8, and Benjamin, 5 This mom of three and attorney at the Washington, D.C., office of Working Mother 100 Best Company Arnold & Porter doesn’t consider herself an expert on the subject of working motherhood. “Every day […]
Ultramarathoner Sophie Power on breastfeeding while running 106 miles
From ESPNW authored by Sophie Power as told to Natalie Gingrich Mackenzie: “I was never sporty growing up. I was second to last in the mile. So my friends find it hilarious that I’m an ultramarathoner now. Perhaps even more so that I’m now famous for breastfeeding my 3-month-old son, Cormac, during a race, which […]
Michelle Obama Continues Push to Get People to the Polls With New PSA
From TIME authored by Maya Rhodan: “Michelle Obama is ramping up her efforts to get Americans to the polls. On Thursday, When We All Vote, the non-partisan organization she co-chairs, released an emotional new ad that addresses all the excuses people make for not voting. “Why should I vote? Nothing ever changes. The system is rigged,” the […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Unlikely Path to the Supreme Court
From The New Yorker authored by Jill Lepore: “Ruth Bader Ginsburg blinked behind giant, round eyeglasses. It was the first day of her confirmation hearings, in July of 1993, the year after the Year of the Woman, and Joe Biden, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was very pleased to see her. Keen to do penance […]
Meet the Puerto Rican sisterhood reinventing the island’s future after Maria
From CNN authored by Mayra Cuevas: “A year ago, Hurricane Maria tore into Puerto Rico, obliterating power grids, decimating farms, flattening homes and wrecking the local economy. Maria came on the heels of Hurricane Irma — sister-storms that would forever change the fate of the island. But even as Maria churned, another sister-storm raged on. […]
