From A Mighty Girl authored by Katherine: “Sheri Kurdakul is a domestic violence survivor, so she knows how hard it can be to prove the systematic nature of abuse: often by the time someone gathers the courage to report their abuser, they’re trying to remember details of events that are months or years old. This […]
Category Archives: Strategy
Why the U.S. Has Long Resisted Universal Child Care
From The New York Times authored by Claire Cain Miller: “Most Americans say it’s not ideal for a child to be raised by two working parents. Yet in two-thirds of American families, both parents work. This disconnect between ideals and reality helps explain why the United States has been so resistant to universal public child […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
How Women Can Escape the Likability Trap
From The New York Times authored by Joan C. Williams: “There has been a lot of talk recently in the political arena about the likability trap for women: Women who behave in authoritative ways risk being disliked as insufferable prima donnas, pedantic schoolmarms or witchy women. What you haven’t heard about much is the way […]
‘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 […]
Juvenile Defender Wants Teachers To Disrupt The School-To-Prison Pipeline
From Wyoming Public Media authored by Savannah Mayer “Over 600 Native students and their educators gathered at Central Wyoming College this week for the annual Native American Conference. Juvenile Defender Nubia Pena gave the keynote address. She talked with Wyoming Public Radio’s Savannah Maher about what teachers on the Wind River Reservation can do to […]
Emma Watson launches hotline that provides women legal advice on workplace sexual harassment
From Upworthy authored by Heidi Lux: “A staggering one in two women have been sexually harassed at work, but four out of five of them aren’t comfortable reporting the issues to H.R., which is why actress Emma Watson launched a new hotline that offers free legal advice regarding sexual harassment in England and Wales. The hotline […]
Facial Recognition Tech Comes to Schools and Summer Camps
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Julie Jargon: “Facial recognition is no longer just being used to unlock iPhones, tag Facebook friends and scan crowds for security threats. It’s moving into summer camps, youth sports tournaments and schools. Parents at summer camps across the country can opt into facial-recognition services to receive photos of their […]
