From The Muse authored by Stav Viz : “She walked onstage to the sounds of The Notorious B.I.G.’s eponymous song blasting from the speakers. Hardly the introduction you’d expect for a Supreme Court justice—unless, of course, it’s Associate Justice-slash-pop-culture-icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At a recent appearance at Columbia University’s “She Opened the Door”women’s conference, Ginsburg’s entrance to a […]
Category Archives: Strategy
Fed-Up Women Are Changing American Politics
From TIME authored by Molly Ball : “Spradlin, a sixth-grade English teacher in Choctaw, Okla., was at the state capitol in Oklahoma City on April 9, missing her sixth day of work in order to demand more school funding. She’s part of a wave of teacher actions that has lately swept Republican-led states, as well as […]
Why Chasity Boyce and Tiffany Harper Co-Founded DAPP, And Their Mission To Train Women of Color
From Above The Law authored by Renwei Chung: “This week, I had the opportunity to catch up with the amazing Diversity Attorney Pipeline Program(DAPP) co-founders Chasity Boyce and Tiffany Harper. Boyce is a former litigator who is now working in the Chicago office of an Am Law 100 law firm on the global diversity and inclusion team. Harper […]
The Financial Vocabulary Every Money-Savvy Woman Needs
From Career Contessa authored by Kathleen McAuliffe: “Whether you’re paying off your student loans or staring down retirement, you know you need to get your sh*t together financially. But all that financial jargon gives you nervous flashbacks to your Econ 101 class, so you tell yourself you’ll figure it out later. After all, how can […]
They’re moms. They’re attorneys. They believe they can help end the Oklahoma teacher walkouts
From CNN authored by Isabella Gomez and Justin Lear: School closings in Oklahoma are a big concern for parents, so a group of mom lawyers decided to take matters into their own hands. On Monday, more than 100 women are expected to march almost a mile from the Oklahoma Bar Association to the state Capitol […]
Move Over Moms, Male Lawyers Are Using Flextime Too
From The American Lawyer authored by Angela Morris: “Say the word “flextime” and most people think of reduced hours for working mothers. But a small, yet growing number of male lawyers are using lighter job schedules to strike the right work-life balance. More law firms in recent years have incorporated flextime policies—especially reduced-hour schedules—to help […]
This Social Entrepreneur Is Helping Fellow Immigrants Lawyer Up
From Fast Company authored by Lydia Dishman: “For Maneesha Mukhi, the American dream was elusive but compelling. Mukhi is officially a citizen of India but never really lived there. She grew up nomadically because her father was a diplomat for India, so the family was stationed to a new country every three years. But none […]
Investing in Her: More Women Putting Money Into Women’s Businesses
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “We are embarking on the “Age of Female Entrepreneurialism” in this country. That profound optimism is owned by Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, a digital investment platform for women, and Ellevate Network, a global professional women’s organization of more than 34,000 members. Speaking at a recent […]
The evolution of the office ‘work wife’
From CNN Money authored by Julia Carpenter: “In today’s world, a work wife is usually thought of as an office buddy. She celebrates your successes and downplays your failures. You cry on her shoulder in the break room. But “work wife” wasn’t always about friendship. The term appears in popular use as far back as […]
1 in 3 Americans will need to switch careers by 2030—Melinda Gates reveals the No. 1 way to stay employed
From CNBC authored by Ruth Umoh: “The workforce of the future will look very different from that of today. According to research from McKinsey, nearly one-third of U.S. workers will need to find new jobs by 2030 in response to automation and rapid advancements in technology. However, billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates says these stats should not be cause for concern. “To […]
