From The Drum authored by Goodby Silverstein & Partners: “In classrooms across the country, students are opening their US history textbooks to see pages of role models and important historical figures, but there are many figures that have been overlooked for years: women. According to research, 89% of textbook references aredevoted to men. This March, in […]
Category Archives: Trailblazer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Had a Very Different Path to Power than Brett M. Kavanaugh
From Medium authored by Petula Dvorak: “The senator stared down at the Supreme Court nominee, declaring “I think we need to judge you as a total person.” Are we talking brewskis, boofing and Beach Week here? Come on, senator! They were just teens. Oops, wait. This was Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., as he pressed Ruth […]
From Triumph To Tragedy, ‘First’ Tells Story Of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
From NPR authored by Nina Totenberg: “Late last year, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor issued a statement announcing that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It was a poignant moment, a reminder that for decades O’Connor was seen as the most powerful woman in America. Now comes an important book about her — First, Sandra […]
Women’s cycling race forced to pause after lead rider catches men’s race
From The Guardian authored by Alex Hess: “A cycling race in Belgium was thrown into disarray when the leader of the women’s race, which set off 10 minutes after the men’s, almost caught up with her male counterparts and found herself in danger of being impeded by their support vehicles. The Swiss cyclist Nicole Hanselmann of the […]
The majority of women elected to Congress this year are former Girl Scouts.
From Upworthy authored by Heidi Lux: “The midterm elections sent a clear message that historically underrepresented groups deserve to have their voices heard in Washington. And for the record number of women elected to Congress in 2018, a number of them are probably giving thanks to the Girl Scouts of the USA. That’s because 58% […]
Attorney pays it forward with children of incarcerated in mind
From The Oklahoman authored by Carla Hinton: “In her heart, an Oklahoma City attorney considers children of the incarcerated part of her extended family. Francie Ekwerekwu, 30, said she knows what it is like to live without a parent due to imprisonment because her own father was incarcerated from the time she was age 5 […]
‘You don’t look like a lawyer.’ Female lawyers and lawyers of colour angered by mistaken identity in court
From The Hamilton Spector authored by Jacques Gallant: “During the early years of her career, Lori Anne Thomas would sit near the front of the courtroom, only to be told to move by court staff as the area was reserved for lawyers. Except she is one. “I’ve heard more than enough times, ‘You don’t look […]
Cornell Law Review’s New All-Women Board Speaks Volumes, Editor Says
From The New York Law Journal authored by Karen Sloan: “The Cornell Law Review made a splash this weekend when it elected an all-female executive board—believed to be a first for a flagship journal at a top law school. Like most other areas of the legal profession, men have long dominated law review participation and […]
Minority Women Are More Ambitious. Why Aren’t They Getting Ahead?
From The American Lawyer authored by Vivia Chen: “How ironic: Despite their low status as minorities among minorities, women of color are resolute in their determination to get ahead. In fact, minority women tend to be much more ambitious than their white sisters and, in some cases, more than white men. That ambition seems counterintuitive, […]
Shawn Holley Will Free You Now
From Glamour authored by Mattie Kahn: “Not even the most experienced journalists could resist a hint of scorn: “Trump Meets With Kim. Kim Kardashian West, That Is,” one headline read. Another: “Welcome to 2018: President Donald Trump Just Met With Kim Kardashian.” Kardashian West had gone to the White House to plead the case of Alice Marie […]
