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 […]
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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. […]
Anita Hill’s Testimony Didn’t Stop a Supreme Court Confirmation—But It Did Affect Election Results
From TIME authored by Olivia B. Waxman: “Days after her accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh became public, psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford has decided to testify about her claim that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. She’s scheduled to speak at a hearing on Thursday, offering the Senate and the nation […]
These tweets show why people don’t report sexual assaults
From CNN authored by AJ Willingham and Christina Maxouris: “There’s no standard way survivors talk about sexual assault. It isn’t always a police phone call and a rape kit; sometimes it’s years of silence. Sometimes it trickles out, little by little, and then all at once; like a dam that swells and breaks and floods. […]
If the Most Interesting Man in the World Were a Woman
From The New Yorker authored by Kira Jane Buxton: [Gentle guitar strumming] “She doesn’t always ride in an Uber alone, but when she does, she calls her friend Brittany and talks loudly about her krav-maga skills. Her two cents on string theory are worth seventy-nine cents on the dollar. She once brought a knife to […]
How My Daughter Taught Me to Speak Up and Stand Out
From Medium authored by Queen Muse: “My 8-year-old daughter is nothing like me. I love reading and writing, she loves science and math. She loves fashion and nail painting. At her age I spent most of my time biting my nails and playing sports with my brothers. As you can imagine, this makes choosing mommy/daughter […]
Hypervisible, Invisible: How to Navigate White Workplaces as a Black Woman
From Career Contessa authored by Ciera Graham: “I’ve been trying to figure out this challenging dance of how to be Black but not “too Black” in predominantly white spaces my entire life. I remember having a conversation with a trusted and beloved mentor of mine a few years ago when she told me, “Women have […]
This Attorney Is Scaling Her Practice With Podcasting And Influencers
From Forbes authored by Kelly Hoey: “Attorney Autumn Witt Boyd went to college to become an opera singer and graduated an attorney (a dramatic career shift almost sounds like the opening line of a joke). Ultimately, it was her artistic side that led Boyd to seek out intellectual property work for creative clients – all […]
Why work has failed us: Because it’s making it impossible to start a family
From Fast Company authored by Elizabeth Segran: “Julia Smith, a public defender in a major city in the northeast, has made every major life decision over the last few years based on the cost of childcare. When she and her husband, who works as a carpenter, decided to have a baby, they realized that their salaries […]
Women Earn More College Degrees And Men Still Earn More Money
From Forbes authored by Janet Napolitano: “It’s the college ranking season and especially if you’re a prospective college student or a parent, these shorthand markers of a school’s quality, value, and – let’s face it – prestige, are a big deal. They’re also a big deal to the University of California system I lead. We […]
