From The New York Times authored by Tiffany Hsu: “Looking back on nearly three decades in the tech sector, Peggy Johnson recalled how she and other women used to steer clear of leering colleagues by taking the long way to their desks, and how they felt pressured to laugh at inappropriate jokes in the office. […]
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant; would be first senator to give birth in office
From CNN authored by Daniella Diaz: “Sen. Tammy Duckworth will make history when she becomes the first sitting senator in history to give birth later this year, her office said Tuesday. The Illinois Democrat announced she is expecting her second child in the spring. “Bryan and I are thrilled that our family is getting a […]
Traveling lawyers get new protections in device searches at border
From ABA Journal authored by Lee Rawles: “Hundreds of American lawyers will be traveling to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the upcoming ABA Midyear Meeting. As they pass through U.S. and Canadian customs, they and their electronic devices can be searched. But through the efforts of the ABA, the Department of Homeland Security has recently clarified its […]
Fired for being pregnant: Another kind of discrimination women face at work
From CNN authored by Elissa Strauss: “In June, Whitney Tomlinson felt nauseated at work. She was pregnant at the time and was experiencing the condition commonly, and misleadingly, known as morning sickness. Hormone-induced nausea doesn’t know what time of day it is. Tomlinson, a 30-year-old single mother and packer at a Walmart Distribution Center in […]
Moms are punished in the workplace, even when we own the business
From The Washington Post authored by Amy Nelson: “It is 11 p.m. My phone battery is dying. I am sitting at Gate A10 at San Francisco International Airport holding my 9-week-old baby, surrounded by a laptop and a breast pump. A voice overhead announces that my flight will take off two hours and 10 minutes […]
What the Data on Women Laterals Can Teach About Retention
From TheAmerican Lawyer authored by Hugh A. Simmons and Paola Cecchi-Dimegilo: “It’s perplexing. Women comprise 45 percent of Big Law associates but only 22 percent of partners. Why are they leaving in such numbers? Are they underperforming and thus being outplaced? Are they ineffective at the profession’s upper echelons? A comparison of how female and male […]
Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Greatest Friends
From The Cut authored by Ann Friedman: “Kelly Rowland has done okay for herself since her days with Destiny’s Child. More than okay, really. She’s had a handful of solo hits, is embarking on a short tour this summer, and has just signed on to be a judge on The X Factor. But all of this only looks good until […]
Opinion: Larry Nassar’s attorney was criticized — but here’s why I support her
From Detroit Free Press authored by Mary Chartier: “I believe in the Constitution, which is why I support Shannon Smith, the attorney who was criticized for doing her job in the Larry Nassar case. It is unpopular to be a criminal defense attorney, especially one who represents people accused of serious and often heinous crimes. […]
Manhattan couple sues lawyer for allegedly neglecting to protect them from hackers who stole $1.9M
From New York Daily News authored by John Marzulli: “A Manhattan investment banker and his wife are suing their lawyer, whose email account was hacked, causing the couple to wire a $1.9 million down payment to an account controlled by cyber crooks. Robert and Bethany Millard learned of the scam before their lawyer did, and […]
A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office
From Time authored by Charlotte Alter: “Erin Zwiener returned to Texas to settle down. At 32, she had published a children’s book, won Jeopardy! three times and ridden roughly 1,400 miles from the Mexico border up the Continental Divide on a mule. In 2016, she moved with her husband to a small house in a rural […]
