From Politico authored by Rishika Dugyala: “For almost three years, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the only woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, and “it was a lonely position,” she said on Tuesday. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice, retired in 2006. After that, the makeup of the court felt off, Ginsburg told […]
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This Picture Featuring 15 Tech Men And 2 Women Looked Doctored. The Women Were Photoshopped In.
From Buzzfeed News authored by Ryan Mac: “Last week, men’s lifestyle magazine GQ published this photo of Silicon Valley executives including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Dropbox CEO Drew Houston from their pilgrimage to a small village in Italy to visit Brunello Cucinelli, a luxury designer famous for his $1,000 sweatpants. But if you think something […]
The Lawyer Taking on ‘Pervs, Psychos, and Trolls’ Carrie Goldberg sees her 6-inch stilettos as armor.
From The Cut authored by Callie Beusman: “In 2013, when Carrie Goldberg was 35, an ex-boyfriend began viciously stalking and harassing her over the internet, threatening to send intimate photos of her to her colleagues. At the time, she was working as a director of legal services at a criminal-justice nonprofit; there weren’t really any […]
48 out of 100: Record number of women make TIME magazine’s ‘Most Influential’ list
From Women in the World authored by WITW STAFF: “TIME magazine’s annual list of the most influential people contains the most women in its 15-year history. This year, just under half of the list’s 100 honorees are women. Included are political giants such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and former […]
The US Denied Visas To Women From Africa And The Middle East Hoping To Attend The UN’s Women Conference
From Buzzfeed News authored by Nishita Jha: “Dozens of women have been denied visas to attend a major United Nations women’s conference in New York. According to campaigners, women from African and Middle Eastern countries that fell under Donald Trump’s travel ban were disproportionately affected. The US is obliged under a 70-year-old treaty to not restrict people […]
Why Aren’t Women Advancing More in Corporate America?
From The New York Times authored by Emily Bazelon: “MORE THAN 40 years ago, the Harvard business professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter published a pivotal book, “Men and Women of the Corporation.” Kanter showed that the disadvantages women experienced at work couldn’t be attributed to their lack of ambition: Women aspired to leadership as much as men […]
Why You Should Embrace Your Impostor Syndrome
From Medium authored by Kristin Wong: “Once, earlier in my career, I was invited to an elegant media event in Los Angeles. As I walked around the room, full of journalists from some of the biggest publications in the world, I felt so out of place that I hid in the bathroom until my best […]
Sexual harassment rife in the legal profession
From CBS News authored by Kate Gibson: “When it comes to sexual harassment at work, Hollywood and the media world have drawn much of the spotlight. But the problem may be even more widespread in another field: the legal profession. While 40 percent of women respondents said they had encountered sexual harassment on the job, […]
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 […]
Navy To Launch First All-Female Flyover To Honor Pioneer Fighter Pilot Rosemary Mariner
From The Huffington Post authored by Carla Herrira: “For the first time in military history, the Navy is deploying a ceremonial flyover with only female jet pilots to honor the death of retired Capt. Rosemary Mariner, the Navy’s first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet. The flyover will take place during Mariner’s funeral service […]
