What is a Returnship? (Hint: Something You Probably Want to Check Out if You’re Returning to the Workforce)

From The Muse authored by Jane Bianchi:

“If you’ve been out of the traditional workforce for a few years—maybe you spent a few years at home with your kids, served in the military, or took time off while finding your path—you might feel a little shaky on your feet.

You’d probably welcome a way to sharpen up your skills, get some recent experience on your resume, and revive your network. Kind of like an internship—but without ending up back at the bottom of the totem pole.

Turns out, that’s a thing.

It’s called a returnship, and it’s essentially an internship that helps adults who have taken time away from their careers and are interested in re-entering the workforce. It usually lasts a few weeks to a few months, typically offers payment that’s commensurate with an individual’s level of experience, and provides extra training and mentorship, helping folks reacquaint themselves with the culture and pace of today’s work environment and improve skills that may have become rusty.

Today, there are more than 160 companies worldwide investing in such programs after recognizing that not everyone has a traditional career path. “There’s actually a very large population of people out there who are interested in returning to the workforce, but don’t know how to go about it,” explains Diane Borhani, Talent Director at Deloitte LLP and leader of Deloitte’s “Encore Program,” the organization’s new returnship offering. ‘So it’s an untapped pool of talent of qualified, diverse people who, with the right programs and approach, could definitely supplement the talent pool.’”

 

 

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This Is How I Finally Confronted My Office Bully

From Career Contessa authored by Erin Strybis:

“We all have memories of school bullies we’d like to leave behind. But bullying doesn’t end after graduation—in fact, it’s common in the workplace.

According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, bullying is actually four times more common than sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s also an issue that affects both women and men.

The thing about workplace bullying, however, is that it’s not easy to spot, especially given our cultural norms. For example, when I received a series of passive-aggressive emails that undercut me professionally and personally, I initially brushed them off because I was told the sender was “difficult.” At the time, I didn’t recognize these messages were inappropriate—but now, I know I was dealing with a workplace bully.

Too often women ignore or dismiss belittling behavior in the office. As women, we are conditioned to be nice, to not make waves, to submit to authority. The tide is turning, however. With the rise of the #metoo movement and #timesup campaign, women across the U.S. (and the world) are speaking up about sexual harassment—and putting an end to it.

We can speak out to stop bullying, too. That’s why I’m sharing my story.”

 

 

 

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‘Always Pass On What You Have Learned’: The Reciprocal Value Of Mentoring — And Tips On Maximizing The Relationship

From Above the Law authored by Allison Peryea:

“There have been great mentors in American cinema — Yoda, Mr. Miyagi, Emilio Estevez’s hockey coach character in The Mighty Ducks. And just like how mentorship can be critical in learning to be a Jedi, a Karate Kid, or a left wing, the input and guidance from a more experienced lawyer or judge can be the key component in becoming a competent legal practitioner.

After 11 years of practicing law, I was both starting to increasingly physically resemble Yoda and also share his desire to help educate others. So this winter, I signed up to participate in the University of Washington School of Law’s mentorship program. I was an unremarkable student there a little over a decade ago, and this seemed like my chance to help current students excel by explaining all the things I did that should be avoided to be successful.

Mentorship is actually a mutually beneficial set-up. Law students get advice and free lunch, and lawyers get to talk about themselves (pretty much our favorite thing to do) and feel self-important by using the firm credit card. In my case, I used my mentoring authority to compel my mentees to take me to Finn MacCool’s, an Irish bar on University Way that is apparently still the law-student hangout, so that I could re-live my glory days and eat pizza. In exchange, I’ve given them tips on how not to take a law-school final exam, and also introduced them to a bunch of my lawyer friends at a happy hour where we basically talked them to death with stories about our own fraught law-school experiences.”

 

 

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Amal Clooney Weighs in on the MeToo Movement, and Seeking Justice for Women Around the World

From VOGUE authored by Bridget Read:

“At the 2015 Golden Globes, Tina Fey introduced George Clooney, that night receiving a lifetime achievement award, by detailing the achievements of his wife, Amal, instead. “Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an adviser to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected for a three-person U.N. commission…So tonight her husband is getting a lifetime-achievement award.” That’s a typical punchline for the power couple, one that underscores how Amal Clooney, as an internationally renowned humanitarian lawyer, brings infinitely more to the table than the usual “wife of” status would imply. With Amal, we’re actually closing in on “husband of” territory, as Clooney’s latest Vogue cover story reveals. When it comes to international human rights, free speech, protecting women and bringing abusers to justice—literally—around the world, Clooney is the star of the show. But in her conversation with Nathan Heller for Vogue, she proved her inclination to share the spotlight, opening up about her relationship with Yazidi refugee survivor and activist Nadia Murad, and the MeToo movement.”

 

 

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Here’s how much more women could earn if household chores were compensated

From CNBC authored by Abgail Hess:

“Men outearn women in every country on earth. In the United States, women earn an average of $0.80 for every dollar earned by a man. Thisgap is even larger for African American and Latina women.

There are many causes for this pay gap, but one factor is that women are doing work they’re not getting paid for. Uncompensated labor is often referred to as “invisible work,” and includes essential household responsibilities like cleaning, child care and taking care of sick family members.

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, men in the United States spend 150.2 minutes a day — about 17.5 hours a week — doing unpaid labor. Women spend 243.2 minutes doing unpaid labor each day — about 28.4 hours a week. When you add both paid and unpaid work together, women still work longer hours.”

 

 

 

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Barbara Bush, the No-Nonsense First Lady Who Ran the Family That Ran the Country, Dies at 92

From TIME authored by Margaret Carlson:

“Barbara Bush was as grounded as any First Lady, a down-to-earth realist planted firmly between two high-flying stars: Nancy Reagan of the rail-thin coiffed good looks, rarely seen children, and adoring gaze; and Hillary Rodham Clinton, the two-for-the-price-of-one lawyer who let it be known she wouldn’t be staying home and baking cookies. But she proved to be a national force, worth every penny we didn’t pay her.

Inside the White House of her husband George H. W. Bush, the country’s 41st president, she had her own signatures: an acerbic wit, an outgoing personality, and the intimidating raised eyebrow that froze those who worked for him. She didn’t have an office in the West Wing or attend Cabinet meetings, but as chief of staff Andy Card remembers, her presence was everywhere — in the speech that came back in the morning better for her edits, the shots she took that the president didn’t have to, the fortress she built around him that gave him the strength to do the job. Skeptical where he was trusting and as outspoken as he was diplomatic, she had his back at every turn: if you slighted him, you would answer to her.”

 

 

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At Least 300 Women Are Officially Running for the U.S. House in 2018. That’s a Record.

From TIME authored by Geoff Mulvihill and Maureen Linke:

” The number of women running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives set a record Thursday, the vast majority of them Democrats motivated by angst over President Donald Trump and policies of the Republican-controlled Congress.

Their ranks will continue to grow in the weeks ahead, with filing deadlines still to come in more than half the states.

In many places, women are running for congressional seats that have never had a female representative.

“It’s about time,” said Kara Eastman of Nebraska, one of two Democrats vying to challenge a Republican incumbent in a district centered in Omaha.

A surge of women into this year’s midterm elections had been expected since the Women’s March demonstrations nationwide just after Trump’s inauguration in January 2017. Numbers analyzed by The Associated Press show that momentum is continuing.

After Virginia released its candidate list Thursday, a total of 309 women from the two major parties have filed candidacy papers to run for the House. That tops the previous record of 298 in 2012.”

 

 

 

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This RBG Quote Proves You Can Be Friendly With Co-workers You Disagree With

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 rap soundtrack was accompanied by a standing ovation. I was sitting all the way in the back of the large room, peering over hundreds of heads (and nearly as many smartphone cameras as attendees clamored to capture the moment), at the 84-year-old legend.

Ginsburg may identify as a “flaming feminist litigator,” as CNN anchor Poppy Harlow reminded the audience in her introduction. She may have gained unprecedented status for a judge as a pop star for the liberal crowd, exemplified by the nickname “The Notorious RBG” (hence the song). And she may have gotten into hot water in the past when, to some observers, she got too political.

But her final point in the conversation with Harlow can serve as a reminder to all of us that no matter how much your views differ or how vehemently you disagree with your co-workers—no matter how important the issues and how high the stakes—you can still be friendly and maintain a harmonious work environment.”

 

 

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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 an example of this moment’s political archetype: a woman who is fed up and ready to do something about it.

Fed-up women have been driving the political cycle since November 2016. The January 2017 Women’s March is believed to have been the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Record numbers of women are running for office, with many citing the 2016 election as a spur to action. The #MeToo movement has emboldened women across industries to speak up against sexual harassment and misconduct. Women have been major drivers of protests on health care and gun control. If Democrats score big in November’s midterm elections, as most prognosticators believe they will, angry women will be the reason.”

 

 

 

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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 is in-house counsel at one of the top accounting firms in the country.

Boyce’s and Harper’s non-profit, DAPP, focuses on first-year, women of color law students in Chicago — teaching them to excel academically during weekly sessions, providing professional development and mentoring, and finding paid internships for their 1L summers. The program also provides students with professional headshots, interview suits, and book stipends.”

 

 

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