12 Women-Run Podcasts You Aren’t Listening To (But Should Be)

From Career Contessa authored by Ellen French:

“The podcast market is supersaturated these days. Not in a bad way exactly, but there are so many interesting and entertaining options that it can just feel kind of overwhelming.
To make things easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of some of the women-run podcasts that we find most inspiring—both for personal development and career advice. So, whether you’re looking to be invigorated personally, professionally, or to simply step up your dinner party conversation skills—be sure to give ‘em a listen.”

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All Hail the Women Who Just Bought The Weinstein Company

From She Knows authored by Christina Marfice:

“It probably would have been easy to just let Harvey Weinstein’s embattled company, The Weinstein Company, fall into bankruptcy, ending the disgraced producer’s long legacy of abusing women. But that would have provided no help or closure, plus it would have taken jobs from the 150 people the company employs, who don’t deserve to be punished because their boss is a piece of human garbage. What to do? Obviously, women have the answer.

A group of investors, primarily female, saved TWC from bankruptcy at the last minute, swooping in with $500 million to buy the company. That includes $80 million they’ve pledged to put into a relief fund to disperse to Weinstein’s many victims. They also plan to remove the board that covered up Weinstein’s actions and install their own mostly female board and keep all of TWC’s innocent employees in their jobs. Oh, and they’re led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, the former head of the Small Business Administration during Barack Obama’s presidency and basically just an all-around feminist badass who believes in giving women all the same opportunities that are given to men.”

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Rethinking Your Community to Improve Ethics Compliance — and Your Outlook

From Attorney at Work authored by Megan Zavieh:

“In previous columns, I have talked about the concept of tribes and building a network to support you when your practice takes off in a major way and you need extra help. But have you thought about ways to broaden the scope of your community to help avoid violating ethics rules?

Why Community Matters

It’s easy to sit in a bubble as a solo practitioner, not interacting much with the legal world around you because you are so focused on clients. Whether bricks-and-mortar or virtual, your office is the center of your legal universe. Your clients are the critical players with pressing needs and the funds to pay your bills to keep the lights on. It’s not surprising they take precedence over getting to know other lawyers or paying attention to thought leaders.

However, you can easily miss important news and information if you don’t pay close attention. It might be akin to gossip — who was just disciplined by the state bar, for example. It might be about ethics rules — proposed or actual changes, new ethics opinions, or debate about a new technology and how the rules apply. Or, it might be super practical, say a new tool that makes it easier to comply with the ethics rules. Some of this information might make a real difference in your practice.

This is not information you want to miss.

The reality, though, is that you’ll never be able to keep up with all this information on your own. No one can. There are people whose full-time job is to sift through the latest news and create digests for busy people like you who can’t read it all themselves.

That’s where your community comes in. Your community will help keep you informed, just like that digest of the latest important news. Without it, you are bound to miss something you will wish you hadn’t.”

 

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7 Ways to Find Powerful Female Role Models and Mentors

From motto authored by Melinda Garvey:

“On International Women’s Day, it’s important to remember that women have come a long way in the fight for gender equality, but we still have a lot of work left to do. Women have the drive, motivation, passion and most importantly, the ability to make it happen, but we still struggle sometimes to find role models who can provide guidance.

There are celebrities who have helped magnify our voices, but what about women who aren’t famous but want to do so much more? What about the stay-at-home mom who wants to step out into the world of business or politics? What about the very talented woman who is struggling to get ahead in a male-dominated industry and is always passed up for opportunities? Imagine how great it would be if there was someone you could turn to – another woman who’s “been there and done that” and could help you forge ahead.

Women need other women who have been in their shoes, who have fought the fight and have come out on top. After all, it’s hard to be what you cannot see. How can women find relatable role models? Here are seven tips to get you started.”

 

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Aly Raisman Launches “Flip The Switch” Campaign to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Athletes

From teen Vogue authored by Suzannah Weiss:

“Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of sexual abuse by more than 265 people, and gymnast Aly Raisman wants to prevent more children from experiencing the devastating effects of sexual abuse. Aly, who said she was one of Nassar’s victims, has started a campaign called #FlipTheSwitch that teaches people to protect children from sexual abuse, Sports Illustrated reports.

She teamed up with Darkness to Light, an organization dedicating to fighting the sexual abuse of children, to champion a training program to help adults involved in youth sports spot the signs of childhood sexual abuse and stop it. The program is focused on helping young athletes, but the information is applicable to everyone. Anyone can take the course for free on Flip the Switch’s website using the code FLIPTHESWITCH. After completing it, people will receive a certificate of completion signed by Aly.

“To address this terrible problem, we all need to be willing to confront it head-on,” she told Sports Illustrated. ‘Sexual abuse is something that needs to be discussed openly — especially now — given the challenges our sport is facing, and all adults should become educated as to how to prevent it. Ignoring the issue, in hopes that it goes away, is unacceptable. Athlete safety must be the highest priority.'”

 

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Dr. Jane Goodall: Being a Woman Was Crucial to My Success in a Male-Dominated Field

From motto authored by Jane Goodall:

“When I was a little girl, I used to dream as a man, because I wanted to do things that women didn’t do back then such as traveling to Africa, living with wild animals and writing books. I didn’t have any female explorers or scientists to look up to but I was inspired by Dr. Dolittle, Tarzan and Mowgli in The Jungle Book — all male characters. It was only my mother who supported my dream: “You’ll have to work hard, take advantage of opportunities and never give up,” she’d tell me. I’ve shared that message with young people around the world, and so many have thanked me, and said, “You taught me that because you did it, I can do it too.” I wish mum was around to hear the way her message to me has touched so many lives.

I remember a very funny time in my life just before I got to Africa. My paternal uncle was Sir Michael Spens, son of Lord Patrick Spens. Michael was keen to present me at court as a debutante — in those days society girls had a season of dances and balls — a kind of marriage market. Obviously to me, this was completely absurd but I had to humor Michael, and so I lined up in Buckingham Palace to shake hands with the Queen. I remember being surrounded by girls who said to me, “Don’t you dream of being a lady-in-waiting?” I replied, “Absolutely not – I want to live among wild animals.” They recoiled in horror. They thought I was very weird, but then I thought they were very weird, too.”

 

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My Daughter Marched Before She Walked — but Activism Is More Than That

From She Knows authored by Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft:

“On Jan. 20, 2018, I participated in the Women’s March in NYC — along with my 3-year-old twins, 22-month-old daughter, my husband and around 200,000 other New Yorkers who are passionate about gender equality and fundamental human rights. Attending marches and protests is not new to me, nor is bringing my kids. The latter is a fact that elicits questions from some and praise from others.

At this particular demonstration, my youngest, Skyler marched proudly down 6th Avenue with a sign draped around her neck that read, “I Marched Before I Walked.” It was an obvious slogan; after all, her debut in activism had been in utero at the 2015 NYC Pride Parade. And at the ripe age of 22 months, Skyler had already been wheeled, slung, pushed and nursed through upward of 20 activism events. She rallied to #SaveOurHealthCare. She protested acts of injustice, from deportations to the tax scam to the end of DACA to the murder of Philando Castile to the appointment of Jeff Sessions to Trump’s Muslim ban and beyond.

But I was still shocked by the reaction this tiny human with her simple sign received from fellow marchers and onlookers on Jan. 20. She was surrounded at every step by admirers — and after the March, photos of her went viral.”

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2018 Theme and Honorees, National Women’s History Project

From National Women’s History Project:

“March is National Women’s History Month

In 1987 the US Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month. This creates a special opportunity in our schools, our workplaces, and our communities to recognize and celebrate the often-overlooked achievements of American women. Each year there is a special Theme and women whose lives exemplify that theme are selected as National Honorees.

 NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED:Honoring Women Who Fight All Formsof Discrimination Against Women

The 2018 National Women’s History theme presents the opportunity to honor women who have shaped America’s history and its future through their tireless commitment to ending discrimination against women and girls. The theme embodies women working together with strength, tenacity and courage to overcome obstacles and achieve joyful accomplishments.   Throughout this year, we honor fifteen outstanding women for their unrelenting and inspirational persistence, and for  understanding that, by fighting all forms of   discrimination against women and girls, they have shaped America’s history and our future.  Their lives demonstrate the power of voice, of persistent action, and of believing that meaningful and lasting  change is possible in our democratic society. Through this theme we celebrate women fighting not only against sexism, but also against the many intersecting forms of discrimination faced by American women including discrimination based on race and ethnicity, class, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, and many other categories. From spearheading legislation against segregation to leading the reproductive justice movement, our 2018 honorees are dismantling the structural, cultural, and legal forms of discrimination that for too long have plagued American women.
In additional to National and Community Honorees we recognize the ongoing persistence of our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, neighbors, and friends. We hope you will join us in celebrating all women this month and throughout the year. .

Nevertheless She Persisted: This phrase was born in February 2017 when Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, was silenced during Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for Attorney General. At the time, Warren was reading an opposition letter penned by Coretta Scott King (a past NWHP honoree) in 1986. Referring to the incident, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, later said “Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless she persisted.” Feminists immediately adopted the phrase in hashtags and memes to refer to any strong women who refuse to be silenced.

Fighting all forms of discrimination against women takes persistence. The 2018 honorees have all gotten the message to stop, either directly or indirectly, yet they have all continued to fight and succeeded in bringing positive change to the lives of diverse American women.”

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Why Mankiller Is March’s Must-See Documentary

From Vogue authored by Eve MacSweeney:

“It might sound like a revenge drama from the #MeToo movement; in fact the film Mankiller, airing this month on PBS, is anything but. A documentary directed by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and produced by The Walking Dead’s Gale Anne Hurd, it tells the story of Wilma Mankiller, formerly the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, who died in 2010. (Her name comes from a societal role in the Cherokee tribe, as warrior; occasionally she used the term jokingly to her advantage.) Mankiller broke all the rules as we knew—and, to some extent, still know—them. A visionary politician and activist with a gentle but determined manner, she offers a model of female leadership more inspirational than ever. As her friend Gloria Steinem puts it in the movie, “In a just country, she would have been elected president.”

Crafted from archival footage and live interviews with Mankiller’s political colleagues, friends, and family, it’s a supremely moving story, and one that provides a telling snapshot of American social history during the last half century. Descended from Cherokees forced to migrate during the humanitarian disaster that was the Trail of Tears, Mankiller, who was born in rural Oklahoma in 1945, and her 10 siblings grew up, as she told one interviewer, “economically poor . . . but rich in many other ways.” Her family had no electricity or running water, but they had a community with shared values and experiences.”

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It’s Science: Having Sisters Helps You Become A Better Person

From The Huffington Post authored by Annamarya Scaccia:

“I am the middle child in a sister-trifecta, so I know all about how sisters can wear on your nerves one minute and feel like your best friend the second. At the end of the day, we were a loving — albeit totally dysfunctional — family, and I’ve learned a lot about the world and myself just by having them in my lives.

That’s not surprising, though: Research shows there are many proven benefits to sisters. (As hard as it may be to believe when she’s “borrowing” your favorite sweater for the 10th time.)

“They help you develop social skills, like communication, compromise and negotiation,” says Alex Jensen, assistant professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University and the author of research into sibling relationships. ‘Even sibling conflict, if it is minor, can promote healthy development.’”

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