Archive for October 2016
SPEAK UP: Are corporate expense policies biased against women?
In most jobs, your everyday living expenses are your own responsibility. But some companies, according to a recent Fast Company article, are starting to question their reimbursement policies for working mothers and how existing policies…Read More
SPEAK UP: Surfing the S-curve – How to disrupt yourself and why
6x higher. 20x greater. This is what the theory of disruption suggests will happen not just for you but for your company when you pursue a disruptive course. Thought leader Whitney Johnson weighs in on why…Read More
Study: Child care costs surpass college tuition costs
The cost of child care in the United States for many parents is more than the cost of in-state college tuition, according to a new study from the think tank New America.
Opinion: The nuanced design behind gender equality
BY LORI CHESSER | Partner and department chair, Davis Brown Law Firm
Despite so many improvements, gender equality in the workplace (let alone in other parts of life) often seems like a chimera: something that…Read More
Study: Women leaning in, but still face obstacles
A new survey of working women conducted by McKinsey & Co., in partnership with LeanIn.org, released last week revealed how they view moving into the upper ranks of their career and the obstacles they…Read More