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Celebrating Women’s Equality Day: Honoring Progress, Recognizing Challenges, and Advancing Opportunities

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Women’s Equality Day, celebrated annually on August 26, commemorates the adoption of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. This day marks a significant milestone in the...more

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White House Launches Initiative on Women’s Health Research

An important new initiative focused on women’s health research – defined as “the study of health across a woman’s lifespan in order to preserve wellness and to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease” – was recently kicked off...more

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More Than a Seat at the Table: Women Leaders in LegalTech on Gender Equity Part Two

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Building on our conversation from part one, we explore some practical advice and steps for achieving equity, including the role of allies, and how this work will benefit us in the future....more

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Celebrating Women in Tech: Female Pioneers in Medicine

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Our series would not be complete without acknowledging the contributions women have made to medicine. Here are just a few of the impressive women at the forefront of medical advancement, making the world a healthier one for...more

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Happy International Women’s Day – Now Wait Another 300 Years for Equality! Wait, What?

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That’s right, you read it correctly, another 300 years! The United Nations Secretary General told the Commission on the Status of Women on March 7, 2023, that gender equality is “300 years away.” The statement was based on...more

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: A Closer Look At Research From McKinsey & Company: Women In The Workplace 2021

MoFo’s New York Litigation associate Lena Hughes recently hosted an informative and compelling conversation with McKinsey & Company’s Joanna Si, engagement manager and leader in McKinsey’s legal and professional services, to...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Breaking the Bias: Conversations with Women Who Are Effecting Change - March 8th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Nossaman’s Women’s Affinity Group is hosting a virtual panel discussion in celebration of International Women’s Day. We are bringing together a group of dynamic women to discuss this year’s theme for International Women’s...more

Morgan Lewis

A Conversation on Intersecting Identities, Advocacy, and Allyship

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Women of intersecting identities—including race, gender identity, class, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, and disability—face unique challenges in the workplace. Morgan Lewis, the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), the...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] COVID-19 + Working Women: How to Reverse the Shecession - April 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join AiVi Nguyen and Chelsie Vokes for the Shecession webcast “COVID-19 + Working Women: How to Reverse the Shecession” presented by the Worcester Business Journal. AiVi will be moderating the webinar, and Chelsie joins a...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Reflecting on the Meaning of Women's History Month for Women and Girls Today with Ellen Snortland, Board Member and Goodwill...

Leslie Richards, Chief Innovation Officer of Furia Rubel Communications, goes on record with Ellen Snortland, Board Member and Goodwill Ambassador of the National Women's History Alliance, to discuss the origin of the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] The Biden-Harris Administration’s Agenda for Women

In this special episode, Akin Gump investment management partner and Women Firmwide Resource Group co-head Barbara Niederkofler moderates a panel featuring labor and employment partner Esther Lander, public law and policy...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Framing the American Past to Better Understand Women and Gender History with UC Davis Professors Ellen Hartigan -O’Conner and Lisa...

[Trigger warning: This transcript and related audio recording contains material about sexual violence.] Today we’re going on record with Professors Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor and Lisa Materson. Both women are historians at UC...more

Lighthouse

The Fearless 5: Spotlighting 5 Women Who “Choose to Challenge” Gender Bias in the Legal and Tech Fields

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The International Women’s Day (IWD) theme for 2021 is “choose to challenge.” What a fitting theme for a year when 5.4 million women lost their jobs and over 2.1 million women left the workforce, while the COVID-19 pandemic...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Altering the Course of History for Women and Girls Around the World, with Latanya Mapp Frett, President and CEO of Global Fund for...

Jennifer Simpson Carr, Director of Business Development, goes on record with Latanya Mapp Frett, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, to discuss her journey of becoming president and CEO, the impact of grassroots...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Reflections on Women’s History Month

We Lost Two Amazing “Sheroes” in the Last Year - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known affectionally by her legion of fans as “The Notorious RBG,” died at age 87 in September. Because of rampant sex discrimination in the legal...more

Epstein Becker & Green

A Reflection on RBG’s Impact and Legacy

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A couple days after Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, my eight year old daughter asked me, when I was her age, what I wanted to be when I grew up. I paused and swallowed hard. I had wanted to be a doctor, but despite how well...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leaves Behind a Legacy - Employment Law This Week®

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. Like many of you, this week, we are honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and reflecting on her employment law legacy. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passes Away Last Friday, U.S. Supreme Court...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

What is Menstrual Equity? Her Justice Advocates for Women’s Rights

Menstrual equity. This term is likely one that you’ve never heard before. I hadn’t either, until I attended a discussion hosted by Her Justice, a non-profit that recruits caring, talented attorneys from New York City’s law...more

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Highlighting Women’s Workplace Rights and Entitlements in the Asia-Pacific Region

Happy International Women’s Day! At a time when women around the globe are proudly asserting their rights to be free from discrimination and harassment at work, here is a quick rundown of some laws in the Asia-Pacific (APAC)...more

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Time’s Up: Hollywood Activism May Soon Lead To Pay Equity Scrutiny At Your Workplace

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The issue of gender equality in the workplace is staying firmly in the public eye with the creation of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund. Supported by over 300 actresses, agents, writers, directors, producers, and...more

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Ending Sex Discrimination Around the World

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Despite significant strides, sex discrimination persists. Indeed, more than 50 countries around the world have laws and policies that discriminate against women and girls, particularly in the areas of nationality and...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Women in the Workplace

Employers interested in attracting and retaining women and promoting greater gender diversity in their executive ranks will be interested in the Wall Street Journal’s Special Report on Women in the Workplace. The Report...more

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