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Co-written with Katherine Ullman. Joan once wrote that the way for women to gain equality was to die childless at thirty, based on data that young women without kids earn almost as much as men. Turns out even that won’t guarantee equality. A new report released last week by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) finds that the […]

The New Girls’ Network is very happy to announce that New Girl Mika Mayer has been honored as a recipient of Marie Claire’s Women on Top Awards. The award was presented to “the up-and-comers leading thought-revolutions, creating businesses, and making names for themselves.” Mika was named “Top Lawyer.” Mika also received Boston University’s Young Lawyer’s Chair Award (pictured […]

Co-written by Katherine Ullman. “Binders full of women.” We all know what Mitt Romney meant during last night’s presidential debate when he discussed his “effort” to recruit more women during his tenure as Governor of Massachusetts. But what he said spread like wildfire across the internetand produced some amusing results. Our personal favorites? A picture of young Patrick Swayze with the […]

Every year The Center for WorkLife Law, which I direct, runs a leadership academy for women law firm partners. One key message we send is that sometimes what it takes to make partner is different from what it takes to rise in the partnership. “I’ve noticed that the women work so exceptionally hard,” said a management […]