…policy clearly prohibits sex toys. The suit is pending. “When I started this company, I never thought I would be filing lawsuits,” Fine says, during a recent interview. But she…
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Women Entrepreneurs: Need Legal Guidance? This Nonprofit Can Help
…usual? You’re not alone — but some lawyers are trying to help. The Lawyers for Good Government Foundation, a woman-run national nonprofit network of over 125,000 legal advocates, recently launched…
Joi Gordon on Dressing Disadvantaged Women for Success
…an attorney. I went to law school and began my career as a prosecutor. At that time I could not have imagined that I would oversee an organization that has…
What “And Just Like That…” Gets Right About Midlife
…coach Jen Lawrence was a SATC viewer during the show’s initial run. Lawrence, now 50, praises the respectful nature of how Charlotte is tackling Rock’s gender identity journey. But Lawrence…
Marion Hook: Adobe Rose Inn and ARI Foods — Choosing Entrepreneurship Over Retirement
…over which I have had no control. These include the world-wide economic downturn, the seriously dimished tourism, and Arizona’s HB 1070 law dealing with immigration which generated a fear that…
How and Why Young Women Can Build Credit From Scratch
…are paid, according to the National Women’s Law Center. The gap continues to expand over the course of a woman’s career, according to various studies. For all those reasons, it’s…
Meet the Directors of Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary ‘The Janes’
…inequity “helped us to connect dots to the current situation, or what was going to be the situation, with abortions,” Pildes said. “When you bring [abortion law] down to a…
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…to places to get help. It’s the first mandate of its kind in the U.S., and reception to the new law has been mixed. Some people are worried about the…
Meet the Muslim Woman Running for Office in Georgia to Inspire, Win or Lose
…Republican, won out over historic Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. He was accused of hindering the process at numerous turns. Once in office, Kemp signed a law that added numerous hurdles…
Heather Bridgers of Just for KiiX: High Heel Protector for Your Favorite Pumps
…manufacturers encouraged them to persist in providing solutions to deliver the final, excellent product. It was challenging to resign my partnership in a large law firm to spend more time…
‘2020 Can Still Be My Year.’ How Women Businesses Owners Are Managing Disappointment
…ya: Descubre el poder de la Ley de Atracción (Be Happy Now! Discover the Power of The Law of Attraction) was the number one publication with Penguin Random House Group…
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In Historic Win, Michelle Wu Turns Boston Progressive
…the ballot, it was ours, together.” A Harvard Law School grad, Wu grew up in Chicago and was previously the president of the Boston City Council. To prove women can…
Feeling Lost, She Quit Her Corporate Job, Started a Social Enterprise and Reinvented Her Life
…up in the subprime mortgage crisis, “it was like cognitive dissonance,” she says. Curran had adored her Greatest Generation parents and originally attended law school with the plan “to do…
A New Skincare Business for Cancer Patients
…treatment.” A year later, in 2006 Susan was cancer free and returned to nursing. Three years later, she left her job again – this time to care for her mother-in-law…
She’d Be the First Black, Gay Woman in New York’s State Senate. But That’s Not the Point
…began her own path to public service by earning her bachelor’s degree in political science from Temple University in 2004, and her law degree from American University in 2009. Then,…