The zen of rainmaking Mary Cranston is a former litigator who became the first woman ever to lead a global law firm as the Chair of Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP from 1999 to 2006. During her time there, she increased revenues of the firm’s top 100 clients by 50%, improved firm profits and profits […]
The youngest person ever to make partner: the sponsorship effect Mika Mayer graduated from college with a degree in chemical engineering. She later got her law degree and started working at Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) in Silicon Valley. Very early in her career, she began working with a partner who quickly took her under his
Quickly ascending to partner Susan Mac Cormac began her career in New York and then moved as a third-year associate to Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) in San Francisco, where she “grew up doing deals, some M&A, some private equity, and some venture for a series of men.” Within a few years starting at MoFo, she
How does a corporate lawyer become a rainmaker? Broad skills and a few specialties From the start, Lizanne Thomas knew her focus would be on business. “I stress to all of our junior lawyers [that], if business as a topic does not engage you, . . . you really need to take a deep breath
What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey Order here. | Download discussion questions here. Study after study reports that implicit bias is still pervasive. But few books ask: how can women effectively navigate careers in workplaces shaped by subtle bias? In What Works
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Strategies that produce effective influence for early-career women (and men) can be less effective at more senior levels. Further, organizations try to identify rising talent by observing how candidates use power and influence—but both the organization and the candidate may make errors that lead to missed opportunities and flawed advancement. This webinar will explore how
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Jill Abramson’s firing as editor of The New York Times has prompted conversation about biases that affect women in positions of authority. Was the “glass cliff” to blame? Two prominent fields of research explore this question.
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Women are underrepresented in the top ranks of academic science, but they attend grad school in equal numbers as men. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to science correspondent Joe Palca about the disparity.
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Has a colleague ever said something to you that wasn’t outright racist, sexist, or homophobic, but kind of rubbed you the wrong way? Tell Me More looks at how to handle micro aggressions at work.
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New research explores gender disparities in business school enrollment by the different ways men and women appear to process ethical compromise.
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