Happy happy Sunday everyone! It’s Sunday morning, and I can actually for the first time in a long time apply this one adjective to my household: QUIET! Everyone is sleeping, or pretending to, and it feels like Christmas morning, except my gift is being able to sip on my cup of coffee and actually swallow uninterrupted, without any little person tapping me on my upper thigh asking for animal crackers, juice or Nick Jr…And before this all reverts back to Chaos Land, here is my weekly news update in a zen, calm and cool kinda way…Now Universe, work with me, here we go…
- In “Woo-hoo” news this week, history was made, as the Senate (finally) confirmed Loretta Lynch as Attorney General, making her the first African-American woman to hold the position (virtual hugs and high-fives). The New York Times tells us all about it;
- In other happy and historical news, Buzzfeed buzzed about the new Ava Du Vernay Barbie doll, making the uber-talented Director of the Selma movie and first Black female Director to have a film nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, an inspirational image for little girls everywhere. The doll is not available to the public, but we’re still doing the happy dance;
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- Speaking of the movie Selma, Forbes reveals every high school in the US will be sent a copy, and that just makes us all warm and fuzzy inside;
- Last Thursday was “Take our daughters and sons to work” Day, and Talent had a great piece on why the whole thing really started with daughters and why we need to get schools involved too;
- Are you a woman executive and considering an international move? Japan is the place, as the demand for outside women executives is currently through the roof;
- Inc. reveals the real reason why millenials start companies (and we agree things are not what they used to be);
- In other sobering news (literally), the New York Times reveals workers seemings productivity are abusing ADHD drugs (and we’re getting very concerned):
- Business Insider lists 8 questions you should ask yourself before accepting a job offer;
- Speaking of job offers, NPR reveals some companies are eliminating salary negotiations altogether in an effort to eliminate the pay gap (and we support them);
- Meanwhile, while we’re still talking about getting hired, the Harvard Business Review rightfully asks if your voice should be used to evaluate you as a candidate (and women tend to be evaluated pretty harshly);
- In pretty awesome tech news, Fast Company introduces us to a new work ID that collects data about employees (hmmm, we’re still debating as to whether it’s borderline intrusive);
- Fast Company also brings us our important health fact of the week, revealing that a new cancer gene test that cuts costs for women;
- Speaking of health, the Huff Post Business confirms combining it with business has its advantages, as “sweat working” is becoming the new business lunch (think closing a deal with your clients are you’re literally dying in the middle of spinning class).
Happy Sunday everyone! Make it count!
The Corporate Sis.
