Month: October 2015

A Halloween Alternative

Much has been written about the revealing nature of women’s Halloween costumes. In fact, some would argue that there really is just one costume choice these days: “Sexy _____” (fill in the blank). Sexy Nurse, Sexy Cat, Sexy Pumpkin. Here at Shattering the Ceiling, we would like to offer our readers an alternative to the skimpy.  But we can’t promise these…

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The NFL Still Isn’t Leading on Domestic Violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Month’s purpose, according to a recent Presidential Proclamation, is to refocus the public on “forg[ing] an America where no one suffers the hurt and hardship that domestic violence causes.” Prompted in part by this message, the public has once again turned its attention to the most publicized corporate effort to implement a domestic violence policy—that…

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The Heightened Scrutiny of Hillary

It’s a bit after 9pm on Thursday, October 22, 2015.  I’m still at work.  I’m exhausted.  I’ve been working since about 10 this morning, and I’m feeling the weight of the day.  Even more, I’m marveling that Hillary’s eleven-hour ordeal with the Benghazi and the tedious-email-eyeroll-blah Investigation just wrapped up moments ago.  I’m googling (unsuccessfully), trying to figure out where this ranks in the…

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Do You Suspect Your Employer of 401(k) Mismanagement? Read This.

Recently, there has been an increase in cases where a current or former employee sues their employer for mismanaging the company’s 401(k) plans. The allegations have ranged from excessive fees to improper revenue sharing to poor-performing or untested investment options. Many of these cases involve an employer who doubles as the investment manager for the mutual funds that are offered…

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It’s Time To Remedy The Deafening Silence for Hillary

Last week, I stumbled upon Rebecca Traister’s excellent piece for Elle magazine “I’m A Hot Mess For Hillary.”  Like nearly 12,000 others, I immediately shared it – and then watched many of my female friends in turn share it on their own social media.  The article is compellingly grounded by Rebecca’s unique view as a reporter (and generally fantastic feminist…

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Womenomics

Japan is not a country that has often been lauded for its gender rights records. Just nine years ago, the Japanese Minister of Health, Hakuo Yanagisawa, famously referred to women as “birth-giving machines” in a statement about the country’s shrinking population. Yet despite the prevalence of such harmful opinions about gender roles, Japan recently surpassed the United States in female…

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Q&A with Serena Fong

This summer I was on a panel about gender pay equity at a conference held by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  I talked about the range of ways that my clients have suffered discrimination in compensation, and Serena Fong, Vice President, Government Affairs for Catalyst, gave great insights on what companies can do to achieve pay equity. Catalyst is a…

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Beyond Pre-K: The Kindergarten Gap for Working Moms

There’s been a recent push to expand public access to pre-K programs, and it’s widely acknowledged that these programs bring benefits to working parents, especially working mothers.   In these discussions though, it’s often assumed that parents’ childcare problems are solved once their kids go off to kindergarten.  The reality, though, is that many school districts leave parents of kindergarteners in…

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Sanford Heisler, LLP Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Survivors of Human Rights Abuses

Posted October 5th, 2015. Survivors of human rights abuses urge no immunity for KBR in beheadings and forced labor related to military contracts in Iraq NEW YORK, NY, October 5, 2015 — Sanford Heisler, LLP today filed an amicus brief with the Center for Justice and Accountability in the case of Adhikari v. Daoud & Partners on behalf of survivors of…

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