Weekly Roundup

Liking these posts? Follow Corporette on Twitter — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! (We also Tweet if we hear about a good sale.) – Women aren’t necessarily leaving the work force for different reasons than men. [The Women’s DISH] But they are fleeing legal careers faster than men! [Vancouver Sun via…

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Weekly Round-Up

Weekly Round-Up

  Coffee Break, originally uploaded by bitzcelt – Interesting review of an Title VII case out of Pennsylvania wherein a receptionist was fired nine minutes after sending an e-mail telling her two male bosses she would not get them coffee every day at 3 p.m. The judges said that because there had never been a…

Weekend Roundup

Weekend Roundup

– The NYT studies Michelle Obama’s style. We were kind of transfixed when she recently looked fabulous while apparently wearing two cardigans. [NYT] – Ooh, potted, tinted lipgloss that is 85% organic and has no chemical preservatives. [Beauty Snob] – Feeling tired? Use acupuncture to pick yourself up, caffeine-free. [Real Age] – Also, if you…

Weekly Round-Up

Weekly Round-Up

– A Boston Globe columnist explores what things women should never wear, including an item of clothing so vile it inspires the columnist to ask: “Is there anything a woman could wear that says more loudly, ‘I am not to be taken seriously in either the professional or sexual arenas’?” We’ll let you click to…

Weekly Round-Up

Weekly Round-Up

– Fashionista declares it so it must be so: Black nailpolish is dead. (If it were ever appropriate in an office anyway, which is debatable.) [Fashionista] – Oh, good, we like to laugh: “Report: Women Increasingly Choosing Dead-End Careers Over Dead-End Relationships.” [The Onion] – 5 mini-laptops worth lugging around. [Smart Money] – In case…