Weekly News Update

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• Do you work in a cubicle that's just … sad? Wired wants to see it.
• Ever wonder how Rent the Runway cleans ALL those dresses to be ready for the next customer? Fast Company finds out.
• This piece in Fast Company advises women that to succeed in business they need to speak up and grab the spotlight.
• If your to-do list never gets shorter, only longer, check out this Washington Post story about catching up.
• The Wall Street Journal talks about the paid, mini sabbaticals that some workplaces are offering.
• New York magazine's The Cut asks who actually gets empowered by women's empowerment events.
• The Mary Sue reports on a study that suggests men feel a blow to their self-esteem when women around them are successful.
• Wired provides a “more buzz-killing, underreported set of facts” about women freezing their eggs.
• Fortune talks to Sallie Krawcheck and Dambisa Moyo about strategic networking.
• May none of you ever need to use this trick, but Buzzfeed tells the story of a patient and savvy 911 dispatcher who helped a victim of domestic violence when she had the excellent idea to get help by disguising her 911 call as a pizza order.
• Need an easy, last-minute costume? Check out suggestions (Regina George!) from PopSugar Smart Living.

On CorporetteMoms Recently…

• We talked about different childcare arrangements.
• Kat shared some picks for moms and non-moms alike.

Did we miss anything? Add ‘em here, or send them to news@corporette.com. Thank you! Also: Are you a mom or mom-to-be? Don’t miss this week’s news update at CorporetteMoms.