Weekly News Update

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• Kat was quoted in this Careerist piece about the dress (which was also reported as being a tank top) that Megyn Kelly wore while covering the RNC for Fox News. (What did you think about the uproar?)
• The New York Times has a piece about the ways that women leaders like Hillary Clinton and Theresa May are “changing the rules about what it means to look like a president or prime minister.”
• Elle takes a look at the office shawl/wrap (which we once featured as a Tool of the Trade) and what it means for women at work.
• The Muse gives tips for having difficult conversations with your boss.
• Speaking of difficult conversations, The New York Times answers a reader question about dating a supervisor at work who doesn't happen to be your supervisor.
• In the new movie Equity, Anna Gunn plays “a steely senior investment banker trying to prove herself … after being passed over for a recent promotion.” New York magazine's The Cut talks to eight women in the industry to see what Equity gets right about being a woman on Wall Street.
• In case you haven't seen this making the rounds on Facebook: The Washington Post reported that an examination of academic research papers found that “‘[B]etween 1779-2011, men cite their own papers 56% more than women do, [and in] the last two decades of our data, men self-cite 70 percent more than women.'”
• The New York Times reported on President Obama's essay in Glamour. (Have you read it?) Meanwhile, Mary Elizabeth Williams writes for Salon about Donald Trump's recent comments on sexual harassment (he “would like to think [Ivanka] would find another career or find another company” in that situation). A key line from her essay: “Strong, powerful women get sexually harassed, too.” By the way, if you haven't registered to vote yet or need to update your registration, find out how right here (no matter which state you live in).
• Hey, Olympics fans: Don't forget the Opening Ceremony is tonight on NBC! New York magazine's Vulture has put together a viewing schedule for the entire Olympics.

On CorporetteMoms Recently…        

• We talked about negotiating and working a reduced schedule after becoming a mother.
• Kat shared some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable office clothes.

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