Weekly News Update

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• The New York Post shares the life story of Ann Lowe, the dseigner of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. While Lowe died “broke and unknown” at 82, her gowns are now featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. and will be displayed at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
• The Business of Fashion looks at three startups that are filling in “the white space” in the market — including maternity wear and plus-size fashion.
• The Guardian reports on a recent study from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org and refers to other research that shows workplace bias against women and other factors that limit their success. One finding: “women were three times more likely to have personal networks mostly made up of women, which probably compounded their lack of exposure to the power players and decision makers at work — because those people are vastly, disproportionately male.”
• Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, writes at LinkedIn that the biggest mistake women make at work is to expect it to function like school — that they'll find success if they work hard and “get an A.”
• The New York Times has advice on having better conversations and making stronger connections.
• Also from The New York Times: a roundup of notetaking apps, including Noteshelf, LectureNotes, and Evernote.
• The blogger behind Science of Mom, who has had five miscarriages (and two babies), shares several things in The New York Times that she wishes she'd known before her pregnancy losses.
• The New York Times' Well Family looks at the reality of IVF success for women in their 40s.
• In Corporette news, Kat was recently interviewed by Paysa's blog for its Expert Interview Series.
• Don't forget: We're talking about the movie Working Girl on November 1! It’s available for streaming on Netflix (or DVD), from your local library, and on Amazon Video.

• We talked about the best home office for working moms.
• Kat shared some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable office clothes.