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- Teen Vogue shared that Vogue Arabia featured body positivity icons Ashley Graham and Paloma Elsesser on the cover of its “Body Revolution” issue.
- InStyle discussed the history of pale pink as the color of choice for “power-adjacent” women.
- Speaking of pink, Vanity Fair defended Karen Pence, wife of the vice president, for her outfit choice when the two met with the King and Queen of Jordan earlier this week.
- Fortune shared that “commuter-wear” is having an impact on the concept of business casual.
- Racked explained why we are obsessed with mascara.
- Racked also described Anthropologie's new luxury wellness section, now available in several locations.
- Harvard Business Review offered results of a study that found women are asking for raises as often as men — but are more likely to be denied.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that so far in 2018, women have accounted for nearly one-third of new board directors at the biggest publicly traded companies.
- Bloomberg shared that Goldman Sachs has pledged $500 million worth of firm and client capital in businesses and financial products run by women.
- The Atlanta Voice featured the criminal justice system of Georgia's fifth largest (and newest) city, where black women are making history by holding all of the top positions.
- Mic interviewed the costume designer for Netflix women's wrestling series, Glow. Break out your leotards: Season 2 debuts today.
- For your Laugh of the Week: Tracey Ullman hosts a support group for people who are too woke to enjoy anything (shared on BBC Comedy via Twitter).
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We discussed The Mommy Effect Study and asked readers if they had underestimated working motherhood.
- We asked readers about professional summertime fashion for moms.
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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The ‘passenger seat pink’ article seems like a whole lot of confirmation bias…
Agreed. Pink has been popular for awhile. (Millennial Pink anyone?) Doesn’t seem particularly noteworthy that these women are wearing a popular color.
Yes, but. Light pink is lot more lady who lunches than CEO. Not exactly a power color.
It is important that as we become more powerful and assertive as women, that we NOT lose our special place in the world as women, and this include’s our femininity. Melania looks so beautiful in pink, so much better so then she would with a dull grey or charcoal suit, like us attorneys normally wear. Pink gives a sence of vibrancy and at the same time, preserves our memories of being little girls, which is a good thing. For those who say NAY, I say YAY! We can be smart and feminine at the same time! YAY!!!!!
Eh, I think EMMV: everyone’s mileage may vary. Power colors can be different for different folks.
The HIVE should study the HBR article about women and raises. It is eye opening. We now ask for raises (we didn’t earlier), but are less likely to get them then men. FOOEY on that! According to the Harvard article,
“When there is no explicit statement that wages are negotiable, females are more likely than males to signal their willingness to work for a lower wage rate. One earlier study in Great Britain (McGovern et al., 2007) also fails to find evidence to favor a women-don’t-ask view. However, they were unable to control for a number of important factors including hours worked or firm size, variables that we were able to include in our study.
Personaly, I encourage the HIVE to be assertive, like my Dad was for me, b/c he got me where I am today. If you are bashful, ask your husband or boyfriend to ask for you and tell them you will NOT work unless you get what you are entitled to. That is what my dad did after I was getting no where with the manageing partner. Men can do this for you b/c you do stuff for them. It all comes out in the wash, so to speak! YAY!!!!
Wow, that really is an unflattering dress on Karen Pence, or an unflattering photo.
That’s my take too. It’s too high-waisted, and makes her bust look saggy. She can look nice (I really like her hair, God forgive me) but not in that dress.