Weekly News Update

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• In the autumn/winter 2018 edition of The Fashion, The Guardian addressed how and why skirt suits are making a comeback, even out of the office.
• MSN asked, is the advice in The Woman’s Dress for Success Book, authored by John T. Molloy 40 years ago, still relevant?
• Fashionista shared that Khloe Kardashian and Emma Grede's brand Good American has launched a size 15 for jeans as a way to bridge the gap between sizes 14 and 16, which has been an industry-wide issue.
• InStyle explained why women in television news all have eerily similar hairstyles.
• Harvard Business Review examined whether a longer maternity leave can hurt a woman's career, even in other countries that offer and tend to encourage longer maternity leaves than in the U.S.
• The Washington Post reported that not only is there a wage gap, but also a significant gap in stock options — in other words, equity — between men and women working for start-ups.
• ProPublica reported that Facebook has been letting job advertisers target only men.
• The Goods by Vox explained why the “homebody economy” is doing so well right now. (Anyone else planning a Friday night of staying in?)
• In breaking news, CBS News reported this morning that attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford have offered their conditions for testimony regarding SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
• The Cut shared an excerpt from Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger, by Rebecca Traister, explaining that recent — and not so recent — events in politics and culture are showing that women won't be backing down any time soon.
• Similarly, The Washington Post offered a satirical piece by Alexandra Petri about why every man should be worried.
• For Your Non-Political LOL of the Week: Buzzfeed shared 18 hilarious tweets about classic literature, including: “Dante followed Virgil down, past killers and adulterers. ‘And here,' Virgil said ‘are the makers of websites that automatically play audio.'”

• We continued our Week in the Life of a Working Mom series with a technical expert mom living in sub-Saharan Africa.
• We shared tips for packing school lunches.
• We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.