Weekly Roundup
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– Wow — we're not sure how we missed this last month, but Above the Law brings news that this lawyer (pictured at left) has changed her profile picture to a more sedate one. ATL notes that they prefer the former, “mildly inappropriate” pic. Our thought: mildly?
– Lots of features on inspiring, successful women this week: Forbes introduces us to the leading ladies of Hollywood, while Inc. (our favorite magazine, incidentally) includes several women in their “30 under 30” roundup of young entrepreneurs.
– Also lots of thoughts on women in the law this week. The American Lawyer wonders if the bad economy is good for women lawyers; meanwhile, the WSJ's Law Blog wonders how to get more women partners. The American Lawyer also ponders a paradigm shift: the power-lawyer mom, and the stay at home dad.
– Our commenters have been mourning the demise of the old Ann Taylor, but SheFinds likes the new one. (For our $.02, the jury is still out.)
– The Chicago Tribune tests four pumps for comfort and style.
– Teri Agins at the WSJ weighs in on when it's appropriate/acceptable to take a purse to a business meeting.
Re the American Lawyer: My husband has been an at-home Dad for just over three years, now. It made economic sense when we had our first child and lived in San Diego. He’s a wind energy engineer, and he stays active in the industry by attending conferences and keeping a handful of active clients. I do wonder if it will work for us in the long run, but so far so good.
Are you kidding? The difference between the old photo and the new is night and day. It doesn’t even look like the same woman! What would make her think that this is the photo of herself she should use on her profile. But the more sedate one isn’t doing her any favors, either.
I have a pair of Taryn Rose that I paid more for than I usually do for a pair of shoes and I seldom wear them – they simply aren’t the same shape as my feet. And I have fairly standard feet. And they’re just flats, so it’s not like I’m asking for a whole lot by way of engineering and design. Feh.
Re working lawyers with SAH husbands — how dated, that’s been the trend among high-ranking women in industry for 10, 15 years now.
Put me in the camp of mourning the demise of Ann Taylor. Two years ago, a solid 90% of my work wardrobe was Ann Taylor. I have bought ZERO work items in the past two years – cheap fabric, horrible cuts, way too trendy. (This year was the worst. I could tell there was a new designer – they didn’t need to advertise it.) No way this company can now be the darling of the chic professional female who doesn’t want to spend her entire paycheck on a suit.