Today, I received exciting news from DRI, the international membership organization of all lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation. For the first time in history, women have swept the presidencies of the nation's three largest organizations for attorneys. The women who hold these esteemed positions are Mary Massaron Ross, President of DRI - The Voice of the … [Read more...]
What It Takes to Be a Woman Fortune 500 General Counsel
What does it take to be general counsel for a Fortune 500 company as a woman? It's not a common position for a woman despite the fact that it's 2012. In a video from Bloomberg, Michele Coleman Mayes, former general counsel for Allstate Insurance Company and co-author of Courageous Counsel: Conversations with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500, talks about her book and … [Read more...]
The Power of Three
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer When I learned of the President’s choice for the next Supreme Court Justice a few weeks ago, it hit me immediately – this would be the third woman on the Court. “Three” is the number of women needed to make an impact, according to several research studies. Three shifts the dynamics of corporate boards when … [Read more...]