On January 21, over 600 women’s marches were held around the world with an estimated 4.9 million people voicing their concerns on women’s healthcare, immigration, voting rights, paid family leave and equal pay for equal work, among other issues. Some of us in the U.S. and in London joined in these marches as part of …
Gillien Todd, a consultant with Triad Consulting Group, executive coach and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, recently joined us at Debevoise’s New York office to facilitate a workshop on Leadership and Identity for women lawyers at all levels in the firm. Following the workshop, Gillien sat down with the Debevoise Women’s Review to …
Deborah Gillis is President and CEO of Catalyst, a leading international nonprofit organization working to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion. We recently sat down with Deborah to discuss her leadership style, spearheading the sponsorship movement and her work towards continued corporate diversity and inclusion. Q: You’ve occupied many leadership positions during your career. …
Justin Trudeau Perfectly Sums Up Why We Need More Women In Power by Madeline Farber, Fortune, April 7, 2017 At the Women in the World Summit in New York, Justin Trudeau addressed the importance of promoting women to positions of power, and the role that men need to play to make it happen. Women’s March …
Note from the Editors: We were touched to receive this submission to the Debevoise Women’s Review from one of our summer associates, Margo Watson. Margo’s submission is an important reminder of the effect that a commitment to diversity and inclusion can have both within and outside of an organization. We celebrate our peer firms in …
Much can be said for the benefits of cultivating strong and supportive mentoring relationships. In recent years, mentoring has had to share the spotlight with another form of professional relationship: sponsorship. Admittedly, at the outset of my legal career, I was unaware of the distinction between a more traditional mentoring relationship and sponsorship. While I …
For over 25 years, the Charging Bull has stood alone at the center of the world’s financial capital as a symbol of Wall Street’s prosperity and power. But to some, the iconic New York statue also represents the aggressive atmosphere often associated with the male-dominated corporate world. Last week, on the eve of International Women’s …
Though She Be But Little, She’s Ready to Face The Bull Read More »
As a speech coach whose passion is helping women speak out I’m often asked: how can I do a better job of holding the floor? The question comes from women who want to throw out ideas in meetings and presentations but dread being interrupted, shot down or ignored. Women lawyers are under pressure to demonstrate …
While it is easy for many of us who have grown up in the United Kingdom or United States to take education for granted, an overwhelming number of children in Afghanistan, with the majority being girls, are not enrolled in school. The country has been ridden with war and conflict for decades and its view …
Educating Girls in Afghanistan: Q&A with Demelza Hills Read More »
Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary is responsible for all of The Home Depot’s legal functions worldwide, including securities, litigation, employment, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, store operations, risk management and intellectual property. She formerly served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Clinton administration, and as Deputy General Counsel …