Jane Israel Newsletter
What to Wear to Work
Hey there ladies,Over the course of my career as a lawyer, I have realized that if you want to be recognized as someone with authority, you have to show up and look like it.Take a look at the im...
Get out from behind that desk you fraud!
Hey there ladies,Did you know that women are unlikely to apply for a job unless they meet 100% of the job requirements, whereas men will apply if they meet only about 60% of the requirements? Why ...
Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Hey there ladies,When I heard on Friday that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died my first response was shock. Fear and anger came next. This stalwart protector of equal rights, and the rights of women in...
Coded Messages
How many of you have been told you’re “difficult,” or “challenging,” or “angry”? I know it’s not uncommon. In a recent article in Huffpost, the author cites these coded words as an “insidious wa...
Lower Your Voice!
Hey there ladies Here’s a true story: a number of years ago I had scheduled meetings with some colleagues in another office, and one of them I was meeting for the first time. I am only 5 feet tall...
Are you workin' hard or hardly workin'?
Hey there ladies,I hear this all the time: ‘I’m working so hard but I’m not getting the recognition that someone who seems to spend half his day schmoozing is getting.’ And then as if to double ...