Links We Love: Sexist News, The End of Vine & a Few LOLs
Because it's Friyay, and you deserve a laugh.
Take a read and then call your mom. She misses you.
In news you already knew: cable news has a terrible prob with sexism.
This company keeps you warm. It also has onsite child care, paid parental leave, and 100% mom retention.
According to Glassdoor, if you want work/life balance these are the best jobs.
Brand bravo. Secret releases a powerful #stresstest ad about what it means to be a woman.
The life and death of a social media platform. The Vine climbs no longer. RIP.
Find out why this WOC landed on the cover of Marvel.
A good example on how to write a cover letter. (Just in case you want to work through the weekend.)
Want a 23-minute ritual that will transform your entire day? Right this way.
For some EL OH ELs this Halloween weekend. This is too real. Be safe out there kids.
Miss Iceland was body shamed. So she did this.
It's very useful to be bilingual.
The wait is almost over. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life hits Netflix Nov. 25. Drink lots of coffee this weekend in celebration.
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The 10 Must Read Takeaways From Create & Cultivate ATL
Save yourself some stress and read this.
photo credit: Kelley Raye Photography
The speakers at Create & Cultivate never disappoint. They never fail with the mic and knowledge drop. Here are ten of our favorite moments from last weekend at #CreateCultivateATL.
AYESHA CURRY ON NOT GIVING YOURSELF BOUNDARIES: “The moment I gave myself a ceiling is the moment everything fell apart. The moment I removed the ceiling, things started happening. I threw that ceiling in the garbage.”
ADRIANNA ADARME OF A COZY KITCHEN ON MOTIVATION: “My motivation was I didn’t have a Plan B. And that still really motivates me. There is so much competition and so many people that are super talented, and to honor the place where I’m at I have to think that way.”
"I didn’t have a Plan B. And that still really motivates me."
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MANDY KELLOGG RYE OF WAITING ON MARTHA ON THE HUSTLE: “I worked two full time jobs for two years. Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s beginning or end. I bet none of you followed me when I had 100 followers. This is sacrifice and struggling with finances. Just keep fighting the good fight.”
RACH MARTINO ON SPENDING THE MONEY: “Hire a professional photographer. That first hundred dollars was really hard to give up, but it changed everything for me.”
DOLLEY FREARSON CO-FOUNDER OF HIGH FASHION HOME ON HARD WORK: “Practice like you’re in second, play like you’re in first. It’s a [Steph Curry] quote that applies to the business world because it is about pounding the pavement, putting in the hours and working really hard. Know your competition, respect the competition and push yourself to the limit in any industry. In the end it ends up elevating everyone’s game.”
"The moment I removed the ceiling, things started happening. I threw that ceiling in the garbage.”
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SUSAN TYNAN FOUNDER OF FRAMEBRIDGE ON THE ‘TOP’: “You’re the one ultimately responsible, so you can’t throw blame anywhere else.”
IVKA ADAM ON BEING FOUNDER OF ICONERY: “If you’re not comfortable with uncertainty it’s important to bring someone in as a partner who is comfortable with it, or find ways to bolster that. Ultimately if it’s too rocky for you, it may not make sense for you to start a business. You are unsure every day; it’s so up and down. You have to know yourself and how you handle uncertainty."
IVA PAWLING CO-FOUNDER OF RICHER POORER ON ROLES AT THE TOP CHANGING: “The guy isn’t always the numbers or the brains behind the operation. And the woman is not just the creative. Don’t get hung up on it.”
ANNA LIESEMEYER OF IN HONOR OF DESIGN ON FINDING YOUR TRIBE: "Whether it’s a friend or significant other, it helps to have an outside perspective to give you a set of wings."
NICOLE RICHIE ON TAKING THE 'EASY' ROUTE: "If your want to save yourself some energy, just be yourself. There's nothing else to be. We each have something to bring to the table. I think instead of looking outward and focusing on what everyone else is doing, you have to have trust and faith enough in yourself to know that you’re going to bring something totally different.”
And honorary mic drop from our own editorial director:
"We're not here to play the game, we're here to change it."
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10 Must-Have Products for 10 Million Women On-the-Go
We know how stressful being a boss on-the-go can be. Don't break a sweat.
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October is Women’s Small Business month. A time where we support and acknowledge the nearly 1200 women who are starting new businesses every day. A time where we celebrate the momentum of the 10 million women who are innovating in their careers.
According to the Survey of Business Owners women-owned employer firms employ 8.9 million people. They generate 1.4 billion dollars. The societal and economic impact is clear.
Dove has always encouraged women to be confident. Not only to define beauty on their own terms, but to be as bold with their ideas. Beauty confidence filters into boss confidence. And it inspires other women to likewise be their best selves. If you can’t see it, you can’t be it.
To celebrate the 10 Million Strong, here are 10 must-have products to make the life of the on-the-go-get-em business woman all the better.
Designed for the mobile lifestyle, this lightweight bracelet also doubles as a charger. Get rid of on-the-go anxiety about a dead battery, charge up and then charge into that meeting. That seat at the table is yours. Or charge during the meeting. Because, multi-tasking.
For the 32-hour business trip, you want a carry-on that can handle anything that comes its way. With a built-in USB port, sturdy shell, and a design to fit almost all airlines carry-on restrictions, you can get in and out of any airport with time to spare.
Suave Keratin Infusion Dry Shampoo
On-the-go doesn’t leave a lot of down time. If you need a touch-up or a little refresher, you can get to the root of the problem with a spritz of dry shampoo. Revive your hair, extend your blowout, and look fresh. (It’ll be our little secret.)
Amazon Echo
As founder it may feel like you’re on a small business quest alone, but you’re not. That voice you hear in the background is the sound of Alexa, the brain behind the Amazon Echo. The hands-free speaker you control with your voice. It plays music, controls lights, reads audiobooks, the news, and answers any pressing question you might have. Like, Alexa, what’s my commute? Or Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes. And you can crank out those morning emails and get out of the house on time.
Dry Spray Antiperspirant
You don’t have time to wait around, and with Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant you don’t have to. It goes on instantly dry so you can just shake, spray and go. Plus, it lasts up to 48 hours -- because it’s important to stay dry during high-stakes moments -- and also cares for your skin. The last thing you want to worry about in a pitch meeting are your underarms.
Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant was a sponsor at Create + Cultivate Atlanta.
The 2017 Planner
Your life might depend on your phone, but what if you lose or break your phone? Every well-prepared boss woman always has a backup, and the best way to make sure that you’re not breaking a sweat when tech fails is to have a planner with you.
Wifi Hotspot
There will be times when you need to answer an important email that requires more than what your phone can do. Even in 2016, wifi is not easily accessible in every corner of the world, so make sure you’re ready with a handy wifi hotspot to save you on any occasion. Because the wifi always, always manages to pull a vanishing act when that 11th-hour email needs to go out.
Airborne or Vitamin C
If work puts you up in the air, you’re susceptible to poor plane air quality and are more prone to getting sick. Stock up on the vitamin C and drinks lots of fluids. The first step to making sure you’re your best self while traveling is taking care of your physical health first.
Business Cards
When you’re traveling, you’re ready to network. But don’t ever miss out on an opportunity to introduce yourself to any potential clients-- whether on the conference room floor or in line at the TSA security check. For every situation, make sure you have your business cards easily accessible. Moo makes all kinds of cards for the modern, creative professional.
Parachute Percale Venice Set
When you finally crawl into bed after a long day’s work or make it home after a trip, you should experience joy. The joy of expertly woven sheets crafted from Egyptian cotton. The joy of affordable luxury. The joy of knowing you gave your day your all.
Links We Love: CreateCultivateATL Conference Edition
What we're reading to prep for next Saturday.
While some of us are busy planning our Halloween costumes or gearing up for #CreateCultivateATL, Snapchat is reportedly planning for a 25 Billion dollar IPO.
Smiling again. This is why we do what we do. Who run the virtual reality world? Girls.
Looking for some delicious motivation? Shonda Rhimes used Baskin-Robbins to learn responsibility.
More ice cream stories that matter.
It's a bloody mess out there. Have you gone through your social menopause yet?
We're all crazy-making busy. This writer points out why it's going unnoticed.
Working toward parity is tough. It took 35 years to narrow the pay gap by this amount.
We talk a lot about authenticity at our conferences. But has it become a buzzword, marketing trap?
This is making it almost impossible to wait for the holiday.
And because we all deserve a little laughter. Here's an invitation to laugh together.
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Links We Love: Why You Should Ask for a Raise, Mansplaining & Weight Discrimination
This week was a doozy so now we're getting boozy.
It's almost October, which means it's almost Halloween, which means WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR NYE?!!
In the meantime, catch up on these links we love from this week's rager news week.
Want a raise? Ask. Research shows you need as many as possible before you hit 40.
Going up in the air? Here's how to get work DONE while you travel.
This is so meta Portandia.
"Women get promoted. Just not women like you.” Weight discrimination in the workplace is real and this woman is over it.
Everyone laughed when Amazon wanted to be the go-to fashion retailer. But Amazon Fashion is laughing now. All the way to the bank. Chachiiiing.
Solange got a new album. Weekend listening parteeee.
One, two, one, two. Mic check and then a fact check on the first presidential debate.
Space race said what? Elon Musk unveiled his plan for colonizing Mars.
Sure, she's got an Oscar. But here is Lupita Nyongo showing us why she should be your favorite rapper.
Melinda Gates, the awesome half to Bill, is going back to her roots and nope, we're not talking about hair.
Need some weekend inspo? Check out this list of women run media companies.
So many bloggers. So much fashion week. So much drama at Vogue.
Just how many times do you think Hillary Clinton has been mansplained over her career? Chime in below and let us know.
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Links We Love: A Hack, A Debate & More Celeb Love for Chrissy Teigen
Take a seat, read up, and get ready for Monday's debate.
Didn't have time to read this week? Don't worry we didn't either. Now take a seat, read up, and get ready for Monday's monumental debate.
Hillary Clinton gets the Between Two Ferns treatment. And manages to hold her own.
STEM is the future. Even Cards Against Humanity knows it. Does that make them for humanity?
Have a rough commute? A court has ruled that time spent traveling to and from work, is work.
Put 'em up ladies and gents. Are you ready for Monday night's major debate?
Yahoo is the latest company to be hacked. And they got hacked hard.
Retire? Not women. This study says women work four years longer than men.
Forget the iPhone 7. These Apple employees are claiming mental health issues from a hostile work environment.
Ain't no basketball wife. Ayesha Curry is the woman next to, not behind her husband. Oh, and like the rest of us, she loves Chrissy Teigen.
These CEOs say devoting time to reading every damn day will help you work smarter. (You're welcome in advance for these links.)
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7 Women Holding It Down in Unconventional Jobs
Cause jobs are genderless.
Today, women make up 57% of the labor workforce according to the United States Department of Labor. That number continues to grow every year as more and more women take on jobs that are considered "out of the ordinary."
However, jobs are not meant to be gendered (shoutout to those 11 additional Google career emojis). More people today have dismissed the notion that certain jobs should be assigned based on gender and more women than ever are shattering the gender binary work system.
From engineering in NASA to woodworking, to being a cannabis business lawyer, here are some of the women that crafting their career by breaking away from the norm and shattering stereotypes.
Denisse Arranda
NASA Engineer
Denisse Arranda is one of NASA’s top engineers, and one of the lead engineers its RaD-X balloon project. However, she isn’t working this project alone - the chief engineer and thermal engineer are both female, making it one of the only NASA projects that's led by a team of women.
Arranda has not only broken past the barrier of being a female engineer in one of the most prominent aeronautic programs in the nation, but she has also paved the way for Latinas in tech as Colombian immigrant.
Last year, Broadly’s followed Arranda for a day to see what a day in the life of a NASA engineer is like. See it here.
Ariele Alasko
Woodworker, artist
One look at Ariele Alasko’s Instagram, and you will be mesmerized by the wood grain patterns and amazing intricate woodwork that she has mastered over the years. What started as hobby furniture building and a love of carving spoons after graduating from the Pratt institute in BK and has a BFA in sculpture is now full-scale business.
Woodworking is stereotypically thought of as a man’s job, Alasko has created an impressive and profitable business from her work.
Who said woodwork was a man’s job?
Amanda Conner
Legal Cannabis Business Lawyer
Sure, there’s a lot of women who are lawyers. However, not too many are brave enough to take on the role of a legal marijuana business lawyer.
Amanda Conner is not afraid of taking on that role. Amanda Connor co-founded the Nevada law firm Connor & Connor with her husband, and specializes in personal injury, business law, and started one of the first law practices that are specialized to the newly legal marijuana business. In an interview with Newsweek, she said that the weed industry is a “legal minefield,” because anyone who gets into the field automatically faces scrutiny from the feds and is labeled a criminal. She’s okay with that - she knows that she has to be willing to live with the taboo being associated with her, even though she’s a lawyer. That also means more business for her - her firm might be the only one in the country that takes marijuana providers as clients and helps them through the process of becoming a business.
Ashley Overholt
Barber
When you think of barber shops, you prob picture an entirely male staff. However, Ashley Overholt, like many other women, is stepping into barber shops and offering her services.
For 10 years now, Overholt has been able to gain the trust of her clients as a barber. Still, the job definitely comes with its sexist moments. In an interview with Refinery 29, she noted a few customers have asked her “how do you know how to straight-razor shave if you’re a girl.” Being in an overly masculine environment has helped her develop a thick skin and has brushed off the comments by saying “girls can do anything these days. We can vote. We can be police officers and lawyers and presidents. We can do a lot these days.”
Yes, we sure can.
Brina Lee
Engineer, Instagram
As Instagram's first female engineer, it's Brina Lee's job to scroll the social platform. Coding wasn't always her thing and she actually says she hated it at first, but now she understands the major impact that just one or two lines of code can have.
In 2014 Lee told Elle "It's hard as an entry-level engineer to even build your reputation in a company, so I'm not sure if it's being a woman, but I'm pretty sure it does hinder me a little bit compared to an entry-level male. You have to be more aware as a woman. You have to understand that you may not be listened to, you may not be respected as much as the male engineers."
Jacqueline Sharp
Founder of FORT Goods, Furniture maker
FORT is Jacqueline Sharp's response to not being able to afford furnishing all the rooms in her Mt. Washington home. She found a table saw on Craigslist and began her journey as craftswoman.
Today, all FORT products are handmade of repurposed, reclaimed materials in the downtown Los Angeles workshop/showroom.
In 2014 she told the LA Times, "I'm not the greatest craftsman or the best educated business person. My greatest skill is seeing potential."
Apparently in both furniture and herself.
Kimberly Bryant
Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls Code
After working in biotech for over twenty years, Bryant founded Black Girls CODE in 2011. It is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach girls of color to become programmers. More than 5,000 girls have participated in the programs.
As one of the first women of color in tech, she broke through that ceiling herself and has shown no signs of slowing down. Bryant has said, "When we generally think of a computer scientist now, it does not look like a woman of color, it does not look of someone that is of Hispanic background. It's very much white male dominant. And that's important for us to show that black girls can code and they can do many other things in terms of a leadership standpoint in this field."
She says this the first step in bridging the digital divide and Black Girls CODE's ultimate goal is to provide African-American youth with the skills to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected to be available in the U.S. by 2020, and to train 1 million girls by 2040. She's on an unstoppable mission to change the face of technology.
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Links We Love: Banks Behaving Badly, Lena's in Hot Water & a Small Pox Hospital?
Oh, and headphone gate 2k16.
Coming back from Labor Day weekend making you play catch up with work, with not enough time to check what went down on the internet this week?
We've got you covered with some of our favorite headlines that helped shaped this week.
"I am part of the first generation of women not truly dependent on anyone." Stacy London shares about not playing by societal conventions and being a new classification of person.
Humans of New York asked Hillary Clinton about being cold and unemotional. She answered.
Bobby Kim, co-founder of the Hundreds, talks why the future of Brand is people.
ITK: Down by the banks there's been some hanky panky. Yesterday Wells Fargo was fined $185 million for opening oh, just a couple million fake accounts.
Jen Gotch's Ban.do business has a sparkly and pink exterior, but the center is serious business.
Fainting models and a small pox hospital. The disaster that was Kanye West's Yeezy Season 4.
The age of the female combat soldier is coming. What happens when women lead soldiers into battle?
Apple killed the headphone jack, but why? And will it make us talk to each other again?
Does that mean Apple is building a lifestyle? Prob.
If you ever felt you were the Latina version of Little Miss Sunshine when you were a kid, this is for you.
9/11 15 years later: how it shaped this woman's anxiety-ridden childhood.
Matt Lauer won't stop interrupting Hillary Clinton, but lets Donald Trump's lies slide? Here's why this week's NBC's commander-in-chief forum was a sexist disaster.
There's a rebel in all of us, including girls who want to be storm troopers: the amazing new Star Wars ad from Target.
Clients say some crazy things. Was it as a crazy as the things this one client said to Strategy Creative?
Time to put your headphones on: Lady Gaga just dropped her first song in three years.
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Links We Love: Is YouTube Over? Plus Twitter Gives Users a New Way to Make $
Here's your Labor Day weekend talking points.
Are you ready for the long weekend? Have your talking points ready for those Labor Day BBQs? We've got you covered.
How to prepare yourself for the Apple 7 launch event next week.
These before and after photos from this girl's first day of school will make you say "same."
If you've read enough love horoscopes, you need to read your September career horoscope.
#YouTubeIsOverParty: Is YouTube trying to silence content creators talking about "controversial" topics by taking away their adsense?
#ad #sponsored: The Federal Trade Commission is still struggling with paid advertising rules
Twitter is now offering influencers a new way to make money on the platform.
Guys want to know how to approach women on the street who wear headphones.
Here's your answer.
It's now easier for you to make custom Snapchat geofilters with their new templates.
Frank Ocean already made $1MM by going independent.
"The Worst Career Advice I've Heard Is Also The Most Common"