Think you'd like to dump the law and stay home with the kids? Not so fast. A recent Gallup poll finds that stay-at-home moms are more prone to depression. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:02 PM on May 23, 2012 in Advice, Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (10)
Men with stay-at-home wives often frown on women at the workplace, says a new study. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 6:56 AM on May 21, 2012 in Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (12)
You can work where you want and when you want—so long as you keep the work pumping. But don't get off track. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 1:46 PM on May 16, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (2)
Women in power have little interest in helping the sisterhood. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:06 PM on May 10, 2012 in Money/Power, Women | Comments (7)
Is the grand poobah of corporate success dissing GE's women programs? Sound like it, judging from the advice he's dishing to women. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:24 PM on May 8, 2012 in Advice, Home/Work, Women | Comments (13)
Does Mintz Levin deserve to be on the list of best firms for work/life balance? Does it matter that it's been slapped with two sexual harassment suits in recent years? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:03 PM on May 2, 2012 in Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (3)
Yale Law Women names its favorite firms. So which firms got on or off the list? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:49 PM on May 1, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (0)
In the classrooms of the most selective law school in the nation, men still dominate. Probably not a good sign for gender equality in the future. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 12:06 PM on April 26, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools, Women | Comments (5)
Will master classes in canape making help women in business development? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 6:04 PM on April 22, 2012 in Money/Power, Women | Comments (9)
Women aren't getting ahead because they're wasting too much time on women's initiatives, diversity, mentoring, and other soft programs, says Sallie Krawcheck. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:44 PM on April 18, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (5)
The Careerist takes an inside look at how lawyers shape their careers and manage their lives. The blog aims to dissect developments in the profession, provide useful information and advice, and give lawyers a platform to voice their views. The goal is to provide a fresh, provocative take on the state of lawyering.
Vivia Chen, The Careerist's chief blogger, has been covering the business and culture of law firms for a decade. A former corporate lawyer, Chen is fascinated by those who thrive (as well as those who don't) in the legal profession. Her take: Success in the law (and life) doesn't always travel a linear path. If you have topics you'd like to discuss or information to share, contact her: VChen@alm.com
