Women in law Archives - Mishty Deb Law Blog

National Equal Pay Day-Sarah Silverman
posted by Mishty Deb on April 15,2015 in Inspiration, Women in law, Women in Media

Apparently, there is a huge backlash against the concept of equal pay for equal work. Really? I have heard all kinds of excuses like women get paid less because they don’t ask for more pay or they don’t ask for promotions. I don’t buy that. …
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Are you a Beyonce Voter?
posted by Mishty Deb on April 14,2015 in News and Current Events, Women in law, Women in Media

Watching this youtube video about the role of single women voters in to the Clinton presidential campaign made me wonder. Since, when did being a single independent woman become the equivalent of living off of government assistance? Maybe some people don’t understand what the word …
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What is your legislature up to? How are they looking out for your interests?
posted by Mishty Deb on April 14,2015 in International Law, News and Current Events, Uncategorized, Women in law

Elections are news grabbing events, but do you know what your representatives are working on after you elect them? Right now according to Annie’s List (annieslist.com), which is a Texas organization that supports having more women representatives in government, “Texas has one of the highest …
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Cosmetics- Deadly lipstick and the fight for individuality
posted by Mishty Deb on March 2,2015 in News and Current Events, Women in law

I thought it was altogether too coincidental that I came across 2 videos about the cosmetics industry, so I had to write about them. The first video from BuzzFacts discusses the fact that cosmetics from lipstick, mascara, and foundation to shampoo, deodorant, and body lotion …
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A forgotten history- Nangeli
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Women in law, Women's Rights

Laws in theory are put into place to protect people, but they can also be used to oppress. I think it is important to remember the truth of how brutally the law has been used in the past so that we don’t fall into the …
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Dressing like a lawyer
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Events, News and Current Events, Women in law

A recent article in Inside Higher Ed titled, Brains Not Clothes, brings up an important point that applies to pretty much all professional women or those that live under public scrutiny. We see a congressman jogging and the comments are about how he keeps his routine …
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Political Infographics
posted by Mishty Deb on February 18,2015 in Gender equality, Women in law

As a country we pride ourselves on diversity and being very progressive on women’s rights. We’d like to think that the gender gap is smaller here then other countries like Afghanistan…. but when we look at the data is it true? Here are some interesting …
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Holding Men Accountable
posted by Mishty Deb on February 7,2015 in Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in law, Women's Rights

I saw this quote from Jon Stewart on Facebook generating a lot of comments. More men in the public light should be standing up for holding other men accountable. Kuddos to Jon Stewart.
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All-Female Jihadi Group
posted by Mishty Deb on February 7,2015 in International Law, News and Current Events, Women in law, Women's Rights

I just read an article about a very interesting development in the Middle East. Apparently, a document called, Women of the Islamic State: Manifesto and Case Study, has been released. Claims are that the document was released by al-Khanssaa Brigade, an all-female militia. Among other things …
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Law in the City
posted by Mishty Deb on November 22,2014 in Inspiration, Women in law

Last week I was privileged to be a guest at the Texas Lawyer’s table for the annual Law in the City charity dinner. The dinner is put on in part by Dallas Women Lawyers Association to raise money for the charity Helping Restore Ability. This …
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