Gender Equality Archives - Mishty Deb Law Blog

United State of Women
posted by Mishty Deb on June 15,2016 in Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in Business, Women in Media, Women's Rights

I am very happy that I had the opportunity to watch the first ever Annual United State of Women Summit organized by the First Lady, Michelle Obama. It was an incredible event. Had I known about it before hand I would have flown out and …
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Emojis, Google, and Calvin Klein
posted by Mishty Deb on May 13,2016 in Gender equality, Women in Media, Women's Rights

I recently came across an article discussing the fact that emojis are sexist. While I have no scientific study to back me up, I am pretty sure that adolescent girls are the most prolific users of social media and emojis. The youtube Always commercial linked …
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Women and the Wage Gap
posted by Mishty Deb on March 28,2016 in Gender equality, News and Current Events, Women in Business

Gender based workplace discrimination is still a major issue. The wage gap in particular has been getting a lot of press this last year. It seems that every time someone brings up the subject, there is always someone there to say we are over simplifying …
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Do you have a Girl Gang? Maybe you should get one.
posted by Mishty Deb on January 3,2016 in Inspiration

I recently read an article of the real brain health benefits of having a close net group of girl friends (a girl gang if you will). However, to be honest this is something that most of us girls already intuitively know. We know that having …
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Dame Stephanie Shirley
posted by Mishty Deb on July 8,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Women in Business, Women in Media

If you haven’t seen Dame Stephanie Shirley’s TED talk on: Why do ambitious women have flat heads? take a few minutes and watch the link below. Not only is she a bold courageous and determined woman, who has overcome great personal adversity, but her incredible sense of …
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On a personal note, why Obergefell v. Hodges means a lot to me
posted by Mishty Deb on June 27,2015 in Events, Family law, Inspiration, International Law, News and Current Events

Last month I attended the first gay marriage in my family. Make no mistake, family weddings are a BIG deal for my family. It is typically an occasion for all of my relatives, who are now spread across the globe, to come back to …
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Obergefell v. Hodges
posted by Mishty Deb on June 27,2015 in Gender equality, International Law, News and Current Events

To read the full text of the opinion click here: Obergefell v. Hodges.
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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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Women and their bodies
posted by Mishty Deb on April 14,2015 in Gender equality, Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in Media

Nearly every woman alive has been subjected to thousands of images that purport to represent the ideal woman. If you are a woman reading this article then chances are at some point someone has asked you or told you what your body type is supposed …
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Catherine Engelbert, First CEO of a major consulting company
posted by Mishty Deb on March 11,2015 in Gender equality, Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in Business

Later this week when Catherine Engelbert officially takes her new position as CEO of Deloitte she will be making a little bit of business history as the first woman to ever be the CEO of a major accounting or consulting company. In her interview with CNBC’s …
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