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Happy Sunday! Hope everyone had a great 4th of July week-end, and is enjoying whatever’s left of it. And despite the fact that we all really need a day between Saturday and Sunday (and we’re seriously thinking about petitioning for it), it is still Sunday, and as we’re trying to annihilate any thought of this upcoming Monday, here’s what we enjoyed reading this past week:
- In honor of the 4th of July, the Huffington Post shows us 50 photos that prove America is totally beautiful (and we couldn’t agree more!);
- In other great 4th of July week-end news, the 2014 Essence Festival was and still is going on full speed in NOLA, featuring great, inspirational members of our community. I loved this Essence article about songstress Alicia Keys and our favorite nerd land lady Melissa Harris-Perry educating women;
- Struggling between your entrepreneurial guts and your day job obligations? Lifehacker tells us to channel our inner entrepreneur to excel at work;
- In the midst of all the pay gap controversy, the Washington Post revealed this week the male female pay gap remains entrenched at the White House;
- We all went “Wow” (sometimes followed up with interjectional phrases we’ll spare you from reprinting today) when we heard about the Hobby Lobby ruling. The Huff Post tells us how 9 women reacted to the controversial ruling;
- On a positive historical note, as we look back on the 1964 Civil Rights act, Forbes provides us with great leadership lessons from Admiral Michelle Howard, the highest ranking woman in naval history;
- Still looking back at the Civil Rights Act’s 50th anniversary, this Colorlines article depicts the current workplace environment where, unfortunately, segregation remains;
- Last but not least, our own The Corporate Sister asks the question as to whether business casual hurts minorities and women.
And to motivate you as you get ready to go back to work tomorrow (yes tomorrow is Monday!), check out this video from Global Montreal TV channel featuring Women on the Fence’s founder Erica Diamond:
Happy Sunday!
The Corporate Sister.
