A new analysis of trends in general counsel hiring by Fairport-based consultants BarkerGilmore shows the majority of new GCs were women and minorities. Every year, about 10% of Fortune 500 companies appoint new top legal executives, according to the report. In 2020, 44 lawyers were appointed, compared to 56 in 2019. Although the latest numbers ...

Lee & Associates Maryland, a fully-integrated commercial real estate brokerage and management firm, promoted Marley Welsh to vice president. Formerly senior associate, Welsh has worked for Lee & Associates since 2013 and has more than nine years of diversified commercial real estate experience. In her continued role with the company, Welsh will work with tenants, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Equal Rights Amendment supporters said Thursday it’s still important for the North Carolina legislature to ratify the proposal for the sake of fair treatment for all women, even as ERA’s future is being weighed by a court. General Assembly lawmakers and state and national ERA activists announced in an online news conference ...

NEW YORK — Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. Thomas, a down judge, is part of the officiating crew announced Tuesday by the NFL. “Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female Super Bowl official,” said Troy Vincent, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Beth Paretta has a vision for her new IndyCar team. She wants to send the first female driver to victory lane at the Indianapolis 500 with the support of a predominantly female cast. And then Paretta hopes to turn it into a full-time pipeline for women in racing. On Tuesday, she announced the ...

Leveraging one’s network and identifying the right type of investment should be among the top considerations when beginning to invest in commercial real estate. That’s according to panelists during Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women’s virtual forum Wednesday. They were speaking to a group aimed at advancing women globally in the commercial real estate space. Men ...

BOSTON, MA — For some time, Tracy A. Miner and Megan Siddall had been kicking around the idea of an all-female firm focused on white-collar crimes and regulatory infractions. Then an opportunity presented itself and they decided to seize it. On Dec. 14, the pair announced the formation of Miner Siddall. The firm has the ...

Before the pandemic, Samantha Arrow regularly refinished and staged custom furniture at her Chestertown gift shop, vintage clothing and furniture store known as Walnut & Wool. But when a customer asked her to come out to her house and offer styling tips, Arrow recognized the need for design consults in the area and kick-started a ...

EDEN, Utah — Mary Spencer was 19 years old when she dropped out of college. Now, over 61 years later, the 80-year-old has earned her bachelor’s degree. In a virtual Brigham Young University-Idaho commencement held earlier this month, Spencer was awarded a Bachelor of Science in marriage and family studies. “I had always wanted to, ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Senate has passed a proposal to establish a museum honoring the history of American women that was proposed by senators from Maine and California. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California proposed “The Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act,” which passed the Senate as part ...

GWWO Architects promoted Meaghan Murphy to marketing manager. Murphy joined GWWO in 2014 and has been instrumental in the firm’s growth and success. In her new role, Meaghan will lead the firm’s efforts to win new work through the planning and development of written proposals and interview presentations, including strategy, team selection, proposal writing and coordination, presentation design, ...

Simone Phillips, who goes by the name CharmCityTable on social media, started her Instagram, where she shares photographs of the meals she eats in Baltimore and the neighboring communities, over three years ago.  But it wasn’t until this summer, months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, that her follower counts on both Twitter and ...

Brittany Young’s a native of West Baltimore who, after spending her life watching kids ride dirt bikes in the city, saw more than youth chasing an adrenaline rush. She saw children and young adults who possessed knowledge applicable to science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. In 2017 she launched the nonprofit B360, which helps connect ...

The five women I selected model who I aspire to be, hold me to a high standard, and challenge me to do more today than I did yesterday.

It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women. Of the 1.1 million people who left the workforce in the U.S., 865,000 are women. According to an analysis by the National Women’s Law Center, before the pandemic, women held 77% of jobs in education and health services. They now account for 83% of the ...

Under normal circumstances, when a person experiences any form of stress, the body’s nervous system responds by releasing adrenaline and cortisol, which rouses the body for emergency action. This “fight or flight” response causes physical changes within the body, including faster heart rate, tightening of muscles, rising blood pressure, quickening of breath and a sharpening ...

Stephanie Rose Manager of Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen When she walks into work each day, Chef Stephanie Rose pinches her arm to remind herself that her job isn’t just a wonderful dream. As a manager of the Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen, Chef Rose helps students learn about nutrition, use basic kitchen appliances, and ...

Women hold fewer seats on public companies’ boards of directors in Maryland than they do at major public companies nationwide, Executive Alliance found in its 2020 census report. Whereas women hold just over a quarter of the S&P 500 board seats, only 19% of public company board seats in Maryland are held by women.  Ten ...