Nearly 50 years after Congress passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination against women in employment decisions, and nearly 25 years after the Supreme Court held in Pricewaterhouse v. Hopkins that an employer could not use gender stereotypes to deny a woman partnership, women continue to face barriers to attaining leadership positions. This panel will offer suggestions for workplace education and elimination of bias against women programs as ordinary and necessary business expenses under section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Speakers:

Audrey Kucia, Tax Law Specialist, TE/GE Employee Plans, IRS, Washington, DC

Ida Abbott, Ida Abbott Consulting, San Francisco, CA

Sandhya Chandrasekhar, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL

Helen Morrison, EY, Washington, DC

Mary B. ("Handy") Hevener, Morgan Lewis, Washington, DC

To register online and for more information, click here.

Join the Gender Equality Committee for Negotiation Training with Lauren Rikleen.  The program is a half-day interactive workshop, consisting of part lecture and part engagement training exercises.  It is for attorneys and third-year law students wanting to be better equipped to negotiate fair wages.

Lauren Rikleen, a nationally recognized expert on developing a thriving, diverse workforce, will be conducting the training session on workplace negotiation.  The training will address topics including:

1)  What do I need to know before I begin a salary, bonus, promotion negotiation?

2)  How do I analyze the power dynamics and best timing to begin the discussion?

3)  How can I position myself to get the best work assignments?

4)  How can I be paid more fairly?

5)  How do I negotiate for flexible work arrangements?

6)  How do I advocate for myself when I perceive I am being unfairly excluded from an opportunity?

7)  How can I negotiate for credit (e.g. as billing or relationship attorney in a firm, or for recognition in another workplace setting)?

To register, contact Rosemarie Atwood.

The National Association of Women Lawyers is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity to a highly-motivated first year law student.   Through this partnership, NAWL will select a student to join the 2014 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10 week internship at Prudential's offices, for a stipend of approximately $10,000.  Internship positions will be located in the New Jersey tri-state area.  The deadline for applications is January 24, 2014. For more information, click here. 

Plan to attend the 2014 Women's Bar Leadership Summit to be held in Boston on August 8, 2014.  More details will be provided soon regarding speakers and programming, but this is a great opportunity to network with women's bar leaders from across North America.  The location of the Summit changes each year and we are fortunate that this year's Summit will be so close to us!