Ms. JD Weekly Round-up: Week Ending February 1, 2013

How to negotiate a pay raise in the context of pervasive gender pay gaps? Sorry to report that credible sources are still suggesting you try being "feminine and apologetic." Seriously?

Check out this month's ABA Journal feature on the experiences of Muslim women lawyers.

Sheryl Sandberg shook things up this year at the Davos World Economic Forum (where only 17% of invited guests are women) with a frank discussion about gender bias.  But her comments also included warnings about the ways in which women shortchange themselves by holding back and failing to "reach for their goals with gusto."

Happy 200th Birthday to Lizzy Bennet and the other satirical treasures of gender-norm busting author Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice!

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