• Engineered for success. If you've been despairing about women in tech lately (see above), take a moment to read this Business Insider list of the "43 most powerful female engineers of 2017." Here are just a few of the women spotlighted: Slack VP of product April Underwood, Airbnb engineering manager Surabhi Gupta, Linkedin senior software engineer Kamilah Taylor, and Apple VP of iPhone Operations Priya Balasubramaniam. Business Insider • Hanging in Hong Kong. Fortune's Most Powerful Women International Summit is taking place in Hong Kong today. The lineup includes big names in Asia business, from industries including hospitality (Emily Chang, chief commercial officer, Greater China, InterContinental Hotels Group), finance (Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairman, State Bank of India), tech (Tan Le, CEO, EMOTIV) and more. Fortune • Liz's plus one. Elizabeth Warren is stirring the pot again. The Massachusetts senator has invited an Iraqi refugee to accompany her to President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress, which takes place today. She's one of a few Massachusetts Congress members planning to use their guest passes on Americans who could be adversely affected by Trump's policies. Associated Press • Legal eagle. ImeIme Umana, the first black woman elected president of the Harvard Law Review, talks about the way women of color have been "systematically excluded from the legal landscape," her dream of becoming a public defender, and Sandra Bland and other black women whose "relationship with the law was just tragic." New York Times • Women on Girls. Did you catch the latest episode of Girls? If not, you may want to hold off on these spoiler-chocked pieces. But if you (like me) were glued to the riveting and ambitious half hour—which tackles issues of sexual assault, power dynamics, and consent—I suggest taking a moment to read what The New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum and Time's Eliana Dockterman have to say about it. • Sweating like a Supreme. Politico's Ben Schreckinger attempts to investigate "the world's most important workout," by spending a day sweating it out under the direction of Bryant Johnson—best known as the trainer of SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Politico • Another Conway controversy. This photo of Kellyanne Conway on a couch in the Oval Office is sparking controversy on social media. Some Twitter users are saying her pose shows a "lack of decorum." Others believe that if Conway were a man—and if she weren't wearing a dress—there wouldn't be much of a hubbub. What do you think? Email your responses to Val: [email protected]. Washington Post MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Pharma company Perrigo Co.'s longtime finance chief, Judy Brown, has resigned to join Amgen Inc. She will run its global business services unit and its internal audit function. |