Thursday, October 16, 2025
Join Wharton Professor Corinne Low in a discussion with local journalist Brandis Friedman on her new book – Having It All. Dr. Low will discuss her framework for empowering women to design a life that goes beyond the work-life binary to create true joy, balance, and fulfillment.
October 16th: MM LaFleur
6:00pm - Conversation with Brandis Friedman, wine and light bites (and optional shopping!)
Register: https://luma.com/fnqd9mip (free!)
Link to Pre-Order Book: Book — CORINNE LOW, PhD
About Dr. Corinne Low
Corinne Low is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on the economics of gender and discrimination and has been published in top journals such as the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Political Economy. She was named one of Poets and Quants 40 MBA Professors under 40 in 2024. Corinne and her work have also been featured by major popular media outlets, including Forbes, Vanity Fair, The LA Times, and NPR. Corinne is the co-creator of the Incentivized Resume Rating method for measuring hiring discrimination, and regularly speaks to and works with firms looking to improve their hiring and retention practices. She has spoken to and advised firms like Google, IFM Investors, Uber, Activision Blizzard, and Amazon Web Services, in addition to teaching in Wharton’s Executive Education programs. She has given talks to top academic institutions like Harvard University, Stanford University, and Oxford, as well as to organizations like the New York Federal Reserve, Brookings, and the US Department of Labor.
She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, her B.S. in Economics and Public Policy from Duke University, and formerly worked for McKinsey and Company.
About Brandis Freidman
Brandis Friedman is the anchor of Chicago Tonight, and the host of Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, both on Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW. She joined the newsroom as a correspondent in 2013. Since then, her reporting on education and criminal justice has appeared on PBS’ NewsHour and NPR’s The Takeaway. Brandis has also worked as a reporter and anchor for WBBM Newsradio 780, and as a producer/reporter for WJLA-TV/ABC-7 in Washington, DC. In addition to earning multiple regional Emmy Awards for her work, she has earned multiple Peter Lisagor Awards, recognizing excellence in journalism, from the Chicago Headline Club.
Originally from Mississippi, Brandis’ work has taken her to numerous cities including Kansas City, Missouri, Little Rock, Arkansas and Wichita Falls, Texas. She has served on the board of the Chicago Headline Club, which is the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and is a member of the Education Writers Association and National Association of Black Journalists. Brandis is a graduate of Dillard University in New Orleans, where she earned a degree in Mass Communications, and Columbia University in New York City, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Journalism. Brandis lives in Evanston with her husband and two sons.
About M.M.LaFleur
M.M.LaFleur is a New York-based clothing brand celebrating women through thoughtfully designed clothing, personal styling, and engaging content. They are known for introducing the concept of Power Casual—the new way women are dressing for work and life. At the heart of everything they do is the belief that when women succeed, the world becomes a better place.
