Decades of social science studies have confirmed what the Heidi/Howard case study so blatantly demonstrates: we evaluate people based on stereotypes (gender, race, nationality, and age, among others)....
At the time, I didn’t know how to respond. Now I would say yes. I made this my thing because we need to disrupt the status quo. Staying quiet and fitting in may have been all the first generations of...
Anyone lucky enough to have options should keep them open. Don't enter the workforce already looking for the exit. Don't put on the breaks. Accelerate. Keep a foot on the gas pedal until a decision mu...
A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.14 In addition to the external barriers erected by society, women are hind...
Sharing financial and child-care responsibilities leads to less guilty moms, more involved dads, and thriving children.
More involved dads,
Be asking instead how I could become resilient. Resilience is the strength and speed of our response to adversity—and we can build it. It isn’t about having a backbone. It’s about strengthening the mu...
When communicating hard truths, less is often more. (p.80)
What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
We can joke, as Marlo Thomas did, that a man has to be Joe McCarthy in order to be called ruthless. All a woman needs to do is put you on hold. Real change will come when powerful women are less of an...
The costs of placing a four-year-old and an infant in child care exceed annual median rent payments in every state. Despite
Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
Statements of opinion are always more constructive in the first person I form. Compare these two statements: You never take my suggestions seriously and I feel frustrated that you have not responded t...
Seeking out diverse experiences is useful preparation for leadership.
Poetry, philosophy, and physics all teach us that we don’t experience time in equal increments.
Our entrenched cultural ideas associate men with leadership qualities and women with nurturing qualities and put women in a double bind, she said. We believe not only that women are nurturing, but tha...
Nice sends a message that the woman is willing to sacrifice pay to be liked by others.
Mighty Be Our Powers,
Men have an easier time finding the mentors and sponsors who are invaluable for career progression. Plus, women have to prove themselves to a far greater extent than men do. And this is not just in ou...
I’m giving you these comments because I have very high expectations and I know that you can reach them. Now