We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in. We internalize the negative messages we get t...
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...
One day she woke up and understood we are all in this together.
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...
One of the immediate questions new parents face is who will provide primary care for a child. The historical choice has been the mother. Breast-feeding alone has made this both the logical and the bio...
Sharing financial and child-care responsibilities leads to less guilty moms, more involved dads, and thriving children.
Free to Be . . . You and Me
Once a woman achieves success, particularly in a gender-biased context, her capacity to see gender discrimination is reduced.
The simple act of talking openly about behavioral patterns makes the subconscious conscious.
Every social movement struggles with dissension within its ranks, in part because advocates are passionate and unlikely to agree on every position and solution.
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...
The costs of placing a four-year-old and an infant in child care exceed annual median rent payments in every state. Despite
Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders—including female leaders themselves.
Feeling threatened by others' choices pulls us all down. Instead, we should funnel our energy into breaking this cycle.
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...
When a kid struggles at math, instead of saying, Maybe math isn’t one of your strengths, Dweck recommends, The feeling of math being hard is the feeling of your brain growing.
The ability to forge a unique path with occasional dips, detours, and even dead ends presents a better chance for fulfillment. Plus, a jungle gym provides great views for many people, not just those a...
HAVING IT ALL. Perhaps the greatest trap ever set for women was the coining of this phrase. Bandied about in speeches, headlines, and articles, these three little words are intended to be aspirational...
To really care about others, we have to understand them - what they like and dislike, what they feel as well as think. Emotion drives both men and women and influences every decision we make. Recogniz...
In fact, these bad mother with a briefcase images are so prevalent that writer Jessica Valenti collected them in a funny and poignant blog post called Sad White Babies with Mean Feminist Mommies.25
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