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
In October 2011, Jocelyn Goldfein, one of the engineering directors at Facebook, held a meeting with our female engineers where she encouraged them to share the progress they had made on the products...
Imagine that a career is like a marathon—a long, grueling, and ultimately rewarding endeavor. Now imagine a marathon where both men and women arrive at the starting line equally fit and trained. The g...
I am more vulnerable than I thought, but much stronger than I ever imagined.
Even worse, the messages sent to girls can move beyond encouraging superficial traits and veer into explicitly discouraging leadership. When a girl tries to lead, she is often labeled bossy. Boys are...
Do not wait for power to be offered. Like that tiara, it might never materialize. And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
Being forthright led to opportunity. Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid sacrifice.
I would love to meet J.K. Rowling and tell her how much I admire her writing and am amazed by her imagination. I read every 'Harry Potter' book as it came out and looked forward to each new one. I am...
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...
When a husband and wife both are employed full-time, the mother does 40 percent more child care and about 30 percent more housework than the father.1 A 2009 survey found that only 9 percent of people...
Knowing that things could be worse should not stop us from trying to make them better.
In business, being risk averse can result in stagnation.
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Women are also more reluctant to apply for promotions even when deserved, often believing that good job performance will naturally lead to rewards.8
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. For
When children feel comfortable asking for help, they know they matter.
There are several explanations offered as to why women have lower aspirations than men, including that women feel there is a lack of fit between themselves (their personal characteristics) and senior...
The ability to listen is as important as the ability to speak.
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...
Teams that focus on learning from failure outperform those that don’t, but not everyone works in an organization that takes the long view.