Framing the issue as work-life balance – as if the two were diametrically opposed – practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose work over life? (p.24)
Currently, only 24 percent of women in the United States say that they consider themselves feminists. Yet when offered a more specific definition of feminism--A feminist is someone who believes in soc...
Cancer is another forbidden or whisper topic. I read about a writer named Emily McDowell who said the worst part of being diagnosed with lymphoma wasn’t feeling sick from chemo or losing her hair. It...
But a communal approach is not enough. According to Professor Bowles, the second thing women must do is provide a legitimate explanation for the negotiation.21 Men don’t have to legitimize their negot...
At Dave’s funeral, I said that if on the day I walked down the aisle with him, someone had told me that we would have only eleven years together, I would still have walked down that aisle. Eleven year...
Asking for input is not a sign of weakness but often the first step to finding a path forward.
As you start your career, you should be aware that men are often promoted based on potential, while women are promoted on past performance.1 You should also be aware that when men are successful, they...
As women must be more empowered at work, men must be more empowered at home.
As former secretary of state Madeleine Albright once said, There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.14
As a Facebook summer intern once told me, In my school’s computer science department, there are more Daves than girls.
Anyone who wants her mate to be a true partner must treat him as an equal - and equally capable - partner. And if that's not enough, bear in mind that a study found that wives who engage in gatekeepin...
Another one of my favorite posters at Facebook declares in big red letters, Done is better than perfect. I have tried to embrace this motto and let go of unattainable standards. Aiming for perfection...
And while I don’t believe in mapping out each step of a career, I do believe it helps to have a long-term dream or goal. A long-term dream does not have to be realistic or even specific. It may reflec...
And contrary to the popular notion that only unmarried women can make it to the top, the majority of the most successful female business leaders have partners.
Also—and many might find this the most motivating factor—couples who share domestic responsibilities have more sex.
Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women who display these s...
After every low score you receive, law professors Doug Stone and Sheila Heen advise, you should give yourself a ‘second score’ based on how you handle the first score….Even when you get an F for the s...
About 41 percent of mothers are primary breadwinners and earn the majority of their family’s income. Another 23 percent of mothers are co-breadwinners, contributing at least a quarter of the family’s...
Parents who work outside the home are still capable of giving their children a loving and secure childhood. Some data even suggest that having two parents working outside the home can be advantageous...
I could challenge the notion that I was constantly headed for failure.