As a writer, my work is to “follow the thread” of a piece. As an editor, it’s essentially the same—to find the central thread of thinking/meaning in a piece, help the writer stay with it, and if necessary, make it more coherent and interesting
Read MoreIn 1980 I co-founded the Management Assistance Group (MAG), the first ever nonprofit management consulting group to focus exclusively on helping social justice organizations to develop strong leadership, effective management, sound structures, and useful strategic plans.
Read MoreFinally a show that takes intersectionality to the max: Orange Is the New Black. It’s a show entirely about women.
Read MorePerhaps you caught it, earlier this summer Jonathan Safran Foer wrote one heck of a column for The New York Times on how we use and mis-use technology called “How Not to Be Alone.”
Read MoreJust as women and girls are expected to follow ridiculous, degrading and constricting ideas of what it means to be feminine men and boys face, albeit different, but just as restricting expectations for what it means to be masculine.
Read MorePeter Buffett, son of billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett, wrote a brave column for The New York Times last week cautioning against what he calls “the charitable industrial complex.”
Read MoreWhen LinkedIn launched its thought leaders feature in October 2012 (Follow Richard Branson! Follow Barack Obama!), they were flooded with aspiring contenders who self-nominated, then closed off applications once they reached 150.
Read MoreBeing a feminist is hard. Let’s face it.
Read MoreThere are many ways to make change in the world, but all change that has to do with moving in a new direction, breaking old habits, or arriving someplace new (faster) requires clarity of intention.
Read MoreDo you feel stuck in your career? Need a boost of inspiration and some practical tools to set and reach your next goal?
Read MoreOn Wednesday I had the great privilege of attending the Make Progress National Summit 2013 hosted by Generation Progress in Washington DC.
Read MoreOnce per month I meet with 10-12 other powerful women, age 19-70, for something called the Women’s Dream Action Circle.
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