It’s a phrase that has launched 1,000 arguments among working women. And it needs to go.
Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, is tired of the phrase “having it all.” Even though she is the one who catapulted it into the global conversation about women, family and work.
Read MoreThough we saluted Women’s Equality Day last month, for all women of color their Equal Pay Day—the time it takes to catch up with the earnings of male counterparts—has still not arrived yet this year.
Read MoreMost of us do not enter into a personal relationship planning for the breakup. Chances are in the professional sphere, most leaders on the hiring end do not sift through all the applications embarking on the Holy Grail search for a short-term employee. It’s costly to train and upload someone onto a team.
Read MoreI was in the audience at a conference listening to a professional panel last week, with each one of the three women leaders talking about her years of experience in media. A younger woman in the audience raised her hand to ask a question.
Read MoreIt seems as if as a culture we are sending and receiving double messages in the workplace for women who have risen to the top in seniority. One is that recruiters are not looking for women over 40 to hire, while the other is that women in their 40s, 50s and 60s are the prime candidates for leading companies.
Read MoreAs Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and also the first African American who will head the Library of Congress, is sworn in this week, it seems a good time to take a look at the gendered legacy of American literary traditions from publication to reviews to prizes.
Read MoreWe fill out the feedback forms at conferences, in response to a new initiative, a follow up on a project. If the feedback is anonymous, we might be candid, maybe harsh. With our names attached, we may be more guarded and positive.
Read MoreBack to school season may inspire entrepreneurs and business leaders not to buy the latest character backpack or a new pair of jeans, but to augment skills in training programs and leadership courses.
Read MoreAngira Patel, MD, is co-author with Sarah C. Bauer, MD. Patel is a pediatric cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and assistant professor of pediatrics and medical education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Read MoreTo everyone who started her workday in her pajamas and takes a lunch break with a stroll to the couch, congratulations. You may be more productive than your friend who commuted to the office today.
Read MoreSure, many say that Mom knows best. Role models abound of strong mothers –and fathers— who nurture confident daughters who grow into successful women. But do these daughters create success for themselves regardless of maternal impact? As working mothers, how important is setting an example for the next generation of women leaders?
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