“Can you pick up Susan Sontag at her hotel?” “Can you take Tom Wolfe to the airport?” Brenda Langstraat, CEO of Working in the Schools, the largest literacy organization that partners with Chicago Public Schools, says these sorts of tasks involving literary giants were part of her job

Draining the joint bank account. Taking away credit cards or intentionally harming personal credit. Restricting access to cash. Monitoring spending too closely. These financial abuse tactics are as much a part of domestic violence as are physical and emotional abuse that affects one i

If it is better to give than to receive, then it is best to give a gift that has a social justice component. Leeatt Rothschild, the founder of  Chicago-based Packed with Purpose, says the company she started in 2016 is a gifting company wrapped in a social mission and is the “perfect

Gender equity will not land on us when we open the window. Necessary changes take time and individuals working now can help make the shifts in culture, behavior and practices that will assure gender parity across all sectors and industries in the future. The goal of Take The Lead is t

One year into the explosion of the #MeToo movement and 12 years after it was founded by Tarana Burke, the impact on the international cultural consciousness suggests a closer look at how the stories, consequences and actions of survivors have impacted attitudes about sexual harassment

Music drove her into technology. Fairness keeps her here. After graduating from Rice University in 1989 with a degree in operatic vocal performance, Paige Cox traveled across Europe for 18 months, performing on stages singing in operas. A complication with her voice required a switch

Of course you will admit when you’ve made a mistake at work. Or inadvertently hurt someone’s feelings. You will be accountable for your actions and own up to all you do and say, never minimizing harm or impact you may cause. But do you apologize too much? Are you over-apologizing? Fra

“Keep your hands to yourself.” Gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman says, “The world would be different if from the time kids learn to speak, they were given the education of how to be kind to each other and told to keep your hands to yourself.” Raisman told

How dare she? The reaction to Serena Williams’ call for fairness at the U.S. Open is a case study in gender inequity in sports, the workplace, in public and in private where women are punished for fury and men are praised for telling it like it is. Read more from Gloria Feldt in Take

Coming home in 1992 to a break-in in progress changed the priorities for Ellen Snortland. The author, filmmaker, performer, journalist, actor, coach and activist surprised and escaped a knife-wielding burglar with a loud scream. Because of that close call, Snortland set about to make