Late one night I was catching up on reading and I came upon an article in The Dartmouth about a lecture Anne-Marie Slaughter gave on campus on the topic of work-family balance.
There are two women who have been responsible for many compelling discussions among other women in the past year or so. Sheryl Sandberg’s widespread call for women to “lean in” to high-powered careers has been hotly debated,...
For the past decade I've been squarely focused on women and the many stages they experience in and out of the workforce between college and retirement years. That's why I launched my multi-channel blog site, 9 Lives for Women, earlier this year.
After the recent elections I've been wondering if women "vote" as strongly for gender issues when they purchase products and services or choose employers.
Hopefully you're curious about this, too. ...
It has often been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Especially when two smart mothers identify a need.
One day Kirsten Lambert and Joan Ripple of Hingham, Massachusetts were walking their dogs and talking about their college freshmen. That morning’s topic? Sheets that never seemed to leave the bed and enter the washing machine. The two mothers joked that their kids needed the rolls of paper sheets that doctor offices...
You’re networking among friends, family, acquaintances, professionals in your industry and all your former colleagues. You’re on Linkedin and you attend frequent networking meetings, too. It may seem that you have all your job search networking bases covered, but you might not.
Most job seekers forget a major networking resource: their school alumni associations. Every college has a vast alumni community, and they are finding more and more ways to provide access...
Most people are familiar with Facebook and Linkedin, and they’re realizing that it’s not “Tweeter”, it’s Twitter. I’ve found that the mention of “Pinterest”, though, still gets a lot of quizzical stares. It’s not a fringe internet game—it’s a serious business development resource all professionals should explore.
Are you a wallflower in the social media world? If you’re looking to advance your career in any industry, you have to jump in and join the online conversation.
