Last week Rebecca of Modite said that Gen Y women will have to “breed a new form of feminism” as a way to combat the casual sexism that Monica recently wrote about on Twenty Set.
What this new form of “feminism” will turn out to look like is certainly yet to be seen. It’s debatable […]
Our society has a perception complex. We are raised to judge and compare ourselves against others and our perceptions of other people become our own reality. We are trained from an early age in this regard. In school it didn’t matter if I got a “C” on a project as long as […]
A couple of weeks ago Penelope and I went to a meeting in Milwaukee with a group of potential investors. After the meeting, we went upstairs to grab a drink while the group discussed a few things. One of the guys came upstairs to shake our hands and say goodbye. He said to Penelope, “You […]
In the 1980’s, California legislators believed that low self esteem was a leading cause of crime among urban youth. They created a task force to boost children’s self esteem in schools. I still remember the self esteem messages I got from teachers and even my parents even in high school. The problem with many […]
Women with M.B.A.s are twice as likely to get divorced or separated as their male counterparts. The picture isn’t much rosier for women with law or medical degrees. That is the finding in a soon-to-be-published study by Washington & Lee University School of Law Prof. Robin Fretwell Wilson. Using a National Science Foundation survey of […]
Christoph Cueille found a convenient way to earn a master’s of business administration without having to take time off from work: He is earning it on the job, in a customized program offered by his employer. The manager at a France-based unit of Stryker Corp. is one of a growing number of professionals studying toward […]
March Madness is contagious. Capitalize on the thrills of this month’s mania for tournament-style college hoops by pursuing a career that could put you in the middle of the Madness to come. Or simply give yourself a much-needed lifestyle change come spring with one of the jobs below.
I think day one at a new job is the most important. It is going to set the pace for the rest of the job. I’m always conscious of first impressions and nothing is more important than a job’s first impression. There are only a few ways a first day can go though: Hit the ground […]
As colleges and universities churn out the next generation of workers, students are graduating with soaring amounts debt in the form of college loans. Debts are ballooning so much that the media is foretelling an economic collapse much like the recent mortgage crisis (which is so dire that it made international news). Is it no wonder […]
A few weeks ago, I went to a round table discussion held at UPENN about black female beauty. While the conversation itself didn’t go anywhere, it highlighted how we need a new way of talking about race that goes beyond the old school approach of “us vs. them” especially when it comes to something as […]
