Negotiating War Stories: Gather Your Ammo
Eight women tell us how they successfully negotiated this year.
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I’m a work-from-home mother and I’m guilty AF
Six years ago, I made it my mission to enter the freelance world. My husband and I knew we wanted a child, so I set out to find work from home. My rationale was simple: “Why be away from my child 60+ hours of the week, when I could be home and be a doting mother while crushing it!” Easy, right?
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The Uncomfortable Truths Beyonce + Solange Made Us Confront in 2016
In a year where every norm, tradition, and expectation has been turned on its head, it has become difficult to determine how we got here, and also, how exactly we should move forward. This year has been rough, really rough, but if nothing else, 2016 has forced us all to examine who we are and what we value.
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Feeling burnt out? Ways to cope when meditation isn’t your thing.
Over time I began to understand how a meditation and yoga practice were not just an escape; the lessons from these practices could be incorporated into the “real world” –including work—without necessarily adding in a lengthy seated meditation practice or yoga poses in the middle of the work day
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How to tell your boss to f*ck off
Women are the work horses of the human race. Constantly carrying a heavier load than our comrades, and for longer. Studies have shown women have to work twice as hard to get half the recognition as men.
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Stop sabotaging yourself
My constant worrying about the “what ifs” and “buts” is a common part of the female ethos, one that makes up so much a part of our social and political identity, it’s difficult at times to even identify a separate sense of self, and one that has the grim potential to make us question our own abilities and ideas to the point of self-sabotaging.
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How to grow your career without a network
The classic trope is that most people get hired through someone they know. One recent survey says 85% of its 3,000 employed gained their job through networking. And we all know, or can at least imagine, the benefits of alum networks or well-connected friends. But it’s not the only way.
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When my dad turned down a job, they called my mother and accused her of hindering his career
How can it be that we have come so far and yet not far at all? While the number of those who still see women as second class citizens has drastically decreased since my mother’s career began, it still seems the voices against women, the wage gap and reproductive rights are just as loud as they were twenty or thirty years ago.
My younger self was scared of the future; here are the things I would tell her.
We don’t always see ourselves in the same way others see us, and, in my opinion, viewing ourselves with an alternative perspective it is the best way to grow. Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone can be difficult at times, but the benefits will last you your whole life.
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Town Hall Recap: Discrimination & Inclusion
Gathering to discuss diversity and inclusion of marginalized groups in the workplace can feel daunting. No matter where you fall on the spectrum of privilege, to discuss this issue is to be faced with the task of honoring your own experience and wisdom, while making ample room for others.
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