by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 12, 2023 | ambition, Badass Women, life lessons, Success, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
In 2008, Sarah Ann Masse went to Harvey Weinstein’s home to interview for a nanny position. A young actress at the time, Sarah was using childcare work to support her acting career. Shockingly, Weinstein conducted the interview in his underpants, and then, according...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 27, 2023 | ambition, Badass Women, Gender Bias, life balance, Success, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
For men and women looking to advance their careers, being mindful of how best to navigate the complexities of the workplace and paying attention to what it takes to position oneself for success are critical. Women, however, face many challenges their male counterparts...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 9, 2023 | ambition, Badass Women, life balance, Success, Women Empowerment, Women in Business, Women in the Workplace
Life was very different in March 2020. The pandemic lockdown had just begun here in the United States. Hospital ICUs and morgues were overflowing with victims of COVID. The highways, once backed up with traffic, were now eerily silent. Air travel, train and bus travel...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 27, 2023 | Ageism, Diversity and Inclusion, Gender Bias, Gendered Ageism, Office politics, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
The pandemic took a toll on professional women, especially women with children. Faced with the challenges of trying to balance domestic responsibilities and work, many women left the workforce early on. The lack of childcare during this time period was a major...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 1, 2023 | ambition, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Success, Women Empowerment, Women in Business
Sarah and Leah Talabi were told by their mother from the time they were very young, “You can do whatever you want with your life, but first you have to start a company because you have to contribute to the world before you take from it.” The twins, now 23, took that...
by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 5, 2022 | ambition, Entrepreneurs, Gender Bias, leadership, Success, Women Empowerment, Women in Business, Women in the Workplace
About 15 years ago, Elizabeth Klodas MD FACC, a John Hopkins trained cardiologist, looked around her waiting room and saw a whole bunch of people whose number were perfect, but didn’t look any better. In fact, they didn’t feel better and in some ways the drugs they...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 14, 2022 | Ageism, Gender Bias, gender diversity, Gendered Ageism, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
Here are the facts: By 2035, people over sixty-five in the United States will outnumber people under eighteen. By the year 2050, around 83.7 million or 22% of the US population will be older than sixty-five. Surprised? In our youth-centric culture, these facts may be...
by Bonnie Marcus | May 24, 2022 | Ageism, Gendered Ageism
What comes to mind when you think about aging? If you’re like most people, you have negative feelings about aging, especially your own aging process. Your first thoughts are of physical decline and decay. These negative thoughts add to your fear and often denial. It...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 26, 2022 | Diversity and Inclusion, gender diversity, Gendered Ageism
It’s not often that we see strong older women characters in film or TV. In May 2015, when Netflix introduced us to Grace and Frankie, portrayed by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, that changed. Through seven seasons, we laughed and cried with these characters. We...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 12, 2022 | Ageism, Gendered Ageism
We’ve all had moments of frustration when we can’t remember someone’s name or where we put the car keys. If this happens to you and you’re 25, you shrug it off as a temporary lapse of memory. If you’re over 50, you likely label it as a ‘senior moment” and start to...
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