The trees were ablaze with orange and gold, their fiery foliage blazing against the brilliant blue sky. Their bold statement of intent to transition to the quiet of winter was the optimal setting for a writing retreat with Rebecca Traister. For there, tucked in a cozy...
My former client, Lisa, tells the story of how her manager with whom she had a great relationship did not invite her on an all day golf outing yet invited all her male counterparts. Lisa, not one to stay silent, had lunch with him a couple of weeks later and asked...
“One day, all of this will vanish. This brick and mortar and dogma. Gentlemen, women are coming to Cambridge.” I heard those words spoken a week ago watching Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, the new film adaptation of Woolf’s 1919 novel. In the film, Katharine...
Since 2007, I’ve been coaching professional women to “speak up.” Speak up in the meeting. Ask for the promotion. Push back when you’re interrupted. Negotiate your salary. Advocate for yourself. Learn to be politically savvy, especially because you’re navigating in a...
There’s a shift that happens with age. It begins in midlife, when you stand steadfast like wheat in a field facing an impending storm and say, I’ve had enough. You can’t knock me down. I’ve had enough of compromising my values to fit in. I did that for decades, trying...
There’s a lot of noise right now about AI and what it will do, what it might replace, and which jobs are at risk. And the hard truth that needs to get more attention is: AI is not gender neutral. And that means, for women especially, embracing AI now is not only...
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