


Only One-fifth of Women Who Experience Gender-Based Discrimination at Work Report It. That’s a Problem!
As Women’s Equality Day approaches, we are reminded that women have made great progress in many areas yet still face gender-based discrimination in the workplace. Workplace discrimination based on race, gender, age and sexuality disproportionally affects women. Forty...
The Power of Curiosity: How Learning New Skills in Midlife Can Transform Your Journey
Last week, at my friend Amanda’s dinner party, I met her 93-year-old mother, who started her education after the age of 40, went on to get her master’s and then her doctorate degree at the age of 91. And she hasn’t stopped. She continues to take online classes and...
Don’t Stop Me Now! Becoming A Dancing Queen At Any Age
My first ballet lesson was at the age of four, and that’s when my dream to be a ballerina began. Ongoing lessons three times a week as a young girl allowed me to think that perhaps my vision of dancing Swan Lake on a big stage one day could come true. But alas, though...
How Ambitious Women Can Protect Their Leadership Status Before And After Maternity Leave
When I was writing my book, The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, I interviewed an ambitious young woman from a competitive consulting firm who had just returned from maternity leave. Recently promoted before her leave, she was...
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