#16. Do Women Care Too Much What People Think? Power Poses
So it started with this article: Morons and Oxymorons: Undermining Women in Leadership I thought this title was pretty excellent. The text of the article gets heavy (INSEAD). Points include the Catch 22 of if women act competent we're frowned upon, but if we act nice, we're not viewed as competent. The bottom line? Success equals comfort with gender identity. This is a fancy way of saying: Be comfortable in your own skin. I do wonder how this is possible when there are many messages saying to girls or women, "Be this, be that" - and we're game for it.
Read MoreNigella Lawson Refuses to Airbrush
When Nigella Lawson - famous British chef - refused to airbrush her stomach for a TV promotion... many probably thought "A - MEN!" Whether you think Nigella has much to air brush or not, the point is this: Nigella is honest. And her choice to be honest matters, a lot. It represents confidence and comfort and acceptance in and of herself. She is a role model for girls and women in this way. And we need that. Why? Eating disorder statistics provided by the National Eating Disorder Association indicate that 10 million American women suffer from eating disorders.
Read More#15: If I Died…The Over-Achiever’s Bible
Businesses often prepare for worst case scenarios. What if the CEO gets hit by a bus?...How SEVERE an analogy does it take for you to "let go" and pass off responsibility? Enter: The “If I Died” List. Take Xandra, for example. There Xandra sat ...in her car.. in the parking lot...outside the hospital. “I’m in labor,” she texted from her Blackberry: Still wired, still connected. Xandra is still alive and well today, but...really people... What is wrong with this picture?
Read MoreToday is National Auntie’s Day, and My Aunt Rocks. Big Time
By Kathy Korman Frey On the way there, to my aunt and uncle’s, I’d sit in the back of their car – in the middle where I was sure not to miss anything. Sharon would belt out the Cher AND Sonny parts of the Sonny and Cher “I Got You Babe” on the 8 track. Next would be Neil Diamond, then Anne Murray, then Billy Joel. (For you youngins’, here is what an 8 track is. Dangling participle, dangling participle). This (experience, not the dangling participle) was the coolest thing in the world. I spent the night at my aunt and my uncle’s house all the time...
Read More#10 Power Plays for Women: HOW TO HAVE IT ALL – Four Stories
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All. The story was sad. Anne-Marie Slaughter loved her dream job as director of policy planning at the State Department. But after protracted periods of leaving her two sons and husband at home five days each week while she was in Washington, she realized it wasn't working.
Read MoreWho Inspires You?
Jill is my sister-in-law. She pretty much rocks. Jill is the person who makes milk come out your nose. She is the person who people turn and say ‘who’s that?’ when she walks into a party. She’s got it. She’s got the energy. And she doesn’t abuse it. She’s Jill. You just love her already. Rewind to 1996.... Our young, new, naive brake pads came to a screeching halt when we learn Jill has breast cancer.
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