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The Opting Out Crock #2

As someone who has grown up surrounded by legal folk, I am loving this law Blog by Nicole Black: http://nylawblog.typepad.com/women_lawyers/2008/03/law-firms-new-p.html for female lawyers. We know, as Black points out, there is a disparity between the percentage of women getting advanced degrees and the percentage of women in senior positions (e.g. Partner). This seems to fuel the opting out fire. However, our research shows, in fact, that some of the best… Read More »The Opting Out Crock #2

The Opting Out Crock

I've always thought opting out was a bit of a crock. I know there is statistical validity to the trend. I just take issue with the fun the media seemed to have projecting the slightly salacious image of women leaving the workforce and their aspirations behind. An unstated Stepford image is left behind. I mean, come on, who really knows a stay at home mom who stays at home? My… Read More »The Opting Out Crock

May 3 Women’s Leadership Conference

It would be very hard for this Simmons conference to be anything less than amazing. Beginning this summer, my dear friend Dr. Susan Duffy will be heading their undergraduate Women's Entrepreneurship program. Click here for conference link:http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-11-2008/0004771678&EDATE=

Companies Support International Women’s Day

HSBC, Cisco, Deloitte, Google, Accenture, Nortel. Why do we like them? Because they support IWD, international women's day, which is today. Also of note: Aurora, a company that maintains the IWD site. For more, and an interesting history of women and IWD, click here. It shows just how much of a role we can and do play in writing our own rules… http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Challenges of Returning to Work

You think you have it hard? Check this out: 'Please join the DBTAC – Southwest ADA Center at ILRU for a Webcast on "Working and Returning to Work after an HIV Positive Diagnosis". To link to this Webcast and download accompanying materials visit: http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html <http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html>'This is particularly humbling. Perspective is a powerful tool. It’s half, or more, of success according to the Hot Mommas we’ve surveyed over the last few… Read More »Challenges of Returning to Work

Type AAA Solution to De-Stress

I’ve always sucked at meditation. But after reading Eat Pray Love and this recent article in www.Lime.com, I feel sort of guilty for not trying harder. The article quotes meditation expert Dawn Groves, author of Meditation for Busy People “Learning to meditate is like developing any new skill like playing the piano or learning how to skate. There’s a clumsy, awkward growth stage when you have to be patient with… Read More »Type AAA Solution to De-Stress

Be a Master Networker

Networking: Something women CAN and SHOULD do as mentioned in an earlier C-Suite post.In the women’s leadership field, the GEM study is pretty much THE proof re: the critical importance of access to networks and role models for women. Click here are some great stats from Guy Kawasaki on LinkedIn and networking.

Laughing When It’s Not Funny: Part 2

An in-depth interview with my dearest friend, and leading social entrepreneur Julie Silard Kantor really opened my eyes to the power of humor playing a role in being a successful person and professional. (The Hot Mommas Project is currently developing a case on her which will be available over the next month.) It helped today. My grandmother just died. It was okay at first. I thought, “She’s 93. It was… Read More »Laughing When It’s Not Funny: Part 2

Female Superstars Make Smoother Transitions

Just read in Guy Kawasaki’s Blog (which I heart) about some research by Harvard Business School Professor Boris Gryosberg. This was in the hilariously-titled post “Is Your Client a Certified Orifice?” Click here for summary. Bottom line seems to be that women have a broader base of contacts and factors influencing the reason they took the job in the first place. This allows top-performing female professionals to make better transitions… Read More »Female Superstars Make Smoother Transitions

How to Never Work 9-5 Again

Our February book club selection is The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. We love this because it turns the 9-5 (or, for some of us 7-9), work model on its head. Book club link here. My husband I and always talked about taking off 6 months or a year to travel the world. We had the money set aside to do it. We never pulled the trigger. Now,… Read More »How to Never Work 9-5 Again