Girls can do anything.
Three weeks ago, I was naively planning my son's third trip to Disney World. It would be our last trip before we became a family of four, and he was FINALLY old enough to be properly excited for the rides, the characters, and the Mickey Mouse shaped waffles. In the background, I'd been keeping tabs…
Over the last week, thousands of workers have been asked to stay home and work remotely as we try to practice social distancing. I've been working from home for well over a year and prior to that spent about 2 years working from home for another role. Needless to say, I've learned some of the…
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Photo Credit: Pixabay When I was working as a Women's Initiative Manager at a law firm, one of the biggest projects I worked on was launching a Women's Network and a Family Network. These employee resource groups (ERGs) were an important part of our gender talent strategy. Through the networks, employees were able to put…
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They say you should dress for the job you want. For some, that means jeans and a t-shirt; for others it means a three-piece suit. For most people, it's somewhere in between. How you dress at work may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of your career development, but…
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By now you know that I love a good podcast. I love diving into a really compelling story or learning about someone truly fabulous whose name I might not have otherwise known. For me a good podcast is one that can make me laugh, think or become inspired. And, if it can do all three…
In a court of law, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Likewise, in the workplace, white men are presumed competent until proven otherwise. Women and people of color, however, don't get the luxury of such a presumption. Instead, they are often assumed to be less competent than their white, male…
We've all heard the expression, "It's not what you know, it's who you know that really matters." In a perfect world, everyone would be fairly evaluated on their merit, and opportunities would flow to the most deserving based on their hard work and talent. But, we don't live in a meritocracy, and having a network of…
Politics, religion, salaries. Once up on a time, these topics were all considered taboo to discuss in public. Today, thanks to the internet and social media platforms, people feel far more comfortable sharing their religious and political views with friends, family and strangers. But, salaries, for the most part, continue to remain secret, and most…
Companies across the country are spending a lot of time, money and energy trying to figure out what it is that women want at work. What is going to attract and retain women? How can they leverage their female talent for greater success? Here's the not so secret answer. Women don't want anything different…
There are hundreds of books and articles out there dedicated to helping people build confidence. I've read more than my fair share. I've even written some. And today, I'm diving a little deeper into a concept I've touched on, but haven't fully explored: the notion that the key to confidence is failure. You might be…
Most people would agree that equal pay for equal work is the right thing to do. And yet, we live in a world where women everywhere are paid less than their male counterparts for doing the same jobs. Even when you account for experience, education, and just about every other metric you can think of,…
When I was a first year law student, I scored an interview for what was then my dream legal internship. I learned everything I could about the organization and rehearsed my answers until I could recite them by heart. I was ready to get that offer. But as diligent as I had been in my…
