Girls can do anything.
Our museums and public spaces are filled with statues the commemorate notable figures in history. But, if you take a moment to notice, almost all of those statues commemorate men. In New York City, only 5 out of the city's 150 statues are women. In San Francisco, women are represented in only 2 of…
You may not have heard of Indra Nooyi before, but you've certainly heard of the mega-company she runs, PepsiCo. Indra is one of only 24 women CEO's of a Fortune 500 company. Her appointment was newsworthy, as is her departure, which she announced just this week. Indra was born in Madras, India where she earned…
A couple of week ago, I wrote about one of my favorite podcasts, Second Life. If you listened to the most recent episode, then you're well acquainted with today's Friday Spotlight, Linda Wells. Linda Wells is a journalist, editor, and all around creative change agent in the beauty space. She began her career working as…
Several years ago, my husband started talking about podcasts. Every time he would mention a "great podcast" he'd subscribed to, I would roll my eyes and ignore him. The concept of people just talking into a microphone really didn't seem that exciting to me. And then... "Serial" came along. I could never resist a good murder…
When my husband and I had our son, we had a pretty heated debate over whether we preferred for him to learn a foreign language or learn to code. Looking back, the argument feels silly. It's not a zero sum game - he can learn both! And, at the end of the day, isn't coding…
When I was in college, I visited New York City for what felt the millionth time. I loved New York for its energy and access to just about everything - including knock off designer bags. A broke college student, I couldn't afford some of the finer things in life. So, I went down to…
You've probably never heard of Kim Rivera. She's not exactly a household name. But, the work she's doing to advance diversity in the legal field and beyond is worthy of recognition. Kim is the Chief Legal Officer and and General Counsel at HP, Inc. She is one of the few women to head the legal…
