I wrote this piece for The Shriver Report, where it appeared originally on April 7, 2014. One of the biggest stories of the past 50 years has been the movement of women into the paid workforce in unprecedented numbers. The income mothers and wives bring home has changed how we live, what we buy, and [...]
Archive | May, 2014
Fade to Grey at the New York Times
Last week, the first female Executive Editor of the New York Times, Jill Abramson, was fired. It was not an elegant dismissal. Immediately rumors began to swirl about Ms. Abramson’s supposed discovery that her compensation was lower than her predecessor’s. Then the twitterati batted about reported charges that she was “brusque”, abrasive, and lacking in [...]
The Con Game
I wrote this piece for TheShriverReport.org, where it originally appeared on May 1, 2014. There’s a media storm going on about whether women are limited by sexism in our culture or by our own failure to push ourselves forward enough, hindered by self-doubt and persistent feelings of insecurity. It all started when journalists Katty Kay (no, [...]
Mothers Matter Most
I have big plans for Mother’s Day this year. In fact, I’m giving myself more than a day - considering the number of minor miracles I pull off on a regular basis, I’m sure I merit several days. You, too, I’m thinking… First, I’m going to make sure I am down at the US Capitol [...]
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