Last week, an article by Pamela Ryckman in The New York Times caught my eye. In “The Risk-Taking Edge of West Coast Women,” Ryckman discusses the different spending strategies of successful women on the West and East Coasts. According to businesswoman Deborah Perry Piscione, West Coast women support each other more frequently through entrepreneurship, while [...]
Archive | November, 2010
How a “Foreign-Policy President” Can Help Women
In a recent piece in Foreign Policy magazine, Aaron David Miller opines that President Obama should resist the urge to become a “foreign-policy President” in the wake of electoral losses that will make it difficult to push a domestic agenda. Others have also argued that that may be all that’s left for him. However, while President Obama [...]
Single Seeking Flex Schedules
Flexible schedules are all the rage now. Or so you’d think if you were looking for a job – it’s listed as a benefit in many job ads. Almost anything written about Millennials or Gen Y (or whatever you want to call us) mentions our work ethic. We want to work from home once in [...]
Year of the Woman: Why Running is Winning
In the aftermath of the midterm elections, as Democrats huddle in a corner to lick their wounds, feminists have spent their time and column space railing against the pre-election notions that 2010 was going to be "Year of the Woman: Part II". While a record number of women ran for Congress this year – 262 [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials The new book, "RIPE, From Around Here" by Jae Steele gives us the chance to think about the importance of taking time to enjoy our food and to notice our food with all of our senses. Learn how to cook and feel the pleasure through the process (more info at Elevate Difference). DC’ers, [...]
Where Are All the Women?
With my first post, I head back to my roots if you will. I spent four years working on political campaigns. After transitioning to the nonprofit world I gained free time, hobbies, and saw the return of my friends. When not working I make jewelry, read constantly, and explore my amazing city. I am a [...]
Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues
Cross-posted with permission from Marcia G. Yerman Who gets to decide what the narrative for women in politics really is? Is it the female candidates who choose to run? The media that interprets them to the public? The platforms they align themselves with? Currently, women comprise only 17 percent of Congress. Women of color are completely [...]