I do not enjoy “Communications” as a field. I think, honestly, it’s manipulative. The whole point of communications is to frame your issue in such a way that an audience sees it the way you want them to. Communications, PR, advertising, marketing and branding are all – no matter what anyone says to the contrary [...]
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Succeeding on the First Day
You survived the interviews, you got the job offer. Now you’re getting ready for your first day. Changing jobs is one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. But if you’re prepared ahead of time, that first day, and subsequently first week, can be easy and smooth. Get a good night’s sleep. Eat [...]
Living History – Recording Women’s History
Today kicks off the start of Women’s History Month. As a student of history (former, but also constant), I find it crucial to know where we came from. How did we get here? If it weren’t for those who came before us would any of us being in the jobs we have, living on own [...]
Malawian Women in Public Places
As a young girl growing up in Malawi, I once wore trousers to church. They were a brand new pair purchased on my father’s recent trip abroad. A few minutes into the service, I heard sniggering behind me growing louder and more annoying by the minute. Turning around, I cast dirty looks at the two [...]
Top 14 Sexist Super Bowl Ads and the #NotBuyingIt Campaign
Super Bowl ads are big business. In 2011, the Super Bowl yielded the number 1 spot for ratings. With record-breaking numbers, an average of 111.3 million people watched this Sunday’s game. With so many people watching, “this means most women, children, LGBT” and people of color are watching too. Yet the advertising skews to white, [...]
Where are The Women at Davos?
Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened in Davos, where thought leaders, from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, met to discuss the world’s pressing issues and the innovative new ways that we can solve them. But at a conference so committed to progress, and the progress of women, the [...]
What Do You Mean There’s No Paid Maternity Leave?
Women in America are taught to save – for a car, for emergencies, homes, and retirement. What we end up learning the hard way is the need to save for maternity leave. Thinking about having kids one day? Ask about your employer’s maternity leave policy now! It might happen that there isn’t one. I’ve spent [...]
Does Feminism Have a Future?
This week at Stanford University, the Clayman Institute for Gender Research celebrates the 40th anniversary of Ms. Magazine with a series of lectures and activities. Some of these include a screening of The Education of Shelby Knox, with a discussion with Shelby afterwards; a panel with Ms. editors about the role the magazine has played [...]
A Feminist Resolution
I love making a long list of resolutions and plans at the start of a new year. I make resolutions for each area of my life – physical, emotional, spiritual, relationships, and work. And this year, I’m going to add a few resolutions in the feminist column too. January is related to the Roman god [...]
This week’s Taste of Feminism
Reading Materials Robert Massie has written another fascinating book, Catherine the Great. I bought it two days ago, and since then, I haven’t put it down. The story is about Sophia Augusta Fredrika von Anhalt Zerbst, a relatively unknown princess of minor German nobility, who traveled to Moscow to marry her second cousin, Peter, and [...]