Readings that enrich, spark discussion, and make Wixii women think.
Redefining Our Roles is a Life Long Pursuit Jane Pauley Urges Women to Reinvent Themselves at Denver Event Pauley described being invited to address the 1990 graduating class at what was then Radcliffe College (now Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) to talk about women’s issues and “having it all.” “I told those bright young women […]
Lean In? Opt Out? All I Know Is I’m Dizzy by Kim Siegal “The problem is, many of us are taught we can have it all. Work full-time, part-time, stay at home, work at home, freelance, become a momtrepreneur. The choice and the world is yours. It’s the quintessentially American middle-class meritocratic ethos accelerated by […]
Realizing Wonder Woman is Not Real ‘Leaning in’ too far makes you Wonder Woman, and she’s not real by Laura Baverman, Upstart Business Journal “We have opportunities today—to choose our educations, careers, spouses—that would’ve stunned our grandmothers. But now we’re dazed and confused by all the choices. Feminism was meant to remove a fixed set of expectations; […]
Find Your (Individual) Way So Many Women Swim Without a Shark Cage by Janet Kyle Altman “What would I do if I wasn’t afraid? kept playing in my brain as I followed the news about Diana Nyad’s triumphant swim this week. Nyad — a true role model from the world of athletics, which so often […]
Opting In to Kids and In/Out of Work Requires Thoughtful Planning Moms ‘Opting In’ to Work Find Doors Shut by Kelly Wallace “Perhaps the biggest lesson from the women who opted out and are having trouble getting back in is “not always having an eye” on their return, said Belkin. “All of them saw it […]
Flex Time, Part-Time: Important Options for Strong Workplaces and Individuals Seeking to Thrive in the Work-Life Mix Women and Men Both Ask for Flex Time at Work. Guess Who Gets It? by Nanette Fondas “A team of researchers from Yale, Texas, and Harvard asked managers how they would respond to requests for a flexible schedule […]
Achieving Work-Life Balance: Gender or Economic Issue? Judith Warner reaches back out to the women Lisa Belkin interviewed over a decade ago after they left their high powered careers in favor of full-time lives at home, and these former working mothers reflect on the choice they made and what it cost them in The Opt […]
Having it All Means Different Things to Different People Having it All – The Career, The Kids and Your Sanity by Kate Thompson “A friend of mine is a single father with all the same issues of childcare and full-time work. He raises his daughter, works full-time and keeps the house. Does he have any […]
“It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to start a business, lose weight, write a book, or achieve any number of goals… who you are, what you have, and what you know right now is good enough to get going” according to James Clear in his recent article featuring the uber successful Richard Branson, Successful People […]
“We have been partners in a wonderful and crazy adventure over the past three decades. Our journey together has involved raising four children, creating a rich family life and pursuit of meaningful work. While things may seem clear in hindsight, along the way we were never certain that we were doing things right and we […]
