When we weaken the power of one woman, we weaken the power of all women. When we weaken the power of women in workplaces that already have way too few women, we contribute to further reducing the number of successful women and we end up with only one woman survivor at the top – the [...]
Posts Tagged "Anne-Marie Slaughter"
Anne-Marie Slaughter Inspires Audience At WIE Symposium In NY
September 25, 2012 – 6:00 am
Slaughter commended having ambition and drive, but cautioned women to be realistic about the fact that children take time to raise and that the preferences women have as they grow older will change over time. By Grace Nasri (Managing Editor, FindTheBest) The WIE Symposium in New York featured a range of high-profile speakers including Prof. [...]
In The World Of Tech, Women Can Have It All
September 3, 2012 – 6:00 am
This article has been syndicated from TechCrunch. By Michal Tsur (Co-Founder & President, Kaltura) & Leah Belsky (VP of Strategy, Kaltura) The blossoming tech startup generation, and the new wave of professional women seeking success in the workplace and at home don’t always cross paths. Tech industries suffer from a noticeable lack of strong female [...]
Moms Working Full Time The Norm, Not The Exception
August 30, 2012 – 8:00 am
Don’t be fooled by Atlantic headlines or even perhaps your social circle. The question is not if but how. By Laura Yecies (CEO, SugarSync) Since a picture’s worth a thousand words, this blog post can be short. Take a look at the below chart from the US Department of Health and Human Services website. Many, [...]
Slaughter’s Story Made The Cover – What Stories Got Left Out?
July 10, 2012 – 10:00 am
I don’t see images of the women happily combining motherhood and career on magazine covers, but I do see her in my own life. By Tara Sophia Mohr (Founder & Principal, Wise Living) In this month’s Atlantic cover story, Anne-Marie Slaughter writes about stepping down from her “dream job” in order to be more available [...]
“Having It All” Debate Convinced Me To Stop Saying “Having It All”
July 3, 2012 – 3:00 pm
The term “having it all” makes women seems “piggy” and elitist. By Anne-Marie Slaughter (Contributor, The Atlantic) For everyone out there who cares about gender equality, work-family balance, or however else we choose to frame the complex debate that my article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” has (re)ignited, let’s start by agreeing on [...]
Life Is All About Decisions
June 25, 2012 – 8:00 am
“It is the women running this country but they are the wizards behind the curtains. It is time for women to come out from behind the curtain.” By Joanne Wilson (Blogger & Angel Investor, Gotham Gal) Life is about decisions. We are a country that does not embrace women the same way we embrace men. [...]
Anne-Marie Slaughter Vs. Sheryl Sandberg: Both Right
June 23, 2012 – 8:12 am
“…the best advice, given the sorry state of the work world, is to work really, really hard before you have children so that you have the skills – and the bargaining power – to continue your career on your own terms after you have children.” By Joan C. Williams & Rachel Dempsey (Authors, The New [...]
