There’s only one problem with paradise: it reminds you how unattainable it is. The excitement builds for weeks, with the kids coming in to our room each morning to ask, “Are we going to see Grammie and Granddad today?” Finally, we get up in the middle of the night, load the mini-van, curb-check the car […]
Being successful at work or having a family is not a choice. In my many discussions about the need for women’s leadership and empowerment I frequently hear some version of the “choice argument.” It’s based on the belief that women on their own freely select circumstances leading to less money, less success, less leadership, and less power. […]
This originally appeared on Dame Magazine. Republished here with permission. Having a precarious income feels like I’m failing at being a modern woman, the kind who is strong and powerful and, most importantly, can support herself. When I first started dating my boyfriend in January 2012, I made more than him—and I liked it that […]
This originally appeared on The Date Report. Republished here with permission. “Women should be taken care of financially by a society that enables their success, not by a partner who singularly determines it.” After the end of my long-term relationship, a colleague recommended I go out with her brother—a “nice, Jewish doctor”—because he could “take […]
