It’s a nice idea that we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and kick depression to the curb. But like most bootstrap narratives, it’s simply not true. Iconic fashion designer Kate Spade died by suicide earlier today. As I read the news, all I could think was one thing: There’s no such thing as […]
Without recognition for the daily effort we’re putting in, what kind of reward can most of us look forward to? My daughter is practicing her somersaults. She doesn’t quite have it down yet: she crouches, tucks her head, then rolls onto her side and giggles. “You’re working hard on that,” I observe. “I’m proud of […]
Power and success are seen as masculine virtues, and women who possess one or both are penalized for essentially not staying in what’s perceived to be their lane. In yet more evidence that oppression is the business model and the entire economy is based on fuckery, a new study finds that being an academic superstar might actually hurt […]
As a parent, I’ve always hoped to raise kids who are better than me. It never occurred to me that raising kids who think for themselves would mean their ideas of success — and how to get there — would be very different from mine. I’ve struggled with many things as a mother but I’ve […]
I’m waiting for the public conversation about women and work to shift away from leadership and toward leading a good life. Every time I get a letter from my MBA program, I feel guilty. Unlike my other classmates, I don’t have a high-powered career—a vocation with thousands of people and millions of dollars in my […]
Persistence doesn’t pay off for everyone. And Americans need to stop assuming that getting an education and a job is all it takes to get ahead. I’m not a person who typically gets bent out of shape about opinions on social media enough to comment on them. This is due to collective realizations that 1. […]
