Movies
10 Female Leadership Lessons From the New ‘Beauty and the Beast’
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While many debate if the film’s lead character, Belle, is a victim or a role model, there are lessons modern female leaders and working women can learn from her.
careers
Feminism Feels Good When We Stop Judging Ourselves
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I was a young mother with a successful career as a senior systems analyst when my husband was offered a fantastic opportunity that put that in jeopardy. That put me in what I now consider a false conflict with feminism.
Motherhood
For Mother’s Day: This Workplace Vision is Real
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The gradual downtrend in U.S. workforce participation by women with children suggests an inevitable disconnect between newborns and professional performance. But what if employers treated women with newborns like this?
Abortion
Working Women Increase GDP; Female Vets Face Strain
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Women’s wages have dramatically increased the U.S. gross domestic product over the past three decades by the trillions. Also this week, female veterans experience more difficulties than men when returning to civilian life.
Arts & Culture
Real Story of Female Breadwinners Has Multi-Layers
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While the media and research have recently focused on deconstructing female breadwinners, the reality is that their stories are more complex, says Liz O’Donnell in this excerpt from “Mogul, Mom, and Maid: The Balancing Art of the Modern Woman.”
Commentary
Being ‘Too Beautiful’ Becomes On-Job Liability
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For the latest example of the “soft war” on women, turn to the Iowa Supreme Court. Recently, it allowed a dentist to fire his assistant for having looks that might distract him from his marriage. We’re not making this up.
Turkey
Maternity Leave Boost May Backfire in Turkey
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Amid calls for Turkish women to have more children, a proposal to lengthen the paid maternity leave allowance raises fears that it may actually hinder women’s work force participation.