Did gender equality stall?
I am writing this while on the train for a work-related trip. It’s Saturday. My kids are with my husband, off on an excursion to …Read More
Category Archives: Money
Obstacles in trading income for leisure
Over at Grumpy Rumblings of the Half-Tenured, NicoleandMaggie pose what, at first blush, seems like a good problem to have. The one with kids writes …Read More
127 timesaving ideas for busy wives
That retro headline is taken from the cover of the May 1963 issue of Good Housekeeping. I recently took on an assignment to compare extant …Read More
What to expect when no one’s expecting
I got to know Jonathan Last because both of us (in separate years) won a Phillips Fellowship. This journalism fellowship -- which is aimed at …Read More
So you want to run a home-based business…
I’m speaking in a few months to a group of women who are in the early stages of starting home-based businesses. Having been self-employed for …Read More
Does the Super Bowl fumble your Monday morning?
The weekend after next brings the Super Bowl, that annual festival of traditions including overpriced commercials, 7-layer dip and a curious one for we business …Read More
Is 2013 the year to ask for a raise?
Over at LinkedIn, Citi's Women & Co Connect discussion group recently faced a question: what's your career resolution for 2013? Of the 5 available options, …Read More
Weekend highlights
This was the first weekend after the publication of my new ebook, What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend. It was...OK. There were …Read More
Your cupboard is not a metaphor for life
It’s a perennial New Year, New You topic: how to organize your possessions. Real Simple’s January issue promises a year of organized living, starting with …Read More