This weekend The Wall Street Journal published yet another article about women going back to keep their families afloat when their husbands are out of a job. The piece didn’t have any very new insights; the story was typical: mother is home with her children for many years, father’s business fails, mother has to find [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 11, 2009
A Culture of Perspective
A few years ago in a board of directors meeting, the president of my company was in the middle of a presentation when her cell phone rang; she looked at the display and saw that her son was calling. Concerned that there might be an emergency, she took the call, found out that there was [...]
November 5, 2009
Grad School At What Cost?
Recently I’ve been considering going to graduate school. Going through the application process, I’ve been struck by how impossible graduate education must seem to many qualified people, especially if you are a parent.
Putting aside the logistics of actually studying for a degree, just applying requires staggering resources. Preparing for and taking the GMAT require most [...]
November 2, 2009
Are Women Benefiting From More Flexibility in the Down Economy?
I’ve recently heard several career coaches and motivational authors talk about how the poor economy might benefit women in the workplace by offering more flex and part-time opportunities. I haven’t found good statistics on this phenomenon, but it strikes me that even if this is true, it may be less of a blessing than we [...]
