Mommies, Make It Stop!

By Kadzi Mutizwa

“Work” and “working” have become loaded words.

In the ongoing “Mommy Wars,” the latest shot has been fired by Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen. Last week on CNN, Rosen declared that GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann, “has actually never worked a day in her life.”

Of course, we all understand Rosen meant that Romney (as a stay-at-home mother) was never part of a payroll system or subjected to an all-staff meeting. But she chose (pretty instinctively, it seemed) not to couch her point in those terms.  Payrolls and meetings = work/working. Everything else = play?

Women & Entrepreneurship Webinar: Basics & Realities of the Trade

GNI International and Georgetown Alumni Career Services invites you to attend the following Webinar:

"Women & Entrepreneurship: Basics & Realities of the Trade"

Thursday, August 2, 2012 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

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There are a number of truths and critical questions any aspiring entrepreneur should consider before taking the startup-plunge. 

Are We Ready to Talk About Attractive Women in the Workplace?

By Giadha Aguirre De Carcer 

"The fact is, I rarely go out to lunch or drinks with an attractive woman, unless there is a large group of us. I'm not proud of this, but it's the truth." Chris Herbert, The Daily Muse

I have been thinking about writing on the benefits and challenges of being a smart, yet [yes, 'yet'] attractive female in the workplace, and I am now extremely happy and relieved I have delayed doing so.  The topic is delicate and can become controversial if not talked about within the right parameters.  In fact, it seems that rather than bringing attention to uncomfortably real situations women have been experiencing for years, it can bring about the complete opposite reaction from readers who are quick to cry out "awwww, poor thing, so she is pretty AND smart?! yeah, tough..." 

Optimizing Opting Out

By Kadzi Mutizwa

In so many ways, on so many levels, the traditional full-time workforce kind of sucks. And by kind of, I mean really. From the cronyism to the bureaucracies to the monotony to those employee ID badges, the whole set-up can be spirit-crushing. Like most set-ups, it’s so not for everyone.

American women seem to get fed up with this scene more conspicuously than men.