Tagged: women and work

Laura Zahn on Her Experiences in Woodworking

Forget Rosie the Riveter. Meet Lara the Woodworker.

Promotions Linked to Happiness, Illness in Women

WOMEN’S JOB SATISFACTION has become a hot topic in the business world, thanks to a recent study from Fairygodboss. The website for career women revealed…

Female Academics: Work Alone If You Want Tenure

A NEW STUDY from Harvard economist Heather Sarsons advises female academics to work alone if they are seeking tenure. Data from “Gender Differences in Recognition for…

Thanks, but Women Don’t Need Apps to Censor Emails

Just Not Sorry is a new Chrome extension that highlights and removes certain “self-demeaning phrases” from your emails. Among the words to get the boot: “just,”…

Laura Bell Bundy Gets Skits-O-Frenic, Talks Sketch

IN AN AGE WHERE PEOPLE ARE FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS, there are very few entertainers left who are true triple threats. Laura Bell Bundy happens…

Playboy Bunny: Sexist Relic or Early Feminist Figure?

THE PLAYBOY BUNNY IS AN INTERESTING — AND POLARIZING — CREATURE. With her skin-tight bodysuits, bunny ears, and fluffy pin-on cottontail, she’s an all-American sex…

Behind Your Favorite Fragrance is Emilie Coppermann

FRENCH PERFUMER EMILIE COPPERMANN had her career ambitions sorted out before most people learn how to read. “When I was eight years old, I could…

Ms. Moneybags: Gender Judo Isn’t Such a Bad Thing

Welcome to Ms. Moneybags, Lady Clever’s column on finances, careers, and the headaches that come from thinking about that kind of stuff. TO NEGOTIATE OR…

Will All-Female Movie Remakes Help Gender Equality?

LAST WEEK, we heard the news that Sandra Bullock is to star in an all-female remake of Ocean’s Eleven. And we already know that Melissa…

Ms. Moneybags: So You Want To Go Into Law

Welcome to Ms. Moneybags, Lady Clever’s column on finances, careers, and the headaches that come from thinking about that kind of stuff. ALRIGHT. AFTER MUCH…

Can You Find A “Work-Life Balance” Anywhere?

THESE DAYS, everyone is talking about “work-life balance,” but it’s sort of a one-way conversation. It asks, Do you work too much?, but no one’s really…

Happy Labor Day to all our working gals out there!