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Sara Ruddick—Reconfiguring Perspectives on Motherhood
Sara Ruddick, whose seminal 1990 book, “Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace,” helped develop a feminist perspective for reviewing and analyzing the practices and intellectual disciplines involved in rearing children, died on March 20. We note Ms. Ruddick as … Continue reading
Maternal Ambivalence, and other signs of engaged living
Maternal Ambivalence— “a mixture of loving and hating feelings that all mothers experience toward their children and the anxiety, shame and guilt that the negative feelings engender.” (From the new book by Barbara Almond, “The Monster Within: The Hidden Side … Continue reading
Innovative Women’s Leadership and Gender Efforts for Law Firms
Earlier this week the Post-Gazette highlighted the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) for giving Top Priority to gender and diversity concerns in the local legal community. We’ve had the good fortune to be part of this important work and would … Continue reading
Posted in Narrative and Identity, Thought Leadership, Women in the Law, Women's Leadership, Women, Work, and Identity, workplace design
Tagged business change, career development, change, diversity, gender, identity development, narrative, organizational change, women in the law, women's initiatives, women's leadership
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Grim Fairy Tales
We returned from the Thanksgiving break to find an e-mail from a client, rich with musings about the plight of senior-level women in the workplace. “With a few days to breathe and filled with holiday spirit,” she wrote what is … Continue reading
Posted in career coaching, Narrative and Identity, Thought Leadership, Women's Leadership, Women, Work, and Identity
Tagged career development, change, coaching, gender, identity development, organizational change, professional development, storytelling, women's leadership, workplace
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Intrafemale Trouble? Are We Really Mean?
Apparently mean girl behavior is much more prevalent than most of us want to acknowledge. In her new book, “The Twisted Sisterhood,” Kelly Valen reveals that 88 percent of the women she surveyed felt “currents of meanness and negativity emanating … Continue reading
