Pandering and Lip Service Not Required: Romney Isn’t A Mystery On Women’s Issues

We can drone on about sound bites and rehash debate comments all we want.  We can debate the facts laid in campaign ads, and count up how many lies have been told.  We already know where both Obama and Romney stand on women’s issues, so let’s drop the pandering and lip service and be real … Continue reading »

Thanks to Title IX: How Sports Made Me Who I Am

This post is part of the National Women’s Law Center’s 40 Years of Title IX Blog Carnival.  I stayed up later than I should have the other night watching TV.  A League of Their Own was on, and I just could not get up and walk away.  Sometimes I forget how funny it is.  But … Continue reading »

Breaking Up With Friends

Women are mean, mostly to each other.  Women treasure their friendships with other women, yet we treat our friends like trash the second we think we don’t want to be friends again.  I hate the freeze out.  Being on both sides is painful and stressful.  While in school there is often a group mentality about … Continue reading »

Can We All NOT Resolve to Lose 20 Pounds?

It’s a new year and the potential for a new you is everywhere.  I’m already tired of the ads for diet systems and tricks, memberships and home gym offers.  How about doing something different this year to get to a new you? Challenge yourself to become a better, smarter version of you: become more involved … Continue reading »

Needed: Op-Eds by Women

We all know women write.  We’ve read each other’s books, blogs, articles, columns, etc. for years.  However, women only write about 15% of the Op-Ed pieces in major newspapers.  Last night I attended a panel discussion, put together by Women’s Information Network, to help show women how to actually write and submit an opinion piece.  … Continue reading »

Knowing Your Value

I am not normally one to look for career help from a book.  But after watching all the talk around Mika Brzezinski’s book, Knowing Your Value, I thought the topic of salary negotiation was worth reading about.  What I found interesting was that much of the book was more of a “what not to do.”  … Continue reading »

Yogic Benefits for Breast Cancer Patients

Yoga has some amazing benefits.  One that is recently catching on is what it can do for those living with breast cancer.  Last week Yoga on the Steps came to DC, the first city to see its expansion from Philadelphia.  A one hour, outdoor yoga class, Yoga on the Steps is meant to encourage breast … Continue reading »