If You Want To Achieve Long-Term Happiness, Embrace The Growth Mindset
Individuals with growth mindsets have the capacity to demonstrate self-awareness and self-compassion, treating their failures and ...
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how to stop screwing yourself over
Our soul craves exploration and growth. It is a basic need that often goes neglected. The way to satisfy it and improve your life? Get...
Why Does the School Day End Two Hours Before the Workday?
This mismatch creates a child-care crisis between 3 and 5 p.m. that has parents scrambling for options. by Kara Voght This past March,...
The Modern Marriage Trap — and What to Do About It
"...women’s minds are busy, distracted by the essential work of attending to the needs of others and, because of this, they can feel...
A Cure for Our Fixation on Metrics
Measuring results is all the rage in organizations, but it is often wrongheaded and counterproductive By Jerry Z. Muller In recent...
Becoming A Mom Makes Women Better At Work
by Mary Beth Ferrante The birth of my first child was a life-changing experience. Most parents likely agree with that statement. But...
It’s Not Your Kids Holding Your Career Back. It’s Your Husband
by Jessica Grose Almost a decade ago, the writer Linda Hirshman exhorted ambitious women to marry men with less money or social capital...
Good news for single moms: You're less likely to encounter the motherhood wage penalty
by Sonja Haller It's refreshing when headlines connected to single moms are positive for once. New research from the University of...
What Will It Take To Value Working Mothers In The Workplace?
"... with the stigma surrounding father’s involvement – fear of being less dedicated to their work being a major barrier – it's going to...
Whether a Husband Identifies as a Breadwinner Depends on Whether He Respects His Wife’s Career — Not
...money matters in couples’ careers, but not in the ways we think. by Erin Reid Professional careers are notorious for demanding that...
The Costs of Motherhood Are Rising, and Catching Women Off Guard
College-educated women in particular underestimate the demands of parenthood and the difficulties of combining working and parenting, new...
Case Closed: Work-From-Home Is the World's Smartest Management Strategy
There is one management strategy that is easily implemented and immediately increases productivity while reducing costs: allowing ...
Coming back with a bang – advice from the career break trenches
During a break we can recharge our intellectual capital, reorient our career path, and bring purpose and conviction to our second...
2018 State of Motherhood survey: Millennial mothers demand more support from government & society
The moms surveyed are part of "the most highly educated generation of women ever, and they are waiting longer than previous generations...
The European Parliament backs new rules for flexible working for parents
Leave and flexible work for parents and carers: Council agrees general approach on the draft directive on work-life balance. On 21 June...
the forgotten army
Thousands of highly qualified women give up their jobs to raise their kids — then struggle to return to their careers. Finally,...
Thriving in the Gig Economy
The most effective independent workers develop strategies around four types of connections: to place, routines, purpose, and people. As...
these are the 5 “super skills” you need for jobs of the future
Have you been out of work for some time and anxious about how to re-enter? Do not despair! The job landscape is changing for everyone, ...
When Women Choose Children Over a Career
“I don’t feel like anybody’s thrilled with their choice. The women who work feel badly about it and are disconnected, and the women at...
Start With Why
Could starting with 'why' help us to own our decisions and feel more fulfilled at home and at work?
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