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I’m having a tough time dealing with my administrative assistant. She rarely responds to my emails, dawdles on the simplest of assignments, and on occasion has been outright rude to me. I’ve conferred with a few of my male peers, and they’re perplexed. They’ve always found her to be helpful, efficient, and cordial. What gives? […]

Old news for some, but for recent grads: the 23 unwritten rules of email The Paris mayoral race is all-female (and how to interpret that) What do you think of the findings presented by these professors? Related, do women “redefine power”? Need some career inspiration? Check out these profiles from The Everygirl. Forbes “Power Women […]

My contributions are barely acknowledged in meetings. My male peers seem to have no trouble getting people on board with their ideas, but my opinions just don’t seem to hold the same weight among my coworkers. How can I make my ideas stick? Your challenge here is two-fold. On one hand, Prove-It-Again! bias is holding […]

A decade ago, Lisa Belkin wrote “The Opt Out Revolution,” a New York Times Magazine piece that became instantly famous. It profiled women who had chosen to leave high-profile careers to stay home full-time, arguing that they had opted out because (to quote one) “women’s brains light up differently.” I subsequently wrote a report documenting […]

Co-written with Katherine Ullman. So you or your partner is pregnant. There are plenty of important decisions to consider: what will be the little one’s name? Will you share the name with friends and family or keep it a secret? What about gender? Do you want to know? Do you want others to know? Will […]

New Girls’ Network founder Joan C. Williams discusses why working fathers need balance too on HBR IdeaCast. Despite a bipartisan victory in state legislature, Rick Perry vetoed Texas’ equal pay bill. What role did corporate lobbyists play in this disappointing outcome? Have you been following the “opt out” discussion? Related, millennial women aren’t opting out; […]

My male colleagues have no problem broadcasting their achievements, demanding raises, and requesting promotions. But when my female colleagues do the same, they become the topic of gossip—they are “arrogant,” “inflated,” or “full of themselves.” I produce good work, but I feel like my coworkers are passing me by because no one seems to recognize […]

How gender bias and inadequate work-life balance provisions are driving the female lawyer exodus. Will the president’s choice for Fed chair be “a test of the administration’s commitment to inclusiveness”? The Daily Beast tackles the Tug of War in the context of recent comments from Anthony Weiner’s campaign aide. Flexible work options can be a […]