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October 14, 2014

Lately, our idea of a hot date is to fling ourselves onto the couch. Then my husband casts me a knowing glance. I nod. And the big turn on begins. With the touch of Casanova, he fondles not just one, but five remotes, as we settle in to enjoy the PBS series about Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor...

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Roberta Riley

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October 5, 2014

In a departure from the usual fashion magazine fare, the latest issue of Glamour features two articles about the tech industry: " Secrets of Silicon Valley (That Only Women Know) " and " 35 Women Under 35 Who Are Changing the Tech Industry ." I particularly enjoyed the "Secrets" article, although...

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Shay Chan Hodges

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September 30, 2014

“We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.” ― Marianne Williamson I once spoke at a girls empowerment conference to a group of three hundred ten to thirteen-year-olds. As I was waiting to go on stage, I overheard a small...

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Renee Trudeau

Health Care Open Flexible Work

September 15, 2014

“Are you listening to your life–what is it trying to tell you?” Renee Trudeau Stephen Cope, MSW, author and director of Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living says retreats don’t change our lives as much as they change where we stand in relationship to our lives—and our capacity to see the...

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Renee Trudeau

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September 2, 2014

As my friends and I – many teachers and all parents of school aged children – hustled this weekend to make sure our children were ready for the new school year, I found myself being asked many questions about early learning. In addition to being mom to five and an early childhood educator, I am a...

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Mary E. Mannix

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August 29, 2014

To read this blog post in Engish, click here . La Semana Nacional de Teletrabajo estuvo zumbando, irónicamente, sobre las prohibiciones del teletrabajo. La semana pasada, Best Buy anunció el final de su programa de trabajo desde casa conocido como ROWE por sus siglas en Inglés (ambiente-laboral-...

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Nanette Fondas

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August 29, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . El nuevo libro de Sheryl Sandburg Vayamos Adelante ("Lean In") enfoca la atención sobre la escasez de mujeres líderes en el campo laboral. Ella subraya que la maternidad es un momento en el que muchas mujeres se desvían de sus carreras. Ella le...

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Joan Blades

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August 27, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . Por más de dos años, La Semana Laboral de Cuatro Horas ha sido un bestseller nacional. ¿Por qué? Porque la mayoría de nosotros nos resentimos estar atados a nuestros trabajos, y sabemos que podemos hacer aún un mejor trabajo si tuviéramos la...

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Morra Aarons-Mele

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August 22, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . Este artículo de opinión apareció originalmente en el blog Modern Mami . Las noticias de que la Directora General de Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, eliminó la flexibilidad del trabajo y forzó a todos los empleados a trabajar en la oficina (incluso a aquellos...

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Melanie Edwards

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August 13, 2014

The following post, with minor modifications, was first featured in the Honolulu Star Advertiser as an op-ed last week, right before Hawaii’s state primary. The first sentence of the editorial read: " As this primary season comes to an end.. ." But the primary season did not end on Saturday as...

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Shay Chan Hodges