January 2012
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“Always I fought for what I thought was right. But never did I question the...”
– Gabrielle Giffords
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On Why I Kept My Last Name →
I started a personal blog. I won’t lie to you, it’s mostly pretty boring so far. But I wrote a little bit on why I kept my last name. It’s pretty straightforward and to the point. It seems kind of relative to this blog too, so I thought I post the link, in case anyone would like to read it.
I felt like it was important to get out there because several of the articles that...
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Ten Days in a Madhouse: The Woman Who Got Herself... →
In 1887 a young female reporter, Nellie Bly, got herself committed to a mental institution to report on the horrific conditions inside. This brief article gives a really interesting look at what she did.
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WatchMelissa Harris-Perry on The Colbert Report
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For women in business, the squeaky wheel doesn’t... →
Our recent Catalyst report, The Myth of the Ideal Worker , reveals that women do ask for raises and promotions. They just don’t get as much in return.
The research focused on career paths of high-potential men and women, drawing on thousands of MBA graduates from top schools around the world. Catalyst found that, among those who had moved on from their first post-MBA job, there was no...
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WatchGirl Scouts will start earning badges based on finances.
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Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly... →
News 8 learned that Jakadrien somehow ended up in Houston, where she was arrested by Houston police for theft. She gave Houston police a fake name. When police in Houston ran that name, it belonged to a 22-year-old illegal immigrant from Columbia, who had warrants for her arrest. So ICE officials stepped in. News 8 has learned ICE took the girl’s fingerprints, but somehow...
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Taylor Swift Ad Pulled Over Airbrushed Eyelashes →
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“We get rescued by giving what we need the most. What we are waiting for has...”
– Eve Ensler, Insecure At Last
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