Making Medicine Better for Women By Logan Lutton Being a physician is challenging. Being a woman and a physician might be even harder. Tammie Chang, M.D., a physician and author, details the unique challenges facing female physicians and what women in medicine can do about them in her new book, “Boundaries for Women Physicians: Love Your Life and Career in…
By Kara Cutruzzula You can’t put a price tag on your ability to focus. If someone offered me a thousand bucks, but in exchange, they had an on/off switch that controlled my focus—and therefore my ability to get anything done—I’d have to say “thanks, but nah.” Focusing is that important. It’s what sees you through doing your mindless chores, tackling a big project,…
Redefining Womanhood & Setting Your Own Course By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Imagine yourself as a young child being handed a beautifully wrapped gift. Because of the beauty of the wrapping, the allure makes you want the treasure inside. Because you accept that gift, you must unwrap and take all that is inside. You are too young to…
By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Two times this past winter and fall, I had incredibly close calls with almost hitting a deer in my car. Too close for comfort. As I reflected on the past two years, I thought: what does a near miss do to us? What does danger leaping out at us do to our coping…
February has always been the month that celebrates romance, particularly on Feb. 14. But over the years, Galentine’s Day has become a hit among women wanting to celebrate their female friendships. Where did Galentine’s Day come from? It would be a lot easier to tell you that it’s a manufactured holiday made up by greeting card companies for those with…
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New Year, New Approach to Resolutions By Zoë Randolph, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor “I’m not setting any resolutions this year,” I saw someone tweet recently. “2022 has to impress *me.*” It was a joke, of course, mocking our collective, annual fervor around self-improvement. But it was hardly the only post I saw to this effect. Several people on my timeline…
By Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey Summary. “Imposter syndrome,” or doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud at work, is a diagnosis often given to women. But the fact that it’s considered a diagnosis at all is problematic. The concept, whose development in the ‘70s excluded the effects of systemic racism, classism, xenophobia, and other biases, took a fairly universal…
By Alyssa Julian start If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I love to start a hobby. At my childhood home we had multiple “crafting” closets, and luckily for me in my current apartment, the storage situation allows for the same. Ceramics? I’ve done it. Embroidery? I’ve dabbled. Film? I’ve snapped to it. Surfing, sailing, snowboarding: Check,…
Elizabeth Endres Finds Healing in Sharing Acne Struggles By Bella Cacciatore When Elizabeth Endres and her cofounder, Dale Borchiver, started their fitness blog Sweats & The City in 2016, no one could have predicted that the pair would now be on camera daily sharing fitness, beauty, and lifestyle tips with an audience of 109,000 followers. Although turning her passion into a career is…
