By Patricia Martin The word “self-love” can feel elusive. We tend to see actionable ways to love others—listening to them, helping them, appreciating them—but when it comes to ourselves, love is often just a feeling and not something we can practice. So we don’t. Most of the time, this isn’t because we don’t love ourselves; it’s because we don’t know how to love ourselves in meaningful ways.…
By Aisha Beau The phrase “let it go” gets a bad rap these days. feel It can often be a hasty one used to silence someone else’s feelings, especially when they’re standing up for themselves or others. But it can also be your biggest asset. Letting go isn’t about giving up or throwing your feelings to the side. Instead, it’s about preserving…
By Marina Pitofsky College application season is around the corner for many high schoolers, and students are preparing to submit transcripts, letters of recommendation, essays and more. The class of 2022’s applications will look different from those of other graduating classes. These students, along with high schoolers who submitted their college applications last year, have seen disruptions to their academics since March 2020…
By Sindhu Kashyaap For over 20 years now, Cecilia Lenk has been a leading woman in the field of STEM – having worked as a senior executive, angel investor, and entrepreneur. Today, she is working to ensure that more women turn investors and take stronger financial decisions. “I finished my engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and studied biology from Harvard University.…
Here are eight ideas for how the tech industry and employers of IT talent can attract, retain and nurture more women technologists.
Asian Slaw Recipe Courtesy of Love and Lemons This Asian slaw recipe is filled with my favorite summer ingredients – fresh herbs & peaches – and tossed in a tangy miso dressing. Perfect for picnics! Ingredients for Dressing of Asian Slaw ¼ cup cashew or peanut butter 2 tablespoons white miso paste 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1…
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Even before a global pandemic pushed millions of women out of jobs and millions of girls out of school, female financial security was far below that of their male counterparts. By Maggie McGrath Globally, women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man, and according to a January 2020 Oxfam report, men own 50% more wealth than women. The…
Being a new parent is a time of major adjustment, and there’s no shame in communicating your needs. Communicating our needs can be difficult at any stage of life — and it certainly doesn’t get easier after a baby arrives. During this time of uphill battles — some literal (like hauling a stroller up a flight of stairs) and some…
By Tenzin Norzom About ten years ago, when Ekta Ohri had a family friend over for dinner, she recalls her friend’s three-year-old daughter glued to her iPad and the little girl wouldn’t even greet others. “It was just so disturbing to see her hooked to the iPad. She spent about three hours with us and not for a minute did she look up.…
