When Regina King took the stage at the 2019 Golden Globes in January to accept her award for Best Supporting Actress, the actress had much more to say than thank you. She shifted some focus off her honor and let an ongoing issue—the fight to achieve 50-50 gender parity in Hollywood and in the workplace in general—take center stage. “I…
Most students wait all semester to catch a break. But after a few days at home, you somehow find yourself bored out of your mind. You have no projects to think about, no tests to study for, and more time on your hands than you thought you could handle. So, if you have the time, why not fill your days with…
It seems like every year is dubbed the “year of the woman,” in recent memory at least, but for good reason. The back half of the 2010s, a breathtaking, world-changing decade now less than two weeks away from its long-awaited end, was dominated by the resurgent political consciousness of marginalized groups, including women. Fourth-wave feminism has produced words like “manspreading” and “mansplaining,”…
Once a new and awkward experience, interacting and attempting to build relationships using video has quickly become an integral part of our world. Over 80% of business professionals report using video conferencing for 1:1 and team meetings. To interview well, it’s not enough to show why you are qualified to do the job. You have to also make a genuine connection with…
This year’s list of World’s Most Powerful Women is a collection of innovators and instigators who are leading on the world stage to redefine traditional power structures and forge lasting impact in every industry and sphere of influence. They’re using their power and their platforms to scale global business, solve the world’s most intractable issues, transform cultural narratives and make significant strides…
Erin Wade was already an innovator when eight years ago when she opened her dedicated mac and cheese restaurant, Homeroom in Oakland, California. The idea hit her after she returned home one night from her job as an attorney with a craving for the dish. She realized there was no place she could get any, that mac and cheese was…
With fashion collaborations now a dime a dozen, it’s rare to find one that feels genuinely surprising. In a sea of influencer capsules and glorified marketing stunts, & Other Stories’s new link-up with Giorgia Lupi certainly qualifies—and if her name doesn’t ring a bell, your friends in tech definitely know her. As an information designer, Lupi is known around the world for…
You did everything you needed to do to prepare for your interview. You ran through practice questions, researched industry happenings and even found the perfect “working girl” pants-and-blazer combo to wear on the big day. And unsurprisingly, your interview is going off without a hitch. Just when you think the interview is over and you have the job in the bag, your interviewer asks:…
Nicole Fogel had a bustling corporate and celebrity gifting business until she one day got diagnosed with lupus. Although managing her health turned into a full-time job, Fogel turned what most would see as a negative into a positive endeavor through her philanthropic work and now her wellness retreat, Shift. ”My career and life got put on hold when I got…
Written by: Steph Corey, Co-Founder and CEO, Away Since we launched Away in 2016, my co-founder Jen and I have inevitably gotten one question more times than I can count: What’s your secret? I’ve always said–and firmly believe–that there is no secret. There’s no magic formula, or some untold truth everyone’s hiding when it comes to building a business. But the foundation?…
