The Statistic Nobody Wants to Talk About
I heard a statistic at the Engage Conference that truly resonated with me. Money arguments are the second leading cause of divorce in America — right behind marital infidelity. — Ramsey Solutions, survey of 1,000+ U.S. adults Did it surprise you? It shouldn’t,...
Jobs Don’t Have Genders: Opening Opportunities to Everyone
Last week I wrote about a line from the Engage Conference that has stayed with me: Jobs Don’t Have Genders. During the course of the day, I made a list of what needs to be in place for women and those in marginalized communities to both enter and remain in...
Jobs Don’t Have Genders
At the Engage Conference I wrote about last week, the panelists — Dr. Lynn Shaw, founder of WINTER (Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles), Iliana Flores from the Teamsters, Ariane Hegewisch of IWPR, and Lark Jackson of Chicago Women in Trades had me riveted. The...
A Room That Changed My Aperture
Last week, I walked into a building in Washington, D.C. I had never been in before, and I paused. The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream has a ceiling that demands you tilt your head back and stare. Intricate coffered plasterwork, gold detail, and soft...
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