What if you knew what your co-worker’s salary was?
More importantly, what if they were making $10,000 more, and you had both been at the same company and on the same team, and had very similar job titles? To top it off, your workloads were nearly the same for an entire year.
Read MoreTwo years ago at our Growing Pains event, Lori Yeager Davis, President of Martin Williams, said something that stuck with me, “I don’t think balance exists. I think choice exists.” Davis shared her experience choosing between after-hours work meetings and attending her children’s activities, a situation countless professional women have found themselves in over the years.
Read MoreA women, we understand the complicated, confusing demands placed on our shoulders by society. We’re expected to juggle the same things as every other working person — making time for relationships, working 40+ hours/week, while still finding time to eat, exercise, sleep, and shower — while also throwing in some women-specific “duties.”
Read MoreBecause I love a good theme day/week/month, I kicked off Women’s History Month with a lecture at the Hennepin History Museum. Professor Bill Green (maybe I also love nepotism) explored the life of Nellie Francis, an African American suffragist from Minnesota who fought for the rights of many marginalized communities.
Read MoreOn February 21, MPLS MadWomen hosted a screening of the critically acclaimed film Time for Ilhan at the St. Anthony Main Theatre. On the snowy Thursday night, the audience filled the theater to near capacity eager to watch the film and to ask questions and listen as director, Norah Shapiro, spoke about her experience in making it.
Read MoreIf, like me, you’re neither a voracious non-fiction reader nor television writer, you’ll still feel right at home opening up to Nell Scovell’s autobiography, Just the Funny Parts … and a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club.
Read MoreToday we sat down with our Communications Chair Eliza Green to talk about discovering worlds through copywriting, open conversations and following in the footsteps of Dr. Seuss.
Read MoreToday we sat down with our Programming Chair Amanda Bunnett to talk about inclusion, pushing against the status quo and Dutch marine life.
Read MoreCopywriter.
The word written and circled in purple ink on the upper-right-hand side of my planner during my senior year of college. The word I kept my sights on as I crammed for exams, applied for internships and interviewed for full-time jobs.
Read MoreToday we sat down with our Programming Chair Tess Nyberg to talk about storytelling, talking peanuts and demolishing the pay gap.
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