work-life balance
When I Lost Control, I Started to Lose Weight
There are lots of versions of this story, and while it would be just perfect if it were true, its ...
Survival of the Self: Continuously Cultivating an Independent Identity
Like everyone else, I balance different aspects of my identity: American, Jew, New Yorker, educator, feminist, mother, white, spouse, runner, ...
The Maternity Leave Mitzvah
The details may vary from patient to patient, but the scenario is usually the same. A mother and newborn baby ...
Listen to Your Head and Your Heart When You Make the Next Change in your Professional Career
Two years ago, I ignored every rational and logical thought in my head.I was completing the twentieth year of a ...
Take Back the Night (and the Day)
Rushing into a conference midway through a speech, I scanned the room for a seat then stopped, startled. Had I entered the ...
Having it All
Reading Anne- Marie Slaughter’s article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” has caused me to wonder, ...