When I was a little girl I wanted to be President when I grew up. After Mrs. O'Neal squashed that idea I decided I'd be a pediatric surgeon instead. Then I bombed chemistry. Then physics. Then calculus. Med school was not to be. I grew up to be a marketer and a wannabe writer. … [Read more...] about What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
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Working Mother
I spent my entire adult life in the work force. I started working back in the day when women wore boring blue suits with gold buttons to the office. That was before we were allowed to inject our personality into the daily grind. It was also a time when your male counterparts … [Read more...] about Working Mother
A Sticky Situation
It was October 1991. I had just bought a staid navy suit lined in silk gray pinstripes and made of a stiff gabardine that felt like one of those mustard yellow interoffice envelopes with the red string to fasten it. Underneath the suit I wore a cream silk shell with a scrunched … [Read more...] about A Sticky Situation
Corporate Sexism or When I Worked with a Couple of Pricks
A tweet from Pundit Mom inspired me to dig deep into my complex past to rekindle the memories I am about to share. Before you read on, let me just say that a) I turned out fine, if not a tish better b) I am glad to not have daughters who might face this uphill climb one day, c) … [Read more...] about Corporate Sexism or When I Worked with a Couple of Pricks