Layers, Part II
In the United States, women hold 19.2 percent of S&P board seats. A lot of people think this is a little odd, and there is increasing pressure on corporations to come closer to balancing...
Category: Society
Layers, Part I
Wearing easily removable layers is extremely important for a woman of my age. There are only a few times when this doesn’t do the trick: When I’m driving. When I’m sleeping. When there is...
Lives Not Lived
I recently read a post on Facebook by a woman who was feeling down because she was not making the world a better place. My first instinct was to tell her to lighten up. But who...
What’s in a Name?
I’ve become enthralled by a certain Facebook group for Wellesley alums to which I belong. The variety of topics is amazing. (The other day, for instance, there was a question about Ring Pops.) One...
Health Care
I watched The Waiting Room, a documentary that covers 24 hours at an emergency room in a public hospital that cares for patients who are typically uninsured. (It’s available on NetFlix.) Regardless of what...
Motherhood
A few weeks ago, my daughter had a friend over for dinner, and we were talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up. My daughter’s friend asked me what I had...