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hackathon
3 Comments Career ● Digital ● Entrepreneurship ● Innovation ● STEM

Tech Tuesday: How To Win A Hackathon, Even If You Don’t

May 21, 2013 by

By Anne Gordon, Founder, Kinderloop - I am not your typical hackathon attendee. I am a woman, over 30, with kids, and only a few months ago, I was a criminal lawyer. Yes, I felt a bit out of place at a two-day festival of booze, computers, and testosterone. But I knew that as a non-technical startup founder, a win at a hackathon would give my nascent kid-tech company some credibility. I knew I’d need 1) ... [Read More]

Norma Vally Hammer
1 Comment Consumer Goods ● Education ● Off Beat ● Shopping

Toolbelt Diva: How To Stock A Toolbox

May 20, 2013 by

By Norma Vally, the Toolbelt Diva - I approach buying tools with passion and savvy - much the way I shoe shop. My mantra guiding me through the tool corral is you get what you pay for. Your initial thought may be, “Hey, I only need this tool (shoe) for one project (party), so why spend a lot?” The truth is projects always come up (as do social functions) and a high quality tool (shoe) will go the ... [Read More]

Dr. Jennifer Ashton
1 Comment Health ● Medicine ● News

Celebrity Vs. Regular Women With BRCA Mutations: My Thoughts

May 16, 2013 by

By Dr. Jennifer Ashton - Imagine you are a 30-something year old mother and you have just learned you carry a mutation in the BRCA1 gene which dramatically increases your risk of ovarian and breast cancer. Now imagine you are not a multi-millionaire with access to the best surgeons and treatment in the word, but a woman without insurance or with very restrictive health insurance. ... [Read More]

NAPW 2013
3 Comments Career ● Entrepreneurship

Martha Stewart’s Love Life & Other Notes From This Year’s NAPW Conference

May 13, 2013 by

By Kira Bundlie - My business partner, Lisa, and I started our hand-painted shoe company, Hourglass Footwear, just ten months ago. It was born of a desire to create and produce unique, custom footwear and also to provide a platform (ahem) for talented artists to rise above the unfortunate cycle of day jobs and endless freelance projects. ... [Read More]

Perfect
9 Comments Health ● Nutrition ● Self Improvement

When Perfect Is Not So Perfect

April 26, 2013 by

By Elise Museles - If you consider yourself A Control Freak, Type A, Classic Overachiever, or Total Perfectionist, then this post is for you. I’ll admit it. I picked this very topic of perfectionism to write about because it hits close to home. Let me explain. For years, I searched for the “perfect” diet, relying on books to dictate what and how to eat. I am also a classic overachiever in that I ... [Read More]

woman working online on laptop
1 Comment Digital ● Education ● Innovation ● Self Improvement

Online Leadership Curriculum Empowers Women To Have “Voice & Influence”

March 20, 2013 by

By Lori Nishiura Mackenzie Associate Director - The Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University I am a "first" for Women You Should Know. I am the first woman recommended to WYSK by her husband. As a feminist and activist for gender equality, I am proud of that title. Equality is, after all, not only a goal for women. It is a people goal, one I want as much for my daughter as for my ... [Read More]

Stella Amelia Ehrhart
3 Comments Education ● History ● Holiday

8 Year Old Girl Brings Women’s History Month To Life

March 1, 2013 by

Last fall we told you about Stella Amelia Ehrhart, the super cool eight year old with the inspiring attitude, famous name, and historic dress code. Today, she has made Women You Should Know history by becoming the youngest writer to ever contribute to our site. We could not think of a better "GIRL You Should Know" to kick-off the first day of Women's History Month for us than Stella and this piece she ... [Read More]

Lisa Paul at American Girl Doll store in Chicago
1 Comment Consumer Goods ● Holiday ● Motherhood ● Shopping ● Womanhood

Christmas: The Anti-Women Holiday… A Working Mom Makes Her Case

January 3, 2013 by

By Lisa C. Paul December 21, 2012 A few years ago a friend of mine told me that her mom described Christmas as an "Anti-Women Holiday." I was aghast and viewed it as cynical and contrary to the spirit of the season. AND then, as my kids and I grew older, my obligations increased, and time became less, I became honest with myself and admitted: It is all I can do, as a working mom, to juggle the balls I ... [Read More]