Chinese College Course Aims to Teach Women 'Feminine Virtue'
Women at Zhenjiang College in China are getting lessons in how to sit, dress, and properly apply makeup—or, as the Wash…
Long Island Woman With Excellent Business Acumen Offers Hot Dogs and Free Lap Dances
Catherine Scalia of East Rockaway has a calling, which is to sell hot dogs out of a camper van in her driveway and give…
Google Exec: Women, Stop Saying 'Just' So Much, You Sound Like Children
Just when you finally got a handle on saying “sorry” so much, turns out there’s another detrimental phrase in your…
MADVICE: How to Nail That Big Job Interview
Hello, my name is Madeleine and—when I'm not too busy screaming into my haunted telephone or betting on illegal baby…
If Your Career Stalled Because of Your Husband, Call It Like It Is
Of all the people you'd expect could nail down this whole work-life balance thing, Harvard Business School MBAs would…
Daughters of Dads Who Do Household Chores Grow Up with More Ambition
If you're a parent who wants to inspire your daughter to break down gender barriers with her eventual career choice,…
That Cushy Desk Job Isn't Exactly What It's Cracked Up To Be
Many of us enjoy the luxury of working at a desk job. I mean, I don't have a desk job so much as I have a…
Yet Another Law School Lectures Women on How to Not Dress Slutty
Question to all the lady lawyers out there (sorry, I like the alliteration): How often do your superiors lecture you on…
Beware, Artists: Lisa Frank Is Hiring
If you love unicorns and questionable labor practices, then you'll be happy to know that Lisa Frank, Inc. has a…
How to Get Paid to Hang Out With Pandas
A new year, a new you. Stop hating your life and start being a panda keeper at the zoo.
Chinese Women Call Out Employers on Bullshit Gender Discrimination
Since the late 1970s, the wage gap between men and women in China has been growing steadily, thanks mostly to the…
Privileged Nannies Are Raking In the Dough
College-educated nannies aren't a post-recession phenomenon, but the news that families across the country "are so…
What It Means to Be an Intern
Interns are a hot topic right now: At Bank of America in London, an intern died after working 72 hours straight. Condé…
We're All Fraidy Cats of Office Gossip And Missing Mentor Opportunities
We already knew that, as of 2011, women in the workplace (and on TV!) were missing female mentors. WARNING: I'm about…
Surprise! The Best Jobs For Women In 2013 Require Ample Time, Money, Education
Although a study like this basically falls squarely in the Duh file (as in, did anyone really think the best job for…
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Visits Sesame Street, Explains that 'Princess' Is Not a Career
Is there a way to make this required viewing for every single kid in America? And some adults, too? It's just so…
Shockingly, Academic Wives Get Short Shrift
Research into the blissful lives of the mind that married academic couples are surely leading has discovered that women…
Women Are Slowly Nabbing More Law Firm Partnerships
Even though women may be joining big, mahogany-redolent law firms with less zeal than in the not-so-distant past, those…
Fathers’ Career Choices May Lead to Birth Defects in Their Hypothetical Children
Men who huff paint or gas all day while on the job should probably be extra cautious about what they're exposing their…
Men Are Entering 'Lady Jobs' and Liking It, Too
More men are leaving "manly" (read: high paying and prestigious) jobs to enter fields traditionally dominated by…