As a millennial woman, I take issue with recent media reports that suggest that women in my generation are either voluntarily sacrificing their professional ambition or burning out in significant numbers by the age of 30. These types of stories support the postfeminist media backlash that has been floating around since the advent of the [...]
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In Defense of Millennial Women
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged ambition, career, double shift, media, millennial women, Millennials, postfeminism, Work-Life Balance on December 5, 2011, | 4 Comments »
Can a 23 Year-Old-Change the World?
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, American Association of University Women, Association of Collegiate Alumnae, Baby Boomers, leadership, Marion Talbot, Millennials, Mobilize.org, National council on Aging, NCOA, New York, Rosetta Thurman, Thurman Consulting, turning 65 on July 29, 2011, | 3 Comments »
I help AAUW’s volunteer leaders grow their membership in their local communities. Sharing trend information about potential members is critical to the success of their recruitment and retention efforts. I recently gave a presentation at the AAUW of New York State Summer Leadership Conference that a colleague had previously given at another event. Giving this [...]
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