Mary Murphy

The Real Cost Of Low Confidence

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Decision-Making, Kathryn Heath, Harvard Busines Review, Feminism, Lawrence Summers, Shankar Vedantam, Mary Murphy, Gender Roles, Gender Gap, Claude Steele, James Gross, US. Dept. Of Labor, Jill Flynn, Mary Davis Holt, Wage Gap, Erin Cech, Engineers, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

It's not that women can't make the grade, the study found. It's that, when it comes to venturing out into the workplace, they don't think they'll fit.

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"Too Pretty to Do Homework?"

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Mary Murphy, Decision-Making, Claude Steele, Jcpenney, Justin Beiber, Feminism, James Gross, Shankar Vedantam, Culture, Identity, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

The shirt's slogan, emblazoned front and center in colorful girly writing, was this: "I'm Too Pretty to Do Homework, So My Brother Has to Do it For Me." Color me outraged.

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HuffPost Review: Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Marshall Fine | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: In Cold Blood, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, Scott Turow, Oprah Winfrey, Mary Badham, Tom Brokaw, Mary Murphy, Anna Quindlen, Truman Capote, Atticus Finch, Gregory Peck, Civil-Rights Movement, Hey Boo: Harper Lee and to Kill a Mockingbird, Hey Boo: Harper Lee and to Kill a Mockingbird Movie Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Hey, Boo celebrates a novel, an imagination and, ultimately, a defining piece of Americana. It's always nice to see a movie that values literature and literacy -- and this is one of the better ones.

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The Largely Self-Taught Dancer Wins America's Collective Hearts: So You Think You Can Dance Season Finale

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: So You Think You Can Dance, Reality TV, Katee Shean, Breaking Entertainment News, Latin Dance, Courtney Galliano, Ballet, Ballroom Dance, Joshua Allen, Nigel Lythgoe, Hip Hop, Adam Shankman, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels, Contemporary Dance, Twitch, Joshua Allen Winner, Who Won So You Think You Can Dance, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

Joshua Allen was the rightful winner this season. He has everything: creativity, understated charisma, an endearing personality... I really don't know if there's been a winner I've felt is so deserving.

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So You Think You Can Dance Final Four

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: So You Think You Can Dance, Ballroom Dancing, Jason Gilkinson, Reality TV, Hip Hop, Nigel Lythgoe, Latin Dance, Tony Meredith, Adam Shankman, Tyce DiOrio, Breaking Entertainment News, Mary Murphy, Jazz Dance, Contemporary Dance, Melanie LaPatin, Viennese Waltz, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

This show really outdoes itself each week. I think this week was the best ever choreographically.

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