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The Real Cost Of Low Confidence

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 12.26.2011

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.

"Too Pretty to Do Homework?"

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.01.2011

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.

Four Books for Martin Luther King Day

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 05.25.2011

Benjamin Todd Jealous

It is our loss if we don't stop for a moment and seize the opportunity to reflect on how we can unite our country and move our democracy forward. Here are some books to read during the MLK Day holiday.