Do all women feel the pull between what they want to do and what they are expected to do?
Cory Zacker | Posted 05.09.2012
When my son was younger and deep in the throes of a textbook Oedipal Complex, he looked at me with all sincerity and said, "Mom, why did you marry Dad? Why didn't you wait for me?"
Gail Sheehy | Posted 05.03.2012
"I am not ready to be 90," she told me. "It is just words. I have as much passion and ambition as I have had at any age." Let's hope we all have a new dream at ninety.
The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.11.2012
Wunderkind Tavi Gevinson started a style blog when she was only 13. Through her electric granny-chic aesthetic and insightful voice on feminism and gr...
Robert LoCascio | Posted 04.11.2012
In my personal journey, I have met some really amazing people who made an impact on my life. Sometimes these people are famous or notable, but often these people are ordinary, much like you and me.
Nikki Stone | Posted 03.07.2012
I could only imagine how this woman has become an enormous role model for endless young girls -- and boys for that matter -- in Mali. My short time with her energized and empowered me.
Melissa T. Shultz | Posted 01.01.2012
Earlier this week, after months of 100-plus-degree temps, the crisp fall air inspired me to get more dressed up than usual for the office. I exchange...
Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.31.2011
Note: This post is excerpted from my latest parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear from You. Though my focus in...
Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 10.24.2011
When the letters finally started coming in, and I saw that I'd been accepted to Boston University, I jumped up and down in excitement. I couldn't wait.
Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 09.17.2011
It's very important to realize that, while being there for your children is vital, it is only half of good parenting. The other half is being there for yourself with honesty, courage and integrity.
Jim Wallis | Posted 07.26.2011
While the primary blame for abuse and misdeed against women lies with the perpetrators themselves, we should look next at the good men who say nothing. It's time for good men to hold accountable those who abuse women.
Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011
I was told that often the very rich are burdened with having so much stuff to take care of that they are not free to enjoy their lives. They lose a sense of who their friends are.
Details.com | Simon Dumenco | Posted 05.25.2011
The chief executive's behavior sets the tone for what it is to be a boss, a father, and a husband, as well as a leader--though not always for the bett...
Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011
A dear friend of mine died this past week from pancreatic cancer. Juan was only 57 years old, and unlike either Patrick Swayze or Steve Jobs, he did ...
Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 11.17.2011
Most of us can learn a thing or two from this woman who came from humble beginnings on the South Side of Chicago to excel at the country's top institutions, with the goal of helping others.
New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011
AS production began early this year on his new comedy, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," Kevin Smith was still seeking an actor for a supporting part. So ...
Linda Durnell | Posted 05.31.2012