Joanne Tombrakos, 02/21/12

Writer, coach, speaker.

Leaving a job, or in the case of people like me, a career, is sort of like breaking up with your guy: On some level you know when it's time to leave but that doesn't mean you do it.

Marlo Thomas, 02/20/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

For many of us, Presidents Day means an extra day off work and the chance to hit up the holiday sales. But, as we recall from our school days, it's actually more than that.

Elizabeth Weil, 02/21/12

Author, 'No Cheating'

I recently spent a year trying to improve my marriage, and among the most effective seventy-three seconds I spent were watching a web video called "Your Life Being Married."

Fran Visco, 02/20/12

National Breast Cancer Coalition President

We demand a commitment and a plan of action to end breast cancer. We demand leadership that will bring the world of public policy together to save lives.

Annie McKee, 02/19/12

Bestselling author, leadership advisor, cofounder of Teleos Leadership Institute

Learning to live mindfully and to focus on hope and compassion will help you to ward off stress and balance yourself.

Julia Landauer, 02/21/12

NASCAR Driver

Many people expect (or want) to hear that being a woman at the racetrack is rough and that I face constant sexism.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley, 02/15/12

Coauthors, "Undecided: How To Ditch The Endless Quest For Perfect and Find The Career--and Life--That's Right For You"

We're convinced mediocre isn't going to cut it and face the pervasive belief that today's women can and should have it all: great career, hot sex, well-behaved children and granite counters.

Women & Co, 02/19/12

While talking to your roommates about household finances can be uncomfortable -- especially if your roommates are also your friends -- making sure you're on the same page financially can help preserve domestic peace.

Mary K. Moore, 02/21/12

Author, 'The Unexpected When You're Expecting'

Grieving for a cat is a tricky proposition. Especially if you're a woman. By just owning one, you're a potential punchline and crying over one is viewed as more Cathy than cathartic.

Amy Spencer, 02/17/12

Author of 'Bright Side up: 100 Ways To Be Happier Right Now'

Our experience is relative. And while we may not have a choice about the matter, we do have a choice about the mindset.

Gretchen Rubin, 02/18/12

Writer, The Happiness Project

Each person's list will differ. One person's commandment is to "Say yes," another person's commandment is to "Say no." You need to think about yourself, your values, your strengths and weaknesses, your interests.

Barbara Hannah Grufferman, 02/20/12

Writer; Speaker; Author, 'The Best of Everything After 50'

Diane believes that one of the most important things that any woman can do for herself -- especially those over 50 -- is to be her own number-one priority.

Janice Harper, 02/17/12

Anthropologist

I had no idea how funny divorces could be until I worked for a divorce attorney.

Claire Fordham, 02/19/12

Writer and broadcaster

The last time I moaned about my eyebrows being too thin and not long enough, a man friend told me to think myself lucky that's the only thing I have that's too thin and not long enough.

Pamela Redmond Satran, 02/16/12

Developer of nameberry.com

It would be as comforting as it is infuriating to believe that, but I'm not so sure. It's not so much that Jonathan Franzen is eating my lunch, I'm afraid, as that he's eating the lunch I should be eating, could be eating, but, through my own damn fault, have not been freaking eating.

Kenya (Robinson), 02/16/12

Performance artist based in New Haven, Connecticut and in Brooklyn, New York.

I've seen white women crying in films, traveling on various modes of public transportation, the workplace, in the line at the MoMA, the DMV, the bank...

Lisa Belkin, 02/15/12

Senior Columnist on Life/Work/Family, Huffington Post

What, nowadays, is the meaning of the word wife? It certainly is not what it used to be -- but it hasn't yet come to mean something new, either.