feminism… I’m so sorry for my success. 8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020 As I celebrated news of my promotion with my friends I was oddly scared of sharing it with my boyfriend. He had been hunting for a job that could at…
feminism… She broke the glass ceiling…wearing glass slippers. 2 Feb 20202 Feb 2020 Recently was World Hijab Day. Even though I don't observe the hijab, many stories that I read about how hijab has gotten in the way of careers, employment and even…
parenting… AUTHENTIC MOM BLOGGERS 28 Jan 2020 As I settled to scroll through my Instagram, a nightly ritual that has somehow become a part of my sleep hygiene, I noticed the familiar bloggers and influencers who usually…
feminism… Legacy 18 Jan 20206 Feb 2020 She woke up and stretched. Something didn't seem right. She hardly ever got sick but today her body ached and her throat itched. She coughed a little and tried to…
burnout… What happens when you retire from the career you loved? 6 Jan 2020 I recently decided to cut back on my hours. As welcome as this change is for my family it has caused me to think about a future where I could…
burnout… Work life balance for a mom who works 23 Dec 201923 Dec 2019 https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/09/25/women-in-medicine-hunting-nesters-or-nesting-hunters/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/04/20/superwoman-supermom-boss-babe-super-wife-the-problem-with-believing-that-superheroes-exist-in-women/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2018/12/03/who-has-it-all/ There's no work-life balance. There is just the struggle for it. Truth is, there is no perfect, all time, constant state of balance either. Half the time…
feminism… Passed up. Part 4. 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Looking back, Laura and Jillian Manning were the only employers who ever really treasured her. They trusted her and treated her like an equal. There was no junior partnership at…
feminism… Passed up. Part 3 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Teresa looked at her desk with some unease. It was like something was missing. "Am I ungrateful?" She thought sadly. James was coming to pick her up and she didn't…
feminism… Passed up. Part 2 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Teresa finished law school and had been formally and informally interning with Patterson. She secretly knew that she was up for the position of junior partner. There was no way…
feminism… Passed up. Part 1 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 "What happened, honey?" Her mom asked as she ate dinner, stooped over her plate. Moms are moms. They have that innate sense of something in the air and her mom…
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