Alain de Botton's riveting book examines jobs from painting to rocket science and wonders what it all adds up to.
By Heather Havrilesky Jun 11, 2009
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Some folks would still like to stick a fork in my arm -- do I seek them out and apologize?
By Cary Tennis
June 23, 2009
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Susan Orlean wonders if women writers spend too much time on "home and kid stuff."
By Amy Benfer
June 11, 2009
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We e-mail, we text, we Facebook, we blog. Are we more productive today or just more anxious?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 30, 2009
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Finally, we're paying attention to the working women who actually need to work.
By Amy Benfer
June 10, 2009
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As more British women lose their jobs for becoming mothers, an alliance forms to fight back.
By Kate Harding
June 5, 2009
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Self-help books say "be yourself." They also say "be interested in others." For me, it's one or the other.
By Cary Tennis
June 1, 2009
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She says she's loyal to her husband and wants to have babies with him -- do I have a chance with her?
By Cary Tennis
May 29, 2009
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It's two years later, I've been to rehab, but what do I say in the job interview?
By Cary Tennis
May 7, 2009
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Workplace protections actually hurt women, say moms. Well, one mom, anyway.
By Lynn Harris
May 6, 2009
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I was fired and I'm making restitution, but I'm dying of shame.
By Cary Tennis
April 29, 2009
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Nannies, housekeepers and caregivers rally at New York's state capitol for a bill of rights.
By Abigail Kramer
April 28, 2009
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A British airline's unequal treatment of male and female employees in some countries is sexist and wrong -- but it's also not why Lisa Ashton got sacked.
By Kate Harding
April 27, 2009
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An Alabama school refused to allow a homemaker to Take Her Daughter to Work, for fear the kid would "end up watching TV."
By Kate Harding
April 24, 2009
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A new study shows the health benefits of nursing, but the neverending barrage of research about "what's best" positively sours my milk.
By Lynn Harris
April 22, 2009
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Would a petite, left-leaning professorial type be taken seriously on the streets?
By Cary Tennis
April 15, 2009
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The conservative radio host on why moms should sacrifice their careers, even in the midst of a recession, and why she's thrilled nannies are out of work.
By Judy Berman
April 9, 2009
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I thought I was a go-getter, but maybe I'm a slacker!
By Cary Tennis
March 18, 2009
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I'm doing 60 hours a week to get ahead so I can finally stop and have babies.
By Cary Tennis
March 12, 2009
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As a Universal Life Church minister, I could help my friend get a foreign work visa. Should I sign?
By Cary Tennis
March 10, 2009
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Can a Modern Orthodox woman be ordained for real?
By Lynn Harris
March 4, 2009
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Forbes looks into the disproportionate number of females losing jobs in the financial industry.
By Kate Harding
February 27, 2009
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Two new studies look at the way dads influence their daughters' professional lives.
By Judy Berman
February 25, 2009
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My boss and boyfriend say I act like I'm omniscient.
By Cary Tennis
February 23, 2009
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Or the Wall Street Journal opting to cover a "trend"?
By Lynn Harris
February 4, 2009
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