Two and a half years ago, my best friend, Jen, and I started to toss the idea around about starting a business together. Our babies had just gone off to school for the first time, and we found ourselves at Read More
Stories of College Rape Culture
She told me, huddled into a corner on the floor and speaking through tears, that “rape is just something that happens to everyone”. She told me that there was nothing she could do, that recounting it to a professional would Read More
Why I Stayed Silent
“You’re not seeing anyone?” my work-study supervisor asked. “You should go out with my son. He’s a nice guy. The two of you would like each other.” A blind date was a new experience, and I was hesitant. But a Read More
Lessons on Learning to Ask for Help
Most of us tend to not ask for help, even though we need it, because it feels like a sign of weakness. For a lot of us, asking for help gives off connotations of dependency, weakness and uncertainty—things that we Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Ashley
Ashley was selected by volunteer judges to receive a First Level $1,000 and Second Level $3,000 Live Your Dream Award to help her reach her education goals. She is one of hundreds of remarkable women worldwide who receive a money award each Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Ivana
Ivana was selected by volunteer judges to receive a First Level $1,000 and Second Level $5,000 Live Your Dream Award to help her reach her education goals. She is one of hundreds of remarkable women worldwide who receive a money award each Read More
How to Negotiate Salary and Get Paid What You Deserve
One of my very first full-time jobs was for a cruise ship operation in Florida. I was one year out of college, newly married, and new to the area. I had left a plum job as a program manager back Read More
Quiet Symptoms: How ADHD Affects Girls Differently than Boys
I wonder at how others seem to fit into the world. They connect, like pieces in a puzzle. I am that piece that looks like it might fit until you realize the edges aren’t quite right. Sometimes I can be Read More
Dear Little Sister: An Open Letter to My Own Sister (and All the Young Girls Like Her)
Dear Little Sister, I still remember how full of life you were when you were little. I remember the seemingly endless rounds of hide-and-go-seek we’d play and all the kingdoms we’d explore in the lawn together, washing our faces with Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Blossem Hayes
I moved to Oregon in October of 2016 with a dream of raising my children free from violence and community stalking. The last attempt that was made on my life raised a lot of red flags in my mind, and Read More