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A New President Obama? Thoughts on State of the Union 2013

  For years, I’ve had a pet peeve with President Obama. I knew he wasn’t as progressive as many Democrats thought he was in 2008. Don’t get me wrong — I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 ad 2012. But …

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White House Report Says Women More Likely to Have a College Education, but Still Earn Less

The White House chose Women’s History Month to release a new report on the status of American women called “Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being.” The good news is that it’s the first comprehensive report in …

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President Obama and the Chamber of Commerce: Bad News for Women?

When I saw news clips of President Obama walking across Pennsylvania Avenue to make a much-lauded speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the first thought that came into my head was, “Well, there’s one more stake in the heart …

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Writing, writing, writing!

Yup, still nose to the computer keyboard here for the never-ending manuscript edits!  But that doesn’t mean you can’t find me some other cool places in the blogosphere! There’s plenty of blame to go around for the failure of the …

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Things That Made Me Mad Today — Editing My Manuscript Edition

Man, this writing and editing a book is a lot of work!  While I’m trying to get things finished here, there are things I want to write about, but don’t have enough time for.  So I’m putting them in my …

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It’s Time for “Equal” to Be The New “Good”

Do I really have to put on my “good girl” face if I want to be treated fairly by employers rather than just having a straightforward conversation about why I, as a woman, am deserving of equal pay for equal …

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