Posted on 28 February 2011.
Sexuality, it seems, is a fickle thing these days. Whether it be in the guise of Lady Gaga or “My Son is Gay,” the piece from Nerdy Apple Bottom about the preschool boy who dressed up as Daphene from Scooby Doo for Halloween (which went viral last year), the line between what is “female” and [...]
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Posted on 25 February 2011.
Don’t we all wish we could be a little more bold? Throw caution to the wind and engage in some Risky Business? And I’m not just referring to public displays of lust on the train. But maybe you’ve been thinking about swapping out your tired black heels with a pair of saucy red ones, or [...]
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Posted in Featured, Popular Culture, What's Happening?
Posted on 23 February 2011. Tags: bold women, professional women, risk takers, risk taking
In Monday’s story I mentioned surveying women about the risks they’ve taken. I asked them to share what they feared would happen versus the reality of what actually happened and found that in every case, the fears bore little or no relation to the outcomes. What makes one risk greater than another? Why do you [...]
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Posted on 21 February 2011.
Let’s face it, ladies: when it comes to risk-taking, everyone assumes we’re flat-out allergic. We clip coupons; men trade derivatives. It was even suggested, without a hint of irony, that increasing our ranks in the banking sector could preempt further financial crises. But the fallout commonly associated with risk avoidance is severe. Women are disappearing [...]
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