It happened again last night when it came to tipping. The check arrives and the server says, "No hurry when you're ready" as the bill is placed on the table. I've made enough decisions for the day and now I have one more with great consequences. You think the decision is how much … [Read more...]
Are younger women too optimistic about their money future?
Haven’t we been down this road before? Young women believing they can have it all — a well paying career, marriage and family. During the Feminist era, young women saw themselves becoming empowered with choice. You could have a choice of marriage and a family or marriage, family … [Read more...]
Why do so many women reject tech salaries?
Padmasree Warrior (yes, that is her last name) almost didn’t become the most powerful woman in Silicon Valley. As chief technology officer for Cisco Systems’ she is responsible for generating 2/3’s of its revenue. But before she actually committed to a career in this field, … [Read more...]
Why is her college degree worth less than his?
When a college acceptance letter arrives there’s no mention of a female discount. Should you have expected one? No not really because college is an equal opportunity expense for women and men. But at graduation the educational investment equality ends and the return on … [Read more...]
Women who work for tips need yours
It’s time for the check and when it arrives do you find yourself in a quandary about how much to leave for a tip? Maybe it’s the service, maybe it’s the balance in your bank account or maybe it’s a guilty conscious – either way there’s a decision to be made about how much to … [Read more...]