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Does Marissa Mayer’s Choice Limit Yours?

Let's Grow Leaders

I wasn’t going to weigh in on Marissa Mayer’s choice to take a 2 week maternity leave, because quite frankly, I’m conflicted. I know the choices I’ve made (and continue to make) as a working mom leave some of my friends scratching their heads. “Why would she want to travel like that?”

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Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize for the truth about women and work. Whooo hooo!

Penelope Trunk

After 20 years of blogging, learning to do academic research was a steep learning curve. Is there an equation for how many times I’ve cited Claudia Goldin’s research on my blog to determine how brilliant I am about women in the workforce? I think my blog is like a Claudia Goldin book club. But Claudia replied.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: 6 tips for handling a pregnancy and.

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6 tips for handling a pregnancy and a career When I was pregnant with my first child, I was determined to be professional and discreet about the issue at work.

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What you think about after you think about if you should give up career for kids

Penelope Trunk

I am settling into the reality that I work relatively few hours a day. I am settling into the reality that I work relatively few hours a day. I can’t work with other people because my work hours are too erratic. But time is going so fast, so I spend a lot of time reading about how people deal with time passing.

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List of things I hate #3 | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog List of things I hate #3 Posted to: Knowing yourself March 4th, 2010 Del.icio.us And if you think you can swindle someone into “giving you a deal,” well, why do you think they’re so good if they don’t even get market price for their work?

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How to find the most fulfilling careers | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to find the most fulfilling careers Posted to: Finding a career | Fulfillment March 14th, 2010 Del.icio.us million people who are registered on the site. via BoingBoing ) Here's the list: For Men: 1. Physicians 2. Police Officers 3.

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Blueprint for a Woman's Life

Penelope Trunk

I think of someone who does not realize how smart I am about what I am smart about, and I go on tirades to show them how misguided they are. But I'm the woman who, after ten years in the workforce, built a career on telling people how to manage their career. Go to business school right out of the gate. Do less homework.

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