Size Doesn’t Matter
Lisa Tealer no longer cringes when she encounters office furniture that won’t accommodate her size—she just asks for an armless chair if she needs one. When ordering lunch at the company cafeteria, she signs her ticket “Lisa, AKA Queen Diva,” a playful gesture that nonetheless makes a statement about how she sees herself.
Women are two to three times more likely to experience depression than men, the National Alliance on Mental Illness reports. The gender gap is probably influenced by hormonal fluctuations and psychosocial factors, including the stress of multiple work and family responsibilities, sexual and physical abuse, sexual discrimination, lack of social support, and traumatic life experiences. Read More
Investing too often seems like an unsolvable mystery riddled with myths that keep women from putting their money to work. If you fall prey to these myths, your savings will not earn the returns you deserve, and you will miss out on the professional advice to which you are entitled. Just ask Sima Desai, MD, a section chief and associate program director at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
Multicultural women represent only about 1.6 percent of corporate officers and top earners at the nation’s 500 leading industrial companies, according to Catalyst, a top women-oriented research and advisory firm. Although these leaders reached the top in a variety of ways, they do share one trait: they know that to become an effective leader, you must know yourself and how to play to your strengths and manage your weaknesses.
When Trudy’s husband was hit with depression, she was overwhelmed by it. All she knew was that her husband, age 45, was a different person. Once lovable and friendly, a man who took pleasure in nature, learning, and joking around with family and friends, he became negative, sad, and withdrawn—and, for the first time ever, called in sick to work one day.
What can I do about a boss who hugs? My boss (a woman) insists on hugging as a form of greeting. In all other respects, she’s great. Am I uptight or is she out of line?
Signed,
Prefers a Handshake
