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...watching Hillary’s efforts to wangle a laugh out of the American people serves as a reminder of the closest parallel between modern politics and comedy: both are startlingly devoid of women. Why is this? There are few holdout “man’s jobs?? nowadays. The priesthood? University presidency? Women demolished those glass ceilings eons ago. So why do female comics and female politicians remain rare enough that there are still forums on how to get more of them? Comedy and politics have a lot in common. Both are great ways to pick...
...have considered. “I think that a lot of people think about finance and consulting when they enter Harvard, but not about alternative career paths,” Liu said. The talk kicked off with introductions, as the guest speakers described their eclectic array of current jobs??from president of a media production company to business director of the New England Patriots. Despite their diverse work experiences, the women touched on some common themes, particularly that of following one’s passion. “I almost feel like you don’t choose...
...this sly, wafting doubt is the greatest injury done. When perfectly able minorities must constantly disprove a default presumption of being unqualified for their jobs??that is a problem. When, to remedy racial and gender barriers in society, we conjure up new negative associations—that is a problem...
...another veteran council member, was elected vice mayor. Simmons said yesterday that she would continue to focus on the issues she has supported since joining the city council in 2002: education, housing for low and middle-income residents, and creating “green-collar jobs??—new employment opportunities in the environmental field. “Cambridge is changing, and Cambridge policies have to change too. We have to stay abreast of that,” Simmons said. “The good thing is that in terms of the mechanics...
Balancing school work, her daughter’s needs, and three jobs??one at the Vitamin Shoppe, one tutoring at Bunker Hill, and one in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Bunker Hill—was difficult. But Woo came up with “creative coping methods” to spend time with her daughter while she wrote papers and did reading, creating assignments for Amarrah so they could work together...