How do you describe magic? I used to think it was so silly when someone would describe an evening as magical. Did rabbits pop out of someone’s hat? Was David Copperfield there? Yet now that words escape me, I understand. They must mean that an event they nurtured to maturity met the needs of [...]
Jill Foster
Looking for inspiration? Jill Foster, founding editor of WGB, is part of a dynamo speaker slate at TEDxPrincetonLibrary tomorrow. From the description on the registration page: How are women and girls reshaping the future? The first-ever TEDWomen invites men and women to explore this question in depth. A truly global event, TEDWomen will center in [...]
A colleague and I recently discussed women’s self-promotion styles compared to men. Then Clay Shirky’s blog post “A Rant About Women” came up, along with his thought-provoking remarks on the subject. His comments also sharpened my own reflections that I had resisted admitting Photo credit : Reflections I, Creative Commons by VisualAge I wish Clay Shirky’s [...]
It’s funny where life will take you. If you’d told me, 10 years ago, that not only would I be living and working in the capital of a world superpower, I’d have giggled. If you’d told me, five years ago, how incredibly important social media would become to my life, I’d have raised my eyebrows. [...]
