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The Sorbate: Being A Career Girl
5 Things to Remember About Your Internship
Submitted by Renee on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 12:30
In seeing quite a few of my peers become malcontent with their internship experience as well as having a horror experience or two of my own, I believe I have a teeny bit of advice for those that are about to embark on their first internship.
The Dream Job
Submitted by Julie on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 12:28
In our childhood, most of us seem to at one time or another dream of being an actor or singer. As we grow older, most of us realize how impractical these types of career goals can be, and we find new pursuits that are more realistic and more in-line with our adult personalities and goals. As a woman in the prime of my quarter-life “crisis,” I'm relishing the unique opportunity to reassess my past goals, present skills, and future plans. My 25th year may in fact be the very best time to look back at the dream jobs I've yearned to pursue in the past, and how they may yet apply to my future.
Girl On Girl Crime and Male-Dominated Culture
Submitted by Renee on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 12:29
In response to The Atlantic article, “The End of Men,” it seems clear that although women may be hitting it out of the park in terms of facts and figures, we might have a ways to go before we convince people to change their perception of women in the workplace. That is to say, we might actually have to leave men behind before we are accepted as equals. This should begin by cutting out the women hating that happens all the time.
Introverts, You’ve Got it Goin’ On
Submitted by Grace on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 13:30
I have recently published a blog post about being an introvert and thought that this week’s Sorbate topic on stereotypes would be the perfect opportunity to spread the good word about us introverts. If you haven’t noticed, the United States is a very extroverted society. As a minority, introverts encounter a lot of misconceptions especially in the workplace.
Neither Here nor There - True Equality
Submitted by Vanessa on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 12:30
I consider gender issues to be the most serious, as they permeate all other issues - politics, race, religion, etc. I'll say up front that I haven't been properly schooled on the feminist cause and all its nuances, but these are my loose understandings: while some ancient cultures prospered under matriarchal rule, it took the good old U.S. of A 154 years to even allow women to vote. Rights like holding property, owning a business and other similar things - I have no clue as to the names of the activists who made these rights possible for me, but neither do I take them for granted. I've read in several places that women are still under-represented in the top tiers of corporations and other businesses (though we outnumber males in schools and universities) and still receive less pay than a man doing the same work.
