Though there is some truth to the argument that women get paid less because they don’t negotiate their salaries, there is another reason they don’t: because they’re not idiots, asserts Joan Williams. Women sense that if they try to negotiate salary at their initial entry into a company, they sense that it could hurt them—and […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
One doesn’t have to be a devotee of Frida Kahlo to recognize her paintings; her style is one of the most distinctive in the long history of portrait artists, full of deeply personal symbolism. Every bit as iconic as the colorful dresses she painted herself wearing, the flowers in her hair and backgrounds and hands […]
Tory Burch, Jessica Alba, and Ellen DeGeneres built their media successes in different branches of entertainment media—film, television, and fashion. Each of the businesses these women have created has been carefully nurtured and grew a loyal audience into a dependable digital community. Managing and marketing each of these companies is very serious business. In order […]
Are you obsessed with sneakers? Frank the Butcher, a sneaker designer interviewed in the documentary Sneakerheadz, explains that you’ll know you’ve got a problem when your wife comes home from grocery shopping and there’s no room on the kitchen floor for the bags of groceries because it is covered with shoes. Diagnosing your own problem […]
There’s a new, fabulous face in town: liquid lipsticks, and they’re taking over the cosmetics industry. All of the standard drugstore brands and even most of the high-end lines like Dior and Guerlain have released collections. This year, companies have cashed in on the craze, giving consumers a wide selection of colors, prices, and finishes. […]