"I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women." ~ Susan B. Anthony, ca 1868 We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an … Continue reading Women’s History Month – The Long, Long Road to Equal Pay – in 2152
"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." Attributed to Gloria Steinem In 1972, when I was a twenty-something single woman working in the book publishing industry, I became a charter subscriber to Ms., the groundbreaking magazine founded by Gloria Steinem and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Not being a well-to-do suburban … Continue reading WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – GLORIA STEINEM – TRAILBLAZER EXTRAORDINAIRE
"The time has passed when a woman should be placed in a position and kept there only while someone else is being groomed for the job." ~ Hattie Wyatt Caraway, the first woman elected (in a landslide) on November 8, 1932 to serve a full term as a United States Senator (Note: This year's National … Continue reading Women’s History Month – Trailblazer Hattie Caraway
Notes from the Mother of the Bride As I mentioned two weeks ago in the introduction to my daughter's wedding retrospective, Lyn's big event occurred in the middle of The Wedding Series (begun on this blog nearly two years ago). There is no substitute for going through the planning of a wedding yourself to … Continue reading The Wedding Series – The Wrap-Up
But I got the flu anyway (it would seem)! So sorry for another blog interruption but I have come down with some sort of bug, and it could be a form of influenza that was not covered by the flu vaccine that I received. From what I am hearing from family and friends is that … Continue reading Yes, I Got My Flu Shot!
Join us next week for The Wedding Series Wrap Up Until then, Jeanne
NOTE: As we near the end of the Wedding Series, which I began in April 2015 (with some interruptions for holiday and other timely entries), we are winding up with retrospectives from my daughter, the former Lyn Nelson (who has kindly guest-posted on professional topics for The Three E's from time to time) and me, as … Continue reading The Wedding Series – A Wedding Retrospective
Enjoy your break today. Until next Tuesday, Jeanne
"Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out." ~ Paul Kagame One of my favorite examples of compromise is a story told by many conflict resolution experts. It goes like this: Two sisters were arguing over who should take the last orange in the … Continue reading The Art of Compromise
"Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value."
~ Kay Redfield Jamison
Today's blog entry is a companion piece to last week's,
Be A Superhero Employee: Block Workplace Cyber Security Breaches
Workplace confidentiality is not just refraining from spreading the latest gossip, keeping a secret a coworker has asked you to keep or protecting the confidences of your boss. Those are certainly important, but I'd like to focus on those confidences that are required by law -- the ones that protect the privacy of students, patients, consumers, clients and customers. These regulations are meant to strengthen the protections of Americans' right to privacy that is implied in the U.S. Constitution. It is crucial that these privacy laws that protect all of us be enforced in every workplace that is affected. And because these laws are complex employees should check with their respective company's legal and compliance sources for answers to specific questions and solutions to complicated issues.
Jeanne Nelson 