Zen and the Art of Understanding Leadership

Leadership means knowing your own values and being able to translate that into a vision for yourself and others. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) Have you ever used a word so often that it’s lost all meaning? Leadership has turned into one of those words for...
For Financial Independence, Keep Talking About Money

For Financial Independence, Keep Talking About Money

Ask for compensation. Discuss salary. Negotiate. Be financially independent. By Leah Eichler (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) My first job in journalism, as an intern at a magazine in Jerusalem, paid approximately $500 a month. At the time I felt thrilled by the...
Do Women Support Each Other In The Workplace?

Do Women Support Each Other In The Workplace?

As women increasingly secure more senior positions in a corporation, their ability to nurture conflicts with the male model of effective leadership. By Leah Eichler (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) I recently engaged in two separate conversations, one with a man...

Defining The "All" In "Having It All"

What should be evaluated critically is the definition of “all”. By Leah Eichler (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) Can women have it all? It’s a question that repeatedly creeps up in this ongoing dialogue on women and careers. I frequently encounter...
Defining The “All” In “Having It All”

Defining The “All” In “Having It All”

What should be evaluated critically is the definition of “all”. By Leah Eichler (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) Can women have it all? It’s a question that repeatedly creeps up in this ongoing dialogue on women and careers. I frequently encounter...