One of my housemates sent me a much needed NYTimes article on transitioning from school to the workplace for women: “Girl Power at school, but NOT in the office.”
I like to maul over an idea for at least a few weeks to really process it. Will comment on this article soon.
Archive for August, 2008
The Office: “Girl Power”!?
Posted in work on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whiners
Posted in culture, funny, the city on August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“America has become a nation of whiners.”
Tonight Obama delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. He talked about a lot of issues, mostly problems with America he would like to address. At the end of the program, C-SPAN broadcasted callers from around the country. I could not believe my ears:
“I like America the [...]
Living murals of Buenos Aires – BLU’s MUTO
Posted in the city on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In summer 2006, I was involved with a project to probe how health defines lives and how it is defined by Philadelphians. The question – what were the barriers and promoters of health in a community? We used photography as a method to stimulate interviewing conversations for this cultural+health anthropological study. In North Philly, we [...]
