Doing The Most
in her shoes

What the Author of Pachinko Wears to Work

 Min Jin Lee loves a finely tailored uniform. By Kirstin Chen
money

What It Takes to Actually Retire by 30

 And is it even worth it? By Courtney Runn
in her shoes

What a Whiteboard-Wielding Congresswoman Wears to Work

 Representative Katie Porter grills CEOs in the morning and meets constituents in the evening in — what else? — ballet flats. By Andrea González-Ramírez
power

5 Brave, Bold-faced Women Share Their Screen-Time Reports

 “But this was down 49 percent from the week before.” By Katie Heaney
  1. ambition
    25 Famous Women on Achieving Success Later in LifeAva DuVernay, Chloe Zhao, Toni Morrison and others discuss the benefits of being a late bloomer in their careers.
    By Julie Ma and Brooke LaMantia
  2. in her shoes
    What a Whiteboard-Wielding Congresswoman Wears to WorkRepresentative Katie Porter grills CEOs in the morning and meets constituents in the evening in — what else? — ballet flats.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  3. power
    5 Brave, Bold-faced Women Share Their Screen-Time Reports“But this was down 49 percent from the week before.”
    By Katie Heaney
  4. power
    Men Should Be Forced to Take Parental LeaveSome new fathers opt out of company-granted days off. In an excerpt from her new book, Pay Up, Reshma Saujani argues workplaces shouldn’t let them.
    By Reshma Saujani
  5. how i get it done
    Lady Gaga’s Mom Is Making Kindness CoolHow Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga’s mother and president of Born This Way Foundation, gets it done.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  6. career
    I Was Waiting for My Career to Feel Solid to Start My Life. Then I Lost My Job.On reimagining our 30s.
    By Kayleen Schaefer
  7. watch party
    Where Is the Future That Baby Boom Promised?The Diane Keaton–starring ’80s film is depressingly hopeful about the (fantasy) future for working moms.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. power
    It’s Okay to Talk About (and Make, and Spend, and Invest) MoneyA conversation about all things cash with two prominent venture capitalists.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  9. my two cents
    ‘I’m Tired of Being Broke in L.A. Should I Move Back Home?’Your discomfort is a signal that you need to make a change, and that’s good!
    By Charlotte Cowles
  10. goals
    Lessons in Success From the Rich and FamousAfter years of crafting others’ success stories, one celebrity ghostwriter is ready to tell her own — by following their formula.
    By Caroline Cala Donofrio
  11. watch party
    In Norma Rae It’s Worker Solidarity First, Ambition SecondThe 1979 Sally Field classic is even more relevant today, for better or worse.
    By Bridget Read
  12. sober questioning
    ‘How Can I Make Connections at Work Without Raging at Office Happy Hour?’You don’t need hangovers to get ahead.
    By Ana Marie Cox
  13. self
    The High Point of My Career Came With a Physical BreakdownChloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists, on prioritizing her body over her ambition.
    By Chloe Benjamin As told to Danielle Cohen
  14. ambition
    25 Famous Women on Being the BestMegan Rapinoe, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Kamala Harris on how good it feels to win.
    By Julie Ma and Brooke LaMantia
  15. ask a boss
    ‘Should I Tell My Boss I’m Looking For a New Job?’Don’t do it!
    By Alison Green
  16. my biggest setback
    Vulnerability Isn’t Weakness — Even When You’re on Bed RestFidji Simo, CEO of Instacart, on rebounding from a difficult Facebook Watch rollout and learning to lead from home when we still worked in the office.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  17. relationships
    I Approach Polyamory With the Same Drive I Do My WorkWithout apology and with lots of trial and error.
    By The Cyborg Jillian Weise
  18. how i get it done
    How Margaret Atwood Gets It DoneOn skipping lunch, writing in the cellar, and casting a wary eye on reviews.
    By Hope Reese
  19. watch party
    Maybe Don’t Take Career Advice From Valley of the DollsThe campy classic offers women little more life advice than to “sparkle, sparkle.”
    By Mia Mercado
  20. self
    Reclaiming My Ambition From My ‘Job’ As a Military WifeI knew I was more than my husband’s rank — I’d just forgotten.
    By Lina Patton
  21. my two cents
    ‘How Can I Get My Unemployed Husband to Do More Chores?’This is an exasperating problem, but he might not even be aware of it.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  22. career advice
    Turn ‘I’m Thinking of Going Freelance’ Into an Actual ThingSome advice from freelancers who did it during the pandemic and are making it work.
    By Allie Volpe
  23. career
    The Costs of Oversharing With Your BossSave the deep, dark secrets for a Zoom with your therapist, not your supervisor.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  24. self
    I Have Two Names, Professionally SpeakingOne associated with a career that hadn’t yet hit its stride, the other linked to a brood that was still hypothetical.
    By Avery Carpenter Forrey
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