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Doing The Most

  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 the Author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires Wears to WorkMin Jin Lee loves a finely tailored uniform.
    By Kirstin Chen
  3. my biggest setback
    The Good Thing About Confessing Even Giant ScrewupsFigs co-founder Heather Hasson on the error that almost derailed her fledgling company.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  4. my two cents
    ‘Is It Worth Trying to Save Money When I Make So Little?’Focus on a savings habit instead of a savings goal.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  5. my biggest setback
    The Power of Owning Your FailureNetflix executive Bela Bajaria on rebounding from being fired — and talking about it publicly.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  6. ambition
    25 Famous Women on Their First Big BreakFrom Julia Child’s first cooking show to Rihanna’s audition for Jay-Z at Def Jam.
    By Julie Ma and Brooke LaMantia
  7. ambition
    The Truth About Being a Woman in Sports BroadcastingA conversation with Malika Andrews, Jenny Taft, and Colleen Wolfe.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  8. culture
    How These The Sex Lives of College Girls Stars Helped Each Other Off ScreenSherri Shepherd and Alyah Chanelle Scott find inspiration in each other’s ambitions.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  9. day in the life
    It’s Fine to Cry in Meetings With Alana MayoThe president of Orion Pictures doesn’t mind a full day of Zooms, as long as she gets her morning walk with her dog and her midday solo time.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  10. watch party
    Did Black Swan Predict the Plight of the Modern Worker?A movie about a ballerina overworking (and consequently destroying) herself is a cautionary tale that’s never felt more relevant.
    By Katja Vujić
  11. post-pandemic life
    Losing My AmbitionAfter a career of making “strategic” moves, I’m embracing mediocrity.
    By Amil Niazi
  12. ambition
    Who Is the Girlboss Now?On TikTok, a reckoning with the millennial striver.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  13. my two cents
    How to Run Your Own Business Without Burning OutPatrice Washington on creating boundaries and taking Wednesdays off.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  14. my biggest setback
    A Leave of Absence Is Worth It in the Long RunTheresia Gouw, co-founder of Acrew Capital, on finding personal and professional growth after her divorce.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  15. dating
    My Ambition Turns Off More Men Than It AttractsMy dates claim to want an equal partner, but experience tells me the opposite.
    By Hannah Orenstein
  16. in her shoes
    What the Head of a Pasta Empire Wears to WorkChef Nancy Silverton covers up her Marni skirts with an apron.
    By Sheila Yasmin Marikar
  17. ask a boss
    ‘I Don’t Know How to Say ‘No’ at Work’You need to be less emotionally invested in doing a good job.
    By Alison Green
  18. parenting
    Exactly How Nannies Help Powerful Women Do It AllFrom scheduling FaceTimes while mom’s away to making sure dad isn’t stuck at home alone.
    By Eliza Brooke
  19. doing the most
    It’s Never Too Late: 25 Famous Women on Starting Over in a New CareerAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cardi B, Mindy Kaling, and more famous women on starting over in a new career.
    By Julie Ma and Brooke LaMantia
  20. culture
    June Diane Raphael No Longer Jumps at Any Acting JobThe Grace and Frankie star on how her ambition has changed.
    By Claire Lampen
  21. culture
    Natasha Rothwell Is in Her Brené Brown Life StageInsert “Insecure growth GIF” here.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  22. watch party
    Love & Basketball Doesn’t Sacrifice Anything for the Happy EndingThe early-aughts romantic classic reminds us that we can be our own first love.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  23. my two cents
    6 Women on How They Raised Money to Start a Business“Asking a family friend if I can borrow money just isn’t a reality for me.”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  24. money
    What It Takes to Actually Retire by 30And is it even worth it?
    By Courtney Runn
  25. in her shoes
    What the Producer of Big Little Lies and The Undoing Wears to WorkBruna Papandrea is a Blundstone devotee.
    By Katja Vujić
  26. 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
  27. power
    5 Brave, Bold-faced Women Share Their Screen-Time Reports“But this was down 49 percent from the week before.”
    By Katie Heaney
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. ask a boss
    ‘Should I Tell My Boss I’m Looking For a New Job?’Don’t do it!
    By Alison Green
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. career
    The Costs of Oversharing With Your BossSave the deep, dark secrets for a Zoom with your therapist, not your supervisor.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  48. 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
  49. ambition
    25 Famous Women on How They Get Their Best IdeasKacey Musgraves, Zadie Smith, and others give tips on staying productive.
    By Julie Ma and Brooke LaMantia
  50. q+a
    Returning to the Life You Blew Up“I was almost addicted to power and ambition,” Atoosa Rubenstein says. “Nothing was enough — vacations to Bali and Capri, going to the Met Ball.”
    By Yasmin Gagné
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