Category Archives: Gender Issues

Sexual Misconduct as a Spectrum

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

  Here is an interview I did with David Brancaccio appearing on Marketplace Morning Report blog today about the Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct at Work (SSMW).  The spectrum is in the blog following this one. In the interview, we discuss … Continue reading →

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The Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct at Work (SSMW) – Where We Draw The Lines

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Daily we read about yet another person who has been accused of sexual misconduct.  And yet, except in the more obvious cases, people are unsure of where offensive or inappropriate behavior ends and sexual misconduct begins.  We’re operating in a … Continue reading →

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Article in the American Bar Association Journal – “Learning to Say ‘No'”

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Here are a few tips for women in particular about refusing “junk” assignments — written by Stephanie Ward. Link

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Replay of “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk”

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

It was 1993 when I wrote the Harvard Business Review reprint bestseller, “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk,” and 1995 when They Don’t Get It, Do They? was published. But then today I read Muck Rack and Susan Fowler’s … Continue reading →

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Hell Hath No Fury — This Time Let’s Make It Stick!

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Was the Women’s March on Washington and around the world a one-day event — a one-time venting?  It looked to me more like the women’s protests of the 1960’s.  My irascible, tireless friend, mentor and fellow professor, Betty Friedan, would … Continue reading →

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As Women March Around the World — A Look Back and Forward

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I wrote this article over a year ago and posted it also at Big Think. With women marching all over the world, and especially in Washington D.C., I thought it would be good to repost. It’s exciting to see women … Continue reading →

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A Sexism Wake-Up Call To Young Women — Election 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

(A Slightly edited version of this blog ALSO APPEARED on Huffington Post and currently has over 6,000 likes, which hopefully means it has struck a chord — that young women in particular are reconsidering where they stand and what they … Continue reading →

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Even in the White House, Women at the top Struggle to be “In The Room”

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

As I wrote in It’s All Politics, you have to be visible, central and relevant (VCR) to be promoted in most organizations. And this advice doesn’t just pertain to young women. For a while, young women are often “cute-and-little” and draw … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Speech — The First Female Presidential Candidate Knocks It Out of the Park!

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I heard the first few minutes of Hillary Clinton’s speech on the radio. I was worried. It was stilted. Seeing her on television didn’t initially assuage those concerns, as her eyes were wide and her words did not flow smoothly. … Continue reading →

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Meryl Streep — The “Real Deal” Hillary

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Meryl Streep starts this introduction of Hillary Clinton by mentioning how tough we can be on women. That’s not sour grapes. It’s supported by extensive research. Our choices in clothes, facial expressions, gestures, and walk, to name a few, are … Continue reading →

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