9 Lives for Women Blog

About 100 years ago when I worked with Emily Laux at Institutional Investor, I was impressed by the fact that she knew exactly what was going on in every corner of the world. Not so unusual for an American woman who was born in Vietnam and had a State Department father—but I still found it fascinating that…

When one half of a couple is contemplating retirement, reinvention can be the result for both husband and wife. That was the case with Gay and Roger Squire, now owners of Squire House, an upscale B&B in Dorset, Vermont. Gay raised two sons and had a brief stint as a social worker. Roger had a senior post at…

You’re networking among friends, family, acquaintances, professionals in your industry and all your former colleagues.  You’re on Linkedin and you attend frequent networking meetings, too.  It may seem that you have all your job search networking bases covered, but you might not.  Most job seekers forget a major networking resource:  their school alumni associations.  Every…

Maybe you’re waffling about a return to work because you think you have to completely give up your freedom and work for an inflexible boss.  That’s only one possible scenario:  don’t forget the option of working for your flexible self.    The entrepreneurial path isn’t for everyone—but those who can roll up their sleeves for…

At Wheaton College in Massachusetts, Hope Ogletree was a true liberal arts student: she began as a music major and left with a degree in American Studies.  She learned a lot about many interesting subjects, but her biggest take-away could not be found in textbook pages.  Hope says that the college gave her lifelong confidence…

It has often been said that necessity is the mother of invention.  Especially when two smart mothers identify a need. One day Kirsten Lambert and Joan Ripple of Hingham, Massachusetts were walking their dogs and talking about their college freshmen.  That morning’s topic?  Sheets that never seemed to leave the bed and enter the washing…