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Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Learn to fall. My dad always used to say, it’s one thing to learn how to ride a horse but you’ve got […] Read more…
When do you know…when a guy is not for you? Some women say they know at first glance. Other women have what I call the three date rule. I have found that a personality could turn average joe on date one into big sexy fun by date three. But how does online dating […] Read more…
I’m 22 and at the cross-road. I can either start a PhD in physics on a topic I really enjoy (probably at my school) or I can find a job in the industry. I feel like taking the PhD-way because I love research and that’d let me time for side projects, but I wonder […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Don’t set out to prove something to someone else…prove it to yourself and you will earn the respect of others. 2. Believe […] Read more…
A record number of millennials are living at home. Are they living the high life or avoiding the high cost of living? It’s much more the latter but it does make me wonder if this trend will extend the era of delayed adulthood. According to a Pew Research study, 21.6 million young […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. A friend who always cares about whether you get home safe. 2. To know that the only story about you that matters […] Read more…
Today we have a post on the realities of the “hookup culture” with an intro from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor. ~ The recent New York Times article about female students at the University of Pennsylvania rekindled the discussion on how college women handle relationships and sex. Many […] Read more…
As you may have noticed from the side bar here, I recently launched 40 Women to Watch Over 40 an initiative to celebrate the achievements of over 40 women and give visibility to new role models. I just wrote a post about my journey getting there on Medium. You can read it here – To […] Read more…