Women in technology
Padmasree Warrior on Why She Doesn’t Believe in Work-Life ‘Balance’
We kick off our week-long series on issues of work-life balance in male-dominated fields with Cisco Systems’ Chief Technology and Strategy Officer Padmasree Warrior, one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley. In her role at Cisco – a $43-billion company and the world’s largest maker of computer network gear – she drives technology […]
In Defense of a Shorter Maternity Leave
Back in July, Marissa Mayer took the reigns of Yahoo. In the process, she became the youngest CEO of a fortune 500 company. But while her youth made history, it was the fact that she was six months pregnant when she took the job that had the blogosphere passing judgment. But if they were passing […]
Mae Jemison’s Quest to Take us All into Space
Many of us dream about one day traveling to space. But unless you’re willing to dedicate a lifetime to the rigors of becoming a NASA astronaut, how can you ever hope to get there? 100-Year Starship is an organization that hopes to answer that question. Its mission: To take civilians to outer space within the […]
Lonely In A Digital Age
Many of us spend hours with our smartphones and computers, texting and emailing. We peruse social networking sites, updating our followers several times a day on our moods and thoughts. In many ways, it seems we have greater safeguards against loneliness than we ever have. But Professor Sherry Turkle wonders if, in the age of digital […]