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“How Many Kids Do You Have?”
For over twenty-five years I’ve interviewed people all over the world. From talking about candy in Chicago to shampoo in Shanghai my job has been about parking my preconceptions. My work requires me to design questions that create space for answers I haven’t...
Age as Proxy: How Society Decides If Your Life Is Temporary or Complete
When I did a stand-up comedy course, the warm-up exercise involved standing on the stage one by one. Then everyone tells you their ‘read’ of you without saying a word. I got middle aged, middle class, mother. Two out of three were right. What struck me wasn’t that...
Modern Women Live Between Two Clocks
The career clock counts up. The creation clock counts down. Modern women are expected to live inside both—and the consequences are reshaping society.