It makes me livid that Bravo gave her a platform to speak. Granted I didn't watch it, and it's not like Bravo is an investigative news show, but to applaud her "personal decision" just makes me fume. The scientist in me wants to write her a scathing letter, but with people like her there's just no reasoning. I…

I don't have experience with small, liberal arts colleges, but I will say, I have seen at an R1 these negotiations come across in emails exactly like that multiple times. The first time I saw it, I was taken aback (as I've always negotiated via the phone like you suggested), but I've seen it several more times, so…

I'm with you to an extent. I think it's absolutely horrible that they rescinded her offer. They could have come back to her and tried to talk to her and explain why some of her requests weren't possible. And yes, the maternity leave thing is fishy and makes it seem that it might not have been the best working…

When my parents got divorced (at least 20 years ago), my father was obligated to pay child support until we turned 21. I think it varies by state and by situation.

OMG, I was dying when his family kept warning the ladies about him. WARNING SIGNS: His own family doesn't think he's that great!

I've never watched the Bachelor before, but this season a girl I went to college with was on as was someone from Columbus, OH, where I live. So with that, a group of my friends and I began to hate-watch. Is it complete trash? Yes. Do I think that most of the women (and men) who go on it have serious self-esteem…

I would think it would be more dangerous to drive an entire country as opposed to an SUV!

A great read on the subject: http://deadspin.com/5893189/what-h…

I hope synergistic and innovative are on there. At my job those words are used daily, and every time I hear synergistic a little part of me dies.

I think the highlight was Bette Midler singing "Wind Beneath My Wings" to recently departed celebrities. Lovely people? Perhaps. But heros? Puhlease. That is just offensive. It was as this point that the fiance and I both turned to each other and simultaneously said circle jerk. Glad you shared my sentiments.

No. I don't pay for LinkedIn, and I just looked, and I can also access this feature.

Agreed. I'm not a fan of the fan (pun INTENDED), but I love gold and sparkles like woah. I'd gladly put the vast majority of this furniture in my house.

I don't know why you assume this home doesn't represent her? Taste is individual. Maybe she really likes the gold circular fan thing? It's not to my taste, but I assume she selected the items or paid someone to select items for her. She seems happy with the outcome as a representation of herself, so why are we…

I think the issue is that not everyone can afford to live without an income for an extended period of time in order to complete an internship. I don't presume to know your circumstances, but I also interned for the senate years ago, and I had a great experience, and like you mentioned, most internships were unpaid. …

A friend of mine (huge Dem) actually worked on that campaign, and he said it was really interesting to work with so many conservatives who were really helping him reach the same end goal. Regardless of their reasoning, it had our desired outcome, and it's nice to see individuals working across party lines for a…

I think part of it is that you are more likely to run in the same circles and be friends with those who have similar education backgrounds. I don't think it's always that master's level individuals are always seeking out other master's degree holders, it's just that they are more likely to know people with similar…

Did anyone else read The Engagements? I know it's a work of fiction, but it also details the life of the individual who coined the term "a diamond is forever." I thought it was really interesting to see how over the years diamond sellers have evolved to market previously undesirable commodities to the masses,…

Sure! As taken from my dissertation: "In particular, women who engage in risky drinking behaviors are more likely to be victims of sexual assault and/or rape (Abbey, 2002; Crawford et al., 2008), intimate partner violence (Klostermann & Fals-Stewart, 2006) and accidental pregnancy (Ingersoll et al., 2005)." Those…

Oh definitely. My post above wasn't meant to be gender specific. One of my posts on this thread does mention the gender bias in advertisements and "education" where women are often shamed for being drunk but men are not. However, there are some unique consequences for women (not victim blaming just sharing what the…

I totally agree with you, just probably am not articulating it very well. Women and men experience many negative consequences associated with binge drinking, and my argument (in my dissertation) is that women also are subject to unique negative consequences (unintended pregnancy, sexual assault, rape (for both sexual…