She attributes her success to growing up in a big farm family and ‘learning how to have an opinion’ in male-dominated world

When you decide to “lean out” or you are forced to do so, a lot of identity-shedding happens suddenly.

You rocked your career. You embraced the mission and advanced the vision of your employer … not to mention that you made money for them...

It just happened! They called you in and had “the talk.” Or maybe, you called them in and initiated “the talk.”

Given its assault on life, livelihood, and our collective psyche, the Covid pandemic easily qualifies as “the worst of times.”

I feel fortunate that, as a college professor, I’ve had the privilege of being able to plan my retirement.

​​Knowing I had “aged out” about 3 years before my agency happened to mention it, I was prepared for the conversation, lawyer on hand...