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Adventures in Growing Up: Salary Negotiation

5/4/11 6:31pm by avengingophelia
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Negotiation

I've never really negotiated my salary before. In part, that's because the only job I've ever been offered for that I realized had a too-low starting salary was my first one out of college, and I was in no place to refuse any work at that point. In part, though, it's been because the idea of negotiation makes me uncomfortable. With women still at something less than 80 cents to the male dollar, it's a big deal.  Read more >

What You Need to Know About Unemployment

2/19/11 11:00am by avengingophelia
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Unemployment benefits paper

I never thought unemployment was for me. Growing up, I had a parent who was quite often unemployed seasonally, for weather or job availability reasons. He drew unemployment during his laid off periods. I was totally aware of its existence, and of the safety net (limited as it may be) that it provides. Why, then, didn't I think to apply for it the moment I found myself without full-time work? I have no idea.  Read more >

Silence and sexism at BlogHer 09

7/25/09 7:20am by avengingophelia
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I've tweeted about this a couple of times over the past two days, but I'm writing about it here, too. I apologize for the redundancy--I guess I'm more than 140 characters worth of pissed off.  Read more >

Sponsoring the Girl Geeks

7/22/09 11:52am by avengingophelia
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In one of my earlier posts about BlogHer, I mentioned that I was surprised and happy to see the breadth of the sponsors list for the conference. Now that the final sponsors list is up, I wanted to say a bit more about that. First, here are the sponsors: Platinum Conference Sponsors Chevrolet< Green Works Walmart PepsiCo Tide & Bounce Gold Conference Sponsors  Read more >

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Full Name
Grace Mitchell
Member Since
April 2007
About Me: 

Grace is a writer-of-all-trades temporarily stranded in Northern Virginia and longing for the othe coast. She lives with her partner and various feline and canine companions. She thinks a lot about feminism and makeup, often on the same day. She blogs at www.NoOneWatching.com and www.HeroineContent.net.

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writer
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NOVA
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Reed College 01,Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs 07

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politics,feminism,dogs,makeup,baths,reviews

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feminism,animal welfare,civil rights,labor

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