I’d like to start today with a poem in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: When Great Trees Fall by Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken. Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us. Our souls, dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened. Our minds, formed and informed by ... [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response I wanted to introduce you today to Emily Oster, author of Crib Sheet: a data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting, from birth to preschool. A professor of economics at Brown University, Oster uses data to help parents make more informed decisions. In this blog posts she explores some of the key issues in schools and coronavirus. Click here to access this resource. What will women’s travel look like post-pandemic? Journeywomen identifies five criterion women will use to determine their choices in the future. [Continue Reading]