Too many women still have to choose between their professional aspirations and relationship success. It’s up to men to defy damaging cultural expectations.
Kara AlaimoAssociate Professor:Journalism
Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of public relations at Hofstra University and author of “Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication.” She previously served in the Obama administration.
Public relations lesson No. 1: Word of how companies treat their staffers gets around quickly.
The pandemic has changed family life, and not necessarily for the worse. It’s also given mothers the chance to finally change the things that didn’t work in the Before Times.
In a year of crises, the biggest public relations flops were self-inflicted.
Sincere messages of support, paired with well-placed donations and changes to corporate practices, can help companies get through the chaos unscathed.
We talk a lot about flexible schedules, especially in quarantine. But knowing what’s ahead can ease the parenting-while-working juggle.
Sex offenders go largely unscreened and your most personal information is being shared with advertisers.
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As temperatures rise outside, companies turn up the AC, to the detriment of women’s productivity and comfort. There’s a solution.
Extras like gyms and free meals are great for keeping employees happier – and at work longer. Parents don’t have that luxury, and employers would do well to provide it.
Women aiming for the C-suite need mentoring from the women who’ve already reached the top. Those mentors should be getting the credit from their employers.
Parents are increasingly demanding contracts that restrict when kids’ caregivers can be on their phone and what they can do online.
Companies have an opportunity to ease the hardship of the shutdown, and build goodwill from consumers.
Writers find redemption against the odds on the imperiled southernmost continent.
Companies from Facebook to Victoria’s Secret gave themselves completely avoidable black eyes.
Record-setting turnover like the departure of chief of staff John Kelly does not bode well for the Trump administration.
Removing misinformation is too big a job for any single company. Facebook and others should enlist users to help.
Disclosures are far more likely to come from White House allies than from disgruntled officials.
Women are running in record numbers in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Many could be set up to fail after they’re in office.
Companies should hold firm on hiring contracts that set a lower threshold for withholding golden parachutes.
