A new buzzphrase has entered the lexicon of gender politics over the past few months- "the confidence gap." Brought into the public awareness by The Atlantic's in-depth feature on the concept, its renaissance came about through conversations on the topic with journalists Claire Shipman and Katty Kay that informed the new book The Confidence Code: … Continue reading Women In Comedy Are Hurdling The Confidence Gap
Review and Ruminations: Scott Stossel’s “My Age of Anxiety”
Roughly once a year, I find a book that is, for lack of a more descriptive term, me. In previous years, I've bestowed that ambiguous crown upon Henry Emmons' The Chemistry of Calm and Susan Cain's Quiet. The early favorite for 2014 is Scott Stossel's My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for … Continue reading Review and Ruminations: Scott Stossel’s “My Age of Anxiety”
Amma Marfo 