Women are often meeker in meetings and afraid to ask for raises and promotions. I've told countless female colleagues to stop apologizing when they ask for more. It's not personal, it's business.
People assume that I came back to Washington because of the 'Post', but the truth is less romantic. I came back for a job.
My mother doesn't cook; my grandmother didn't cook. Her kids were raised by servants. They would joke about Sunday night dinner. It was the only night she would cook, and apparently it was just horrendous, like scrambled eggs and Campbell's soup.
People assume that I came back to Washington because of the 'Post', but the truth is less romantic. I came back for a job.