The Middle

Gysela’s dreams were coming true. The B-O-Y in charge gave her money to start her own publication, however, it was about a subject she knew nothing about. She tried not to let that fact stop her. She hired freelance writers, built a web site…It was fun and happy until a major company deadline came around. …

Women still prefer men as bosses?

A colleague, who is an obvious member of the good ol B-O-Y network, said, “Unfortunately, university studies conclude that both men and women prefer male bosses.” Apparently this is the accepted “norm” because a university studied it. They’ve obviously never asked a headstrong girl who was born in the late 70s. I need a woman …

To the Femmebots of Miami

My strengths: Connecting dots, managing time, 90% confident, physically attractive, thoughtful, generous, spontaneous, 99% happy, creative, headstrong…being a Latina writer and helping all my Latina writers with big mouths and big ideas — Marga Gomez, you know who you are. My weaknesses: Impatient, managing time, desperate for attention, headstrong, know-it-all, judgmental, self-conscious, power trippy, spontaneous, …

Email pitching: Timing, syntax and facts are everything.

In our jobs we have a lot of persuading to do. But if you try to persuade too much you sound desperate. No one likes a desperate woman, so why would they respond to a desperate email? What if you just tease? What if you don’t need their business like you don’t necessarily need a …

11 p.m. Operations Malfunctioning

After spending a full day behind a computer, sitting at meetings and remaining calm under pressure, a Femmebot’s wiring starts on the downward spiral of short-circuiting. Signs of this nightly occurrence is bitchiness, frequent whining and confusion. The best cure for this is a glass of wine or bedtime. DO NOT try to engage a …

Never forget where you came from.

That’s the mantra of a Femmebot climbing the social and economic ranks of the United States of America. Or at least it should be. You can’t be one generation removed from your immigrant parents and forget the cracking sounds of their backbreaking work. It’s not just Latinas – it’s Jewish girls, Chinese girls, Indian girls, …