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Articles that have been published on Metiza
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Breaking The Wall On Wall Street: Women in Finance
The Me Too and Time’s Up movements have encouraged a rapid re-examination of women’s roles in various industries. It’s a process that is only just beginning; while many injustices have been brought to…
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Your Presence is What’s Most Important: Give the Gift of You
The season of celebration has turned into the season of stampede. Buy! Buy! Buy! Hurry, before it’s too late! Advertisements tell us to beat the crowds, be the first person in line, and,…
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No Demi Lovato, We Do Not Need A Man To Make Us Feel Whole
It’s 8:30AM, and I am driving to yoga. Demi Lovato’s song, “Tell Me You Love Me,” comes on the radio. I turn up the volume, as I am already bopping to the beat…
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I Do It For Me: How Exercise Lifts Mental Health
“3 more, 2 more, 1 more, done!” My trainer holds his hand up and I high-five him with force. Slap! I never end on a low note—some weak, noiseless pat on the hand.…
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Gloria Steinem’s Message To Me: Celebrate Who You Are
In my teens, I became aware of women’s rights from watching the 1960s comedic sitcom on TVLand, That Girl, starring Marlo Thomas. In the show, a young woman, Anne Marie, quits her job…
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Fulfilled Your College Requirements? Time to Fulfill Yourself
I recently graduated from Stony Brook University—earning my Bachelor of Arts in English and Writing—and I’m still basking in the biggest accomplishment in my life thus far. But, at the back of my…
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Let’s Not Wait Until We Are 60
I can’t remember the last time I really worried about being appealing… I think it was a really long time ago. -Meryl Streep When I was seventeen years old, Meryl Streep shared with…
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A Portrait of a Worrier to Warrior
As early as junior high, I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t know what. What I knew was: I worried. I pressured myself to succeed. I sweat profusely without explanation. This was a portrait…
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Self-Help for Self-Help
Have you ever noticed that Barnes & Noble has a whole bookcase—not a shelf but a whole bookcase—dedicated to self-help books? Have you ever noticed that many women’s magazines (print and online) repeatedly…