Latest articles by Lea Goldman
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'Black-ish' Star Tracee Ellis Ross Is Redefining What a Smart, Beautiful, Successful Working Woman Really Looks Like on TV
*Finally*.
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Meet the Woman Who Helped Bring 'Hamilton' to the Stage
Jill Furman talks about her role
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The Big Exit: How 3 Women Made Serious Bank by Selling Their Startups for Millions
Ca-ching.
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Test-Driving the New iPhone 6s: The Official Marie Claire Review
Live photos, "pop and peek" previews...these new features are going to change the game.
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Till Careers Do Us Part
A new generation of smart, accomplished women is learning the hard way that just because a man says he's enamored by a successful woman doesn't mean he actually wants one. Now they're rewriting the rules on love and marriage.
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Laura Alber: The Powerhouse
In a rare interview, Williams-Sonoma Chief Executive Officer Laura Alber, 45, sounds off on how to ace an interview, surviving her toughest crisis, and the media's double standard for women at the top.
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Are We Allowed to Gloat?
Marie Claire's Features and Special Projects Director delves into why so many women who "opted-out" of their careers, now want back in.
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The Problem with Casual Fridays
It's supposed to be easy — slip on some jeans and a cute blouse and go. So why do so many women have trouble nailing it?
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MC@Work: Passport to Success
Want to upgrade your career? Relocate! That's the takeaway from Joanne Crewes, who at 25 moved to Japan for Procter & Gamble, armed with little more than a dictionary and a taste for adventure. Two decades and five passports later, she's overseeing the company's massive high-end beauty business worldwide.
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Jessica Chastain: Supernova
Jessica Chastain stormed Hollywood last year with a string of daring roles that had everyone taking notice. Now the star of Zero Dark Thirty, one of the year's most controversial and highly anticipated new films, is ready to stake her claim as the actress to beat. Also, be sure to check out all of the photos from our December cover shoot with Jessica, and browse the star's best red carpet moments!
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MC@Work: Getting to Know Orit Gadiesh
As chairman of top consulting firm Bain & Company, Orit Gadiesh reveals her secrets for succeeding in a mostly male profession — and what former boss Mitt Romney is really like.
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Why Women Pay More
From dry cleaning to haircuts, women often pay more than men due to gender pricing. Find out why you may be paying more, but receiving less. You can drop your local representative a line demanding a federal law outlawing gender pricing at marieclaire.com/womenpaymore.
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Who to Ask Why Women Pay More
After you read our full report on why women pay more, drop your local governor or member of Congress a line demanding a federal law outlawing gender pricing. We've posted all of their contact information here!
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At Work with Estee Lauder President Thia Breen
The power player shares the most important lessons learned from 30 years in the beauty business.
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The Big Business of Breast Cancer
Some $6 billion a year is committed to breast cancer research and awareness campaigns. Is it any wonder that the disease has become a gold mine for pink profiteers and old-fashioned hucksters?
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Anna Faris: Blonde, Ambitious & In on the Joke
She has made a lucrative career playing ditzy bombshells for laughs. This month, she stars in the raunchy What's Your Number? Is she crazy for thinking these roles might actually be opening doors for women in Hollywood?
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What It Costs to Be Me: U.S. Edition
Women from across the nation reveal their annual income, how they spend their money, and what they love to splurge on!
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New Health Trend: IV Vitamin Therapy
The latest must-have procedure of wellness-obsessed body buffs: customized intravenous vitamin cocktails. But do they really work?
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Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Speaks Out
What's it like running an organization in the crosshairs of politicians, rabid opposition, and even the Supreme Court? For Cecile Richards, 53, the stately president of Planned Parenthood, it's business as usual.
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Are Women Too Emotional at Work?
Now that women make up the bulk of the workforce, should we brace ourselves for more tears at the office?
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What Does Your Desk Say About You?
Whether it's a shrine to your kitty or clean enough to conduct surgery in, your workspace makes a big statement. But are you sure it's the one you want to make?
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What It Costs to Be Me
Five women from around the world reveal how they spend their money, what they're saving for — and their most expensive shoes!
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Success Secrets of 30-Something Moguls
Dream of quitting your ho-hum day job and starting your own company? Meet three women who made fortunes doing just that. Here, they reveal what it really takes to make it big in business. Ready to strike out on your own? Top businesswomen fill you in on what they wish they knew when starting out.
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Life Behind Bars
So, what's life really like on the inside of a federal women's prison? Marie Claire's Lea Goldman talked to Piper Kerman, author of the soon-to-be-released memoir Orange Is the New Black, about her 15-month sentence in lockup in Danbury, Connecticut.PLUS: Read an excerpt from Orange Is the New Black here.
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I Had Shock Therapy... And I'd Do It Again
Last year, an estimated 100,000 people treated their severe depression or bipolar disorder with powerful bolts of electricity to the brain. Here, one woman describes her experience undergoing the radical procedure.
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Two Minute Date with Jason Schwartzman
The weirdly normal Jason Schwartzman.
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What Kind of Mother Leaves Her Kids?
Divorcing dads give up custody every day. Increasingly, so do moms. So why are they judged more harshly for it? Three women tell their story.
