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Dish!

The subtitle of Dish which was written by Barbara Moses is Midlife Women Tell the Truth about Work, Relationships and the Rest of Life.   Moses says the book is populated by many voices. Over the years immediately prior to her writing the book, she received close to a thousand stories from women, including those who responded to an email survey she did, in connection with an article she wrote about why women should fight to express their authentic selves at work. She married these thousand voices to those of thirty women, in their late-thirties to mid-fifties, whom she calls life mentors, insightful, thoughtful, interesting women who she personally selected to be part of the group. And she changed all of their ...

Would you advise a young woman to socialize with her work colleagues?

I think it is important to have good working relationships with colleagues and socializing is a way of getting to know your colleagues better and improving communication. However, I think it is also important to have a professional relationship with your colleagues so you need to be careful. There can be both professional and personal benefits from socializing with colleagues but at the end of the day, it is important to balance your work and home life.