Women are rising up through the ranks of many different types of career paths.  This includes careers where women were not common before now.  You would think women are helping each other out.  More senior women helping junior women make their mark.  However, I don’t think this is case.  I’m not saying that women don’t help each other at all.  I have had many women lend me a hand over time.  What I am saying there are many times where women get shut out by other women.  When that happens it doesn’t make sense.

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I think everyone these days could use a PR firm.  Unlike any other time before the Internet, we have the power to say whatever is on our mind in an instant.  No longer a problem for the famous, now anyone can say something that could at best make them look bad or at worst destroy their life.  I love YouTube for mostly makeup tutorials and cooking shows.  Lately my YouTube feed has been drowning in people with drama.  The drama is entertaining, but what I want to point out is how a person can really ruin their reputation using social media.  This is not a post on how to use social media.  There are already too many of those articles out there.  What I want to talk about is reputation management for the average person.

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Dr. Tuteur, the author the Skeptical OB blog, posted an article on why antibiotics are more acceptable than vaccines.  If you want to read the full post click here.   Dr. Tuteur suggests the reason why antibiotics are more acceptable than vaccines are the fact that antibiotics are simple and work quickly.  A vaccine on the other hand has a more complex mechanism of action and you don’t see it working.

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Online degree programs have endured a stigma.  Many people believe if you didn’t go to a brick and mortar school, you didn’t really earn a degree.  When I talk to some people about how I got my PhD, it goes something like this:

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