Web Extras for fall 2009 Quarterly: "Inside the Real West Wing"
More About Mona K. Sutphen ’89
From Working Mother‘s “real mom stories”: The White House deputy chief of staff for policy and mom of two shares how she balances life in and beyond the West Wing.
Another World: Policy Chief Enters a New Phase
From The Washington Post: With her sharp analytical skills and duty to conscience, Sutphen made a name for herself even before she started advising the president as the White House deputy chief of staff for policy.
Mona Sutphen ’89 discusses role as Deputy Chief of Staff
From the 4/2/09 Mount Holyoke News: Sutphen has surprising advice for Mount Holyoke students about to join today’s workforce: “Don’t worry about what your job is for the first ten years after you graduate,” she says. “Learn a skill in that time. Follow your interests in the early part of your career. It all comes back and is relevant.”
Democrats on Ice
From the New York Times: Days before the Iowa caucuses, Sutphen was a foreign policy adviser to Obama. Her husband, Clyde Williams, was a domestic policy adviser to Hillary Clinton. Once high-ranking officials in the Clinton administration, the couple suddenly found themselves contemplating a return to political life.
Sisterhood of Powerful Black Women in Washington Politics Comes to the Fore
From The Washington Post: As part of the largest group of African American women ever to fill high-level government positions, Sutphen found among her peers “a really diverse and compelling group of women.”
Why the US shouldn’t worry overly about the rise of other global powers
The summer 2008 Alumnae Quarterly featured an article by Sutphen about ideas raised in her then-brand-new book, coauthored with Nina Hachigian, The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise.
Web extras for fall 2009 Quarterly: "China: Heaven or Hell for Female Execs?"
More articles about female execs in China
Women in China finally making a great leap forward
From The Christian Science Monitor: Women and girls have been making strides in every aspect of life in China, but some still say a “macho” business culture prevails.
Gree Electric’s Dong Mingzhu: why China’s leading businesswoman doesn’t do holidays
From telegraph.co.uk: The vice-chairman and president of Gree Electric Appliances, the world’s largest air conditioner manufacturer, sets an example for her staff by living up to her own high expectations.
Women under-represented on global corporate boards
From the Inquirer: According to a 2007 report issued by Corporate Women Directors International, women have made little progress in business on the international scale. Out of a pool of 200 companies (including China), men hold nearly 89 percent of the board positions.
Web Extras from fall 2009 Quarterly: "Riding out the Recession"
• Online resources for surviving a recession
• What financial adviser Ellen Martin Gantner ’91 tells her clients during this recession
• How the recession is affecting other alumnae
• Online resources for surviving a recession
The Bank Account That Can Save Your Marriage
From the Financial Post Magazine Daily: Sometimes, money is the problem—and it’s a hard one to address. Karin Mizgala, co-founder of the Women’s Learning Centre, suggests setting up “marriage saver” accounts to cover personal expenses.
Dealing With Recession Panic: The Science of Physical Exercise
From The Huffington Post: How do you manage stress in a recession? Psychiatrist and brain imaging researcher Srinivasan Pillay illuminates the link between physical and psychological activity that explains how a short walk could reduce anxiety.
Dealing with Recession-related Stress
New York Times business columnist Paul B. Brown offers a step-by-step outline for dealing with stress on the job. Mallary Tytel, president and founder of Healthy Workplaces, suggests ways to reduce employees’ stress.
