Alyssa Oursler
Assistant editor at InvestorPlace, Gettysburg grad, hoops fan. @alyssaoursler, alyssaoursler.com
What it will really take for women to advance
Change must start at the bottom — with day-to-day expectationsWomen like Facebook’s COO Sherly Sandberg, with her recent book Lean In, and Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer, who moved into the corner office even as she expected her first child, continue to turn heads. And at the same time, articles calling for more women in such top positions — a shift of our minority status on Wall Street and in big business — have been more viral than cute cat videos. The approach most articles take, though, I find somewhat baffling.Alyssa Oursler5 min read
Jon Ronson: “Don’t let your writing be a dead shark”
As a New York Times-bestselling author, journalist, documentary maker and now screenwriter, Jon Ronson has a unique take on the fringes of human experience. Always fascinating and entertaining, his latest collection —Lost at Sea— follows stories including the life of emotional robots and the work of amateur nuclear physicists. We asked him how he works.Bobbie Johnson1 min read