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By Robin Bailey-Chen
I live in suburban Los Angeles with my husband, two daughters, a hamster, and a Beta fish. I have been working in higher education administration for more than 20 years and I hold an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. My interests include women's leadership, work-life balance, and youth soccer.
My 14 year old just got back from a two day overnight to Disneyland. I’ve lived in Los Angeles for 24 years and only today did I learn about “Grad Night” from my colleagues at work.  It’s a time-honored southern California tradition  – one night in mid-Jun ... Read more...
I get it – a sense of humor helps people to cope, to relate, and to not take life too seriously.  But I’ve never found it funny when parents joke about their inability to keep up with the responsibilities of parenting, as in, “Johnny is wearin ... Read more...
Everyone, it seems, has a different opinion about Facebook.  I know people whose spouses won't allow them to join Facebook for fear that it's just a place to hook-up.  I have friends who use it pr ... Read more...
Picture this:  four teenage girls seated at the dining room table to a feast of their favorite foods including sushi, cheese and crackers, pizza, strawberries, mini-cupcakes, and  lemon bars.  This ... Read more...
If you've ever had a broken heart, you know that love is not guaranteed. If you've ever crouched beside a small child in an emergency room, whispering words of love, reassurance, and prayer as the doctor tenderly stitched a gaping wound, you know that motherhood i ... Read more...
The Prime Minister of India has called for "dispassionate debate" regarding sexual violence against women in his country and how to proceed in the wake of the death of the 23 year old medical student who died yesterday from injuries suffered when she was gang raped ... Read more...
Today I did it. I went to Control Panel and clicked "Accessibility Options."  Some of you will know exactly what that means. For the uninitiated (or Mac users) "Accessibility Options" is what you click if you want to change your font settings; in other wor ... Read more...
Ever realized that "stressed" is "desserts" spelled backwards?!?  If you ask me, it's not just by chance.  It's not a conspiracy, either.  It really is one of life's most important choices th ... Read more...
After three months of "sabbatical" (aka, unemployment), I'm back at work. And it feels so good. I feel like a whole person once again. Now, the fact that work makes me feel like a 'whole person, as if being a wife and mother - and person - isn't enough, can be de ... Read more...
It's one more item on my list of things I wish I knew when I began my career: the importance of organizational culture and its influence on one's work life.  Even if you're good at separating  work life ... Read more...