“In today’s fast-paced world, we parents grapple with balancing work, children, home, and making time for ourselves among a myriad of competing priorities.” With schools going virtual, and companies extending their work from home timelines, the home has never been busier! As winter break is around the corner, today’s woman dreamer, Anuja Das, a software development manager at Oracle, shares her expertise on how she keeps her kids engaged and enriched during the pandemic. From family outing ideas and activities to encouraging device-free time, Anuja’s tips are for every busy mom, planning for this year’s school break! She writes, ”we are raising citizens of the new world - values such as inclusion and empathy should be ingrained in them”

“Comedy is one of the most DIFFICULT forms of public speaking. " “A good comedian can honestly make most types of speeches engagingly. I take skills I use as a stand-up and use them when I make corporate presentations or even teach kids public speaking!” Today’s woman dreamer, Sumedha Ahuja-Bahri, is a woman of many talents. Not only is she a patent lawyer, she is also the founder of “Highest Speak”, a talented comedy writer, and more. Sumedha shares her favorite comedians, her experiences as a woman stand-up comic, and her dream to encourage kids and families of all cultures and backgrounds to learn the powerful art of public speaking! She writes, “Remember, that our limitations can still allow us to be limitless. Coffee, chocolate, and virtual filters are your friends forever.” Enjoy her exciting story below!

“In school, I used to raise my hand and burst out saying “I disagree!”. My classmates were ducking on their desks, sometimes begging me to shut up, but my teachers smiled.” Today’s woman dreamer, Frederique Rigoulot, is the News Director of the Belmont Media Center. She shares her story behind her journalism career in the U.S. and France and some fascinating anecdotes about French and American culture.