Acclaimed New York Times columnist and author Lisa Belkin was the guest speaker at the October 23, 2008 fall event presented by STRIDES, Advancing Women in Business, a networking program for women in business sponsored by Lowenstein Sandler PC.Ms. Belkin (center), whose books include Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom, is pictured at the event with STRIDES co-founders and members of the firm Mary J. Hildebrand (left) and Christine Osvald-Mruz (right), and Evaleon Hill, (far left) chair of The Women's Networking Committee of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, which co-sponsored the event with STRIDES. Marking the fifth anniversary of her much-discussed New York Times article, "The Opt-Out Revolution," Ms. Belkin discussed the impact of the article and the changes since its publication. The event was held at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ.