Janet Yellen, Ph.D., made history this month as the first woman ever to be chosen to head the Federal Reserve. According to some accounts, this makes her the second most powerful person in the world and the most powerful woman. The person who controls the purse strings of the most powerful economy affects economies world-wide. […]
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I am honored to have been nominated for this Missourian award and to join the ranks of the amazing prior recipients. Some of these people I know well, including my husband Larry O’Reilly, my brother-in-law, Charlie O’Reilly and my dear friend and sister in-law, Mary Beth O’Reilly.
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The Representation Project (formerly MissRepresentation.org) continues to expose society’s limiting stereotypes that harm all of us: men, women, boys and girls. Most recently, they called attention to the lists of the most influential thinkers. Though women are proclaimed to use social media the most, they were mostly left off the lists.
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Wouldn’t it be great if there were one place you could trust for everything you want to know about staying healthy, fit and vital inside and out? GLOW Beauty, Health and Wellness Magazine is that place. Anne Akers founded GLOW to pursue her mission to connect readers with the top sources in beauty, health and
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Amazing women executives top television industry around the world The Hollywood Reporter has just published a list of 25 top women executives in 17 countries. The article says “these female innovators oversee empires, greenlight the shows that captivate millions and adapt in a rapidly changing media environment.” That’s great news for women around the world,
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By Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly I talk often about the importance of mentoring younger women. After I spoke with Dr. Janet Rose about her Seven Secrets of Parenting Girls, I realized these ideas applied equally well to working with other women in the workplace and community. Use these guidelines, adapted from Dr. Rose’s advice, to
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What Does a Princess Do? My granddaughter was VERY MUCH into princess dress ups when she was tiny, and one day I asked her what princesses do. “Oh,” she said ecstatically, “They wear beautiful gowns and hair.” As she spoke her hands glided down over the contours of a dress, smoothed her hair, touched the
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Co-author of Empowered Women Change the World, Gloria Feldt, recently founded a new women’s movement that aims to propel women into leadership parity across all sectors by 2025.
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Diana Nyad’s empowering messages for making your life count for something take on a new meaning now that she has achieved her goal! She swam over 100 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage (the first person to do it–ever). “Find a way” was her new mantra this time, which was her 4th attempt since turning 60. Her dream actually began when she was a child in Fort Lauderdale looking across at Cuba.
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How do you get along with other women? Do you have healthy, rewarding friendships or do you have a gnawing fear that you might be betrayed? Susan Shapiro Barash says that you could have both and she categorized the types of female friends you might have in her book, Toxic Friends. Susan teaches gender studies