Recent media spin on the popularity of the novel “50 Shades of Grey” suggests that assertive and successful feminists want men to be rough and in charge, (e.g. Newsweek “The Fantasy Life of Working Women: Why Surrender is a Feminist Dream”). Accomplished woman scholar, Dr. Birute Regine disagrees. She says that the book has all […]
Popularity of 50 Shades of Grey Does NOT Mean Women Want to Be Dominated. Read More »
We’re so used to it we’ve almost stopped noticing it. But although women were making progress in politics for several decades, they are losing ground in a big way! Only 9 out of 109 world leaders (including President, Chancellor, Queen) are women. Women hold just 17% of seats in Congress Women occupy 22% of state
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This election year we’ll hear the usual gnashing of teeth about the lack of good candidates. But it turns out both major political parties have young moms in the pipeline that might very well become presidential candidates in the not-too-distant future. What would that be like? A chief executive who knows from experience that discussions
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Remember Your Mom This Mother’s Day I Miss My Mother Are you missing your mother? Even if your mom is gone, you can cherish her in memory. By sharing precious memories with family and friends, you can honor her this holiday. I organized an impromptu “Celebrate Your Mamas” party with my women friends, and you
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Thank you, Mom …—–by Shelley Kauffman for always being there.for at least trying to understand where I’m coming from and for listening to me without judgment.for allowing me to make mistakes and helping me deal with the consequences.for teaching me to tell the truth even when the consequences may seem more than
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I recently went through a bag of handouts and notes from the Women In Communications national conference in Tulsa. So it was six months ago — so what? At least I went through them and found some gems to share with you. June Werdlow Rogers, a retired DEA special agent in charge, spoke from her
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At the Women In Communications Conference in Tulsa, October 2011, keynote speaker Renee Moorefield described ways in which we can create healthier organizations. Moorefield is CEO of Wisdom Works and co-author of Driven by Wellth: The 7 Essentials for Healthy, Sustainable Results in 21st Century Business & Leadership . Her entire keynote was interesting, but
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If “impenetrable mess” is what you think of when you hear the word “technology”, listen up! At a time when women are struggling to make 77 cents to every dollar men make, there are jobs where women are paid more fairly. They are called STEM and they encompass a wide variety of fields that apply
Women Wanted: STEM Jobs Add 1/3 More to Income Read More »
How to Make the Pay Gap Go Away Are you mad yet? Perhaps you are not willing to wait until 2076 for equal pay to creep into women’s lives? That’s actually how long it will take at the pace of the last 30 years. It doesn’t have to be that way. Women can take control
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When you look into the mirror, what do you see? Best-selling author, Bridget Cook saw love. Like many of us Bridget struggled to please others, overachieving without regard to the gifts she had to offer the world. On the brink of life or death, Bridget experienced the miracle of self-love and understood how discovering her
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