by Rebecca Tinsley, founder of Network for Africa and Leading Women Co-Author “Why waste time teaching people about their human rights when they’re hungry?” It’s a reasonable question, until you witness the expression on the face of a woman in a remote rural African village when she learns she is officially, legally equal to a
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Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. – Ed Cunningham One theme that was repeated over and over in the recent election season was “making our voices heard.” Left, right, red or blue, it seemed like not one person in the country felt like anyone
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In the past few years, I’ve met some of the most inspiring women of my life. These women support other women by reaching out to help them succeed. These advocates for change know that the more women they help up the ladder, the more they will transform outdated ideas and create new possibilities for generations
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How ’bout that Hillary? Tough as a boot made of elephant hide, a lightning rod for criticism, she has hung in there all these years and almost achieved her goal. Whether running the race of her life for the highest office in the land is a reward or a punishment depends on your point of view, but
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Taking a further look at Women in the Workplace 2016, it seems that women on the path to leadership tend to get less access to the people, input, and opportunities that accelerate careers. As a result, you see few women advancing to the top of the corporate ladder. This disparity is especially pronounced for women
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I recently attended my second Diversity Woman Business Leadership Conference, this year in Baltimore. Once again I welcomed the feeling of inclusion; we are all women coming together to support one another. If I were ever to feel set apart, I might expect this to be the place, where three quarters of the attendees were
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When it comes to advancing in the workplace, it turns out women may be “leaning in” without getting very far, according Women in the Workplace 2016, a new report from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org. The report finds that women are less likely than men to receive the first critical promotion to manager—so far fewer
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Criticism isn’t always constructive, and it can often be a form of bullying. However, it can also be also be meant as a gift from someone who has our best interests at heart. A new study shows that men and women deal with the emotional fallout associated with receiving feedback or criticism differently. A group
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One year ago, the FDA buckled to pharmaceutical company pressure and approved the female libido drug flibanserin (brand name: Addyi). Flibanserin had failed as an antidepressant but women taking it reported it gave them more good sex. The drug manufacturer hopes to develop it as a non-hormonal treatment for hypoactive sexual disorder, a condition in
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This year more than ever before, little girls can dare to dream to be anything they want when they grow up, even President of the United States. The unreachable is now attainable and the shards of the final glass ceiling lie trampled under our feet. But this new opportunity doesn’t come without responsibility. Our continued
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