If you watched the recent Women’s World Cup Final, you saw some amazing leading women on the field. As Leslie Grossman pointed out on her Leadership Blog, they radiated leadership during the finals from the very first second of play. Like her, I could feel the energy coming right through the TV screen. And the […]
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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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A couple of years ago, I started making my dad cookies for Christmas. I had run out of ideas for him. He has every power tool known to man or woman, no longer wears out his clothes and has more magazine subscriptions than he can possibly read in his lifetime. He also has a diabetic wife who no longer bakes like she once did. Having sampled the store-bought cookies at their house, I saw a void I could fill.
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A life time of magical Christmas Days can create unrealistic expectations for feelings of happiness and joy. When we’re children, we’re eager for Santa bringing gifts and all the goodies to eat and drink. As teenagers, we’re excited to be out of school, spend time with our friends and PARTY! As adults, we assume responsibility
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Women need to help one another, and all women need to learn to be financiall stable,
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It is not often you meet someone who you just click with and as they say “are on the same page” with you. I have been blessed so many times I have stopped counting. I have been surrounding myself with smart, amazing women for over 10 years and in the last three years. Not surprising, I found
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If you have not had a chance to visit the United Nations in New York City you need to put it on your bucket list. I had just such an opportunity in February to be a delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women. I was thrilled when I was asked to go and
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Watching Maria Shriver on the Today Show reminded me what women can do when they feel empowered to be their best selves. Each of the star-studded presenters at the 2010 Women’s Conference in California has followed her inner guidance and overcome doubts to become who she really is. And look what they’ve done with their
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A publisher asked me recently how the book Timeless Women Speak: Feeling Youthful At Any Age differs from other books for women at midlife. Dr. Nancy’s research with over 1,200 women (published in the American Journal of Health Behavior) showed that nearly half were afraid of getting older. Many women do not feel confident in
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I’ve heard midlife women fretting recently that younger women today aren’t feminists and that they think all the battles have already been won. Not so, according to a very smart post by Katha Pollitt about Feminism’s Generation War. Pollitt gives a knowledgeable overview and concludes that the grievances among older and younger women come down
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