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American Bar Association Takes a Stand on the Equal Rights Amendment

Blog, Politics, Women's Rights / By

On August 6, 2024, the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates presented Resolution #601, which declared full support for the implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), listing the constitutional reasons why equal rights on the basis of sex should finally become the recognized 28th Amendment to the Constitution. “The resolution passed by acclamation, with […]

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New Mission-Oriented Book Debuts on Women’s Equality Day

Amazing Women Make A Difference, Blog, Women Helping Women / By

Great leaders are driven by a mission to make a difference. Does your mission define your purpose and prepare you to seize opportunities and step into your power?  If there’s one thing that Dr. Nancy and Mission Matters CEO and Founder Adam Torres both believe in, it’s the power of our stories. Everyone has a

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Women Leaders Are Crucial to Democracy

Blog, Leadership, Politics, Women In Politics, Women in Power / By

The business case for women leadership has been built and verified multiple times—businesses are more profitable when there are more women in top leadership positions and serving on the boards. The studies point directly to the bottom line and credit it to increased productivity, better use of resources, and solution-driven strategies. So, when people complain

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What Makes Women Great Leaders

Blog, Empowerment, Gender issues, Leadership, Women Helping Women / By

Women lead differently. While they aren’t usually the physically strongest people in the room, or the most powerful, they’ve learned to do the heavy lifting. That means listening to others, enlisting their talents and bringing them together to get things done. Heavy lifting can be anything from solving a persistent community problem, smoothing ruffled feathers

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The Election and the Equal Rights Amendment

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After over 100 years of fits and starts, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)— a proposed amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women—has become a hot topic this election cycle, which could bode well for its publication. Simply put, the ERA says, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or

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TAKE THE LEAD Honors Lynda Carter at Conference On Women’s Equality Day

Blog, Career, Careers, Uncategorized, Your Career / By

Ten years ago, I joined 3,000 other women at Gammage Hall on the Arizona State University campus. Together, we listened to Sheryl Sandberg, Karen Finney, Erica Gonzalez, Pat Mitchell, Gloria Feldt, Carla Harris, and other powerful speakers talk about the importance of advancing more women into leadership. They challenged women, men, organizations, and policymakers to

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A Global Shift in How We Approach Reproductive Rights

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guest post by Asha Dahya Earlier this month, my team and I flew to Colombia for a week to conduct interviews for a new podcast series, Green Tide Rising. Over eight episodes, Latina host and producer Kat Lazo and I plan to showcase the work that Latin American feminists are doing to push for reproductive

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