Dr. Sheila Robinson is the poster woman for turning adversity into opportunity. As an African American born in the South, she faced barriers based on her looks and background that she didn’t think possible. She focused on solutions, not problems; she looked for ways to make things better and urged others to be the best
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“Tonight’s victory is not about one person. It belongs to generations of women and men who struggled and sacrificed and made this moment possible.” – Hillary Clinton Regardless of where you stand politically, you have to agree that history was made when the Associated Press called the Democratic nomination for Hillary Clinton, making her the
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Congratulations to Leading Women co-author Lois Phillips, PhD. The Santa Barbara chapter of the Association for Women in Communication is honoring Lois, along with Santa Barbara’s congresswoman Hon. Lois Capps as a “2016 Woman of Achievement” during a luncheon on June 3, 2016. The Women of Achievement Awards was established by AWC-Santa Barbara in 2007
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Like many women in business, Joanna L.Krotz enjoyed her tenure as a top editor in media markets,but felt unfulfilled. While she saw herself as a change-agent, corporate bosses saw her as a troublemaker. Change was allowed, even sought after, but not too much. She learned not to rock the boat of the male-driven corporate system
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Today is Equal Pay Day, a date that identifies the extra months women must work to earn what men earned during the 12 months of the previous year. Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men’s and women’s
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Two expert trainers have supercharged their efforts to propel women to leadership parity by 2025. They did this by enrolling in Take The Lead’s Leadership Ambassador program, so they can integrate Gloria Feldt’s “9 Power Tools” into their own training and coaching. In this interview, they tell Dr. Nancy their personal stories about impacting change
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Everywhere you look, women are changing the face of leadership. Why? Because they are tired of waiting. They want to see gender parity in leadership in their lifetimes. At the current pace, this will not happen until 2095. Some powerful leaders of today’s women’s movement are gathering in Santa Barbara April 19-21 to help bring
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Leading Women co-author, Dr. Janet Rose Wojtalik strongly believes that parents must wake up to how their messages affect their children. Her work as a teacher and special education administrator,along with her own childhood experiences, have shown her how we actually program our children with what we say to them. Her new workbook, Raising Successful
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Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light – Vera Nazarian There’s nothing like a good book to educate, entertain or inspire you. Studies are proving time and time again that reading is beneficial for everything from improvement of memory to stress reduction. And for
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Leah Goldstein’s life has more action than a box office hit movie. That’s what happens when you perceive that there are no limits to what you can do through determination, hard work and belief that you can do anything in spite of the obstacles life throws your way. Her memoir, No Limits, tells her complete
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