Empowerment

This Season is the Perfect Time to Invest in Women

At the recent Fortune-TIME Global Forum in Rome, Cherie Blair and Bineta Diop joined New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof to discuss the ways that the private sector has both a moral and commercial interest in harnessing the power of women and girls to grow their business. All three speakers agreed that focusing on girls’ […]

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Women Speak Up and Stand Out

Today, Transformational Leadership Coach Regina Huber speaks five languages and has 18 years of corporate business experience in six countries. But she had to build her self-confidence to get where she is today, CEO of her own company, Transform Your Performance, and helping other women to speak up and stand out. As a shy little

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Inspiring Role Models

Inspiring Role Models Support Other Women

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 These advocates for change know that the more women they help up the ladder, the more they will transform outdated ideas and create new possibilities for generations

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Five Post-Election Loving Actions To Save the World

By Laura E. Adkins, Contributing Network Editor, Jewish Daily Forward I have nothing profound to say on this day after the 2016 General Election, but here are some things we can all do that will make a difference. Call your mother, tell her that you love her and that no, all her work was not

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59 Million More Cracks in that Glass Ceiling!

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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Now Is the Time for Women Parity

Newsmaker, commentator, best-selling author and co-author of Leading Women, Gloria Feldt tells women that we already have what we need to achieve parity in leadership and earnings right now. We don’t need to pace ourselves, go with the flow and wait until 2095 (as predicted by the World Economic Forum) to become full and equal

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Leading Women and the Likability Penalty

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer and founder of Lean In, recently wrote in a People Magazine exclusive that despite the myths that women don’t support one another, women are incredible allies and accomplish amazing things. Sandberg writes that in order to get ahead we must first of all band together and address the likability

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Women Must Align with Their Power

When encouraged by her parents to pursue something in her life  to contribute to the betterment of society, Sarah Acer decided to connect in the most meaningful way. An award-winning global communications and development strategist, she founded and serves as managing partner for Align Communications and Creative, headquartered in New York City. Align is a

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Women in the Workplace Lack Promotion Opportunities

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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Diversity Means All of Us

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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