Empowerment

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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Kristin Andress

In The Spirit of Love and Goodness

Gifted storyteller and Leading Women co-author Kristin Andress invites you to enter an allegorical world to discover yourself in the characters that she portrays in her new book, Be Good for Goodness Sake. She and Dr. Nancy reminisce about childhood and small town neighborhoods that still exist today – where people’s kindness and support for

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Women in the Workplace Finds Lack of Feedback Blocks Advancement

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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Women Economic Forum to Meet in Santa Barbara

An initiative of ALL Ladies League, the first ever Women’s Economic Forum (WEF) took place in India in winter 2016 and was attended by 400 people representing 25 countries.  The purpose was to bring together women from all walks of society with an international reach, giving them a chance to connect, learn from one another

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Our Book Inspires Women to Accept Themselves as Leaders

Book reviewer Ettie Berneking of 417 Magazine says Leading Women changes the way women think about power and helps them formulate a new definition of women’s leadership. We’re delighted but not surprised – after all, that’s what happens when twenty smart amazing women authors reach out with messages of strength, unity and inspiration for success.

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Lia Suzuki | Win-Win Conflict Resolution

Lia Suzuki Sensei, 6th dan, describes her why she became so involved in Akido with the statement, “When there’s a winner and a loser, there’s no winner.”  Having learned and loved the peaceful conflict resolution principles of Aikido from her sensei (teacher), Takeda Shihan, she brought his style from Japan to the United States by

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Using Feedback to Create Opportunity

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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Terra-Renee

Creating Jobs for Women in Cinema

Once Terra Renee got struck by the entertainment bug, she achieved moderate success in TV and film. Then she got the call for a 6-foot tall African American woman that sent her to a Warner Brothers audition. She entered a room with a thousand other 6-foot women answering the casting call, and found her passion,

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Responsibility Challenge | Biggest Mock Election in History

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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