It’s Women’s History Month, and for today’s woman, the picture has never been rosier. We are making huge strides in the business world. We currently attain more college degrees than men, and in several countries we even hold the highest office in the land. So yes, we’ve come a long way, baby—and the best part? […]
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Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself – Coco Chanel For decades we have been barraged with younger women dominating the runway and fashion magazines. Just recently though, a handful of fashion brands have decided to break the mold and are championing the older woman. Yves Saint Laurent has announced Joni Mitchell (71
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Earlier this month, I had the good fortune to attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. As part of that, I also attended the Women’s Panel, which featured successful women from all corners of film production: editing, directing, costuming, casting, production design, and producing. The panel provided a forum for them to come together to
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Sandra Ford Walston claims the title of “The Courage Expert” because for years she has researched the full meaning of the word: first, from Aristotle, who called it the first of all virtues without which the others could not exist, then through its French roots, “from the heart and spirit,” and finally through the process
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When we raise our girls and get ready to send them off to college and out into the world, the last thing we might think to prepare them for is a sexual assault on campus. However, headlines about sexual assault and mishandled rape investigations on college campuses are dominating the headlines nationwide. I have three
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Do you remember when President Gerald Ford established the National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year? A lot of the people reading this weren’t born yet or were just babies on January 9, 1975. Following the lead set by the United Nations, President Ford wanted to focus attention on the rights and responsibilities
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Aurea McGarry founded her Live Your Legacy Summits to give people hope that no matter what happened to them they could cope with it and not just survive, but “sur-thrive.” Aurea is living proof of this optimism. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, her father was murdered when she was 15; she had
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Gender communication expert, Claire Damken Brown, Ph.D. urges women to speak out and get their voices heard to build their credibility as leaders. Claire became interested in gender dynamics while working in the male-dominated technical industry at AT&T in the late-70’s and early-80’s. She earned two degrees in gender communication and co-wrote four books before
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It’s not news that women are just as capable as men of being great leaders – in politics and in business. What is making news this week is a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership. It finds most Americans find women to be indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as
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As founder of Covisioning, LLC, Dr. Marcia Reynolds, travels the world speaking at conferences and teaching classes in leadership, coaching and emotional intelligence. Amidst this busy schedule, she has written three award-winning books. Grounded in the idea that learning and growth comes from obstacles, Marcia’s work seizes on problem areas that are common to many
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