The Institute for the Psychology of Eating has just released the 2015 list of the Best 50 Women’s Empowerment Blogs and Dr. Nancy O’Reilly’s blog (formerly know as WomenSpeak) made the list! Created through the Women Connect4Good Foundation, the blog serves to inform and help women create the satisfying and purposeful lives they want to […]
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Women are being punished for being forceful, and it’s costing them in several ways. According to a new study by New York Times bestselling authors, Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield, a woman’s perceived competency drops by 35% and her perceived worth falls by $15,088 when she is judged as being forceful or assertive. Compared to the
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Empowering women is my mission, whether those women are in California, Ethiopia, or Tanzania. I support today’s women-helping-women movements because we create our greatest impact when we work together; that is how we can transform our lives and the world. That’s why I was so excited to connect with the Women’s Empowerment Program through Convoy of Hope. The
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If you watched the recent Women’s World Cup Final, you saw some amazing leading women on the field. As Leslie Grossman pointed out on her Leadership Blog, they radiated leadership during the finals from the very first second of play. Like her, I could feel the energy coming right through the TV screen. And the
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Women are finally realizing that connection and collaboration, not competition, is what’s important. We’re saying ‘no’ to the scam of contention and yes to the sisterhood of women out there who are passionate, full of purpose, and driven to change the world. Making meaningful connections with other women can be life changing, but I’ve found
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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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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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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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