Thanks to Title IX, more women are playing sports than ever before—so why is coverage of women’s sports actually declining? Especially when you look to the strides women are making, and the amazing presence of young athletes like Mo’ne Davis?
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We’ve Come A Long Way As we celebrate Women’s Equality Day and the passage of the 19th Amendment, it’s easy to see that through the hard work of a number of empowered women, we’ve come a long way in a relatively short period of time. We aren’t crossing the finish line just yet though. When
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Mentors Matter Many empowered women in business today can attribute their self confidence and resolve in part to lessons they learned through a mentoring relationship. However, studies show that women have a more difficult time finding mentors than their male counterparts. Why Do Women Have Difficulty Finding Mentors? According to a survey conducted by LinkedIn, 1
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Procrastination happens when our goals are bigger than our energy levels, our time and even sometimes, our courage. But change can happen, when you take one step at a time.
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Studies have proven time and time again that women are generally risk averse. It is that very tendency that has protected them throughout history, and fortified female business leaders as recently as this decade. But if women hope to get to the corner office and break through glass ceilings, they have got to be prepared
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A new study reports that when a man asked to work from home two days a week to take care of his child, nearly 25 percent of human resources representatives found him to be “extremely likable” and less than 3 percent thought he wasn’t committed to the job. The same can’t be said for women,
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Currently, more than a thousand girls in the U.S. play high school baseball, according to Justine Siegal, the founder of Baseball For All. Thanks though to Mo’ne Davis and her showing at the Little League World Series, that number is expected to climb. Davis, who is only 13 years old, has become a media sensation
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We all know that women can work very well together, but a new report indicates that is not always true. A study from Washington University in St. Louis finds that the benefits of adding women to workplace teams increased collaboration and creativity, but only when competition isn’t involved. Researchers discovered that men benefit creatively from
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Women can benefit from a female mentor who has knowledge and experience and can show them “The ropes.” The mentor can be a guide, a role model and a good adviser. In today’s increasingly competitive workplace, a mentor can help a woman not only survive, but thrive in the corporate culture. Mentoring relationships can also
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For decades we have faced a “glass ceiling” when it comes to sports. Empowered women have been working to help other women become aware of the barriers, and help women understand the battles they will face if they want to be coaches or administrators in sports programs or to even be a part of the sports world. In fact,
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