Women Helping Women

Are Companies Pinkwashing While Selling Carcinogenic Products?

A hot controversy emerged on Forbes.com this summer that will not be resolved anytime soon. National Women’s Health Network Raises Alarm About Lead in Lipstick In its September/October 2011 issue, NWHN  suggests that the Society for Women’s health Research and the Personal Care Products Council are industry dominated and concealing or at least disregarding threats […]

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One Woman’s Fight for Human Rights

Former BBC reporter, Rebecca Tinsley, says that she couldn’t visit the victims of mass slaughter and genocide without doing something about it. She founded Waging Peace, an organization that fights for human rights around the world. Then she founded Network 4 Africa, a social-profit organization to help the heroes and survivors of the genocide improve

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Women who lean back before offering their opinions have most success

Speaking of helping women advance in the world of science and technology, blogger Mary Hodder offers a fascinating discussion of male-female differences and how they play out in the workplace. Men as risk takers, women as the ones who think ahead to prevent problems they KNOW they will be left to clean up……..hmmmm, that sounds

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10 Most Powerful Women at the United Nations

These ten amazing women have all been appointed to their United Nations’ posts since 2006. They’re working on the status of women, peace building, management of the whole operation, legal counsel, children’s welfare, and more. Never heard of them?  Get ready — you will! Things really are getting better (of course there’s still a long

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Women Make Mistake Trying to Pretend Super-Human Invulnerability

Vulnerability An Inescapable Human Trait – Make it a Strength When we have worked so hard to achieve credibility and position and influence and power it can feel deeply threatening to reveal our human vulnerabilities. It’s necessary, though, and can actually put us in a much stronger position than trying to pretend we’re never wrong,

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Enough With Hating Other Women

Have you ever noticed how hard women are on other women? They don’t only dis other women in high school or at cocktail parties. Non-feminists hate feminists; some women columnists hate women’s websites. Forbes’ blogger Meghan Casserly writes: “It simply doesn’t sit well with me. “Yes, yes, I get it: it’s a shame that “women’s”

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Social-Profit Name Is More Accurate Than Not-for-Profit

Let’s Stop Calling Them Not-for-Profit Organizations The term “not-for-profit” suggests financial gain is the only worthwhile value. I much prefer to describe our important community groups as “social-profit organizations.” I believe these vital groups provide our path to changing the world. Think about the many social profit organizations that help our communities each day: The

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Words to Wise Leaders: Don’t Meet Just to Meet

Unnecessary Meetings Waste Time and Erode Support You’ve heard the dreaded: “Let’s meet.” If you are like me, you are one busy woman! More than anything, you want to use your limited time and energy effectively. I appreciate the consideration others show me when: The meeting is well organized. The agenda is clearly stated and

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Soar As Iron Butterflies

World leadership is undergoing a quiet revolution You won’t find out about it in the headlines or on the chatter of morning talk. But it’s there and it’s happening in waves among women who are slowly recognizing their power and how they can work together to find the balance that has been missing from world

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Fundraising: Its All About Your People

Successful fundraising is always a group effort, usually involving lots of people. You know you can’t do it alone, so follow these nine excellent tips for maximizing your volunteer resources and keeping people engaged in your process. 1. Swap Out Leadership Prepare well ahead of time and assign co-chairs, especially for key positions. This will

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