Who knew training as an actor might be handy in pursuit of a leadership role? Guided by your emotional intelligence, you must convey the essentials of leadership in order for people to follow you. In a recent article, Dr. Relly Nadler, clinical psychologist and founder of True North Leadership, Inc., explains the finer points of […]
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Sure, progress is slow. But we’ve got to remember to celebrate our accomplishments and encourage each other. Companies with female CEOs outperform in the stock market! Yes, you’ve heard that before, but we’ve got to hold this up in the light. I’ll say it again: Companies with women CEOs outperform in the stock market! Kim
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If your teenaged daughter or granddaughter is average, she expects to earn $145,000 a year, according to the Denver Post. Do you think that’s likely? Unless she’s on a fast track for science, technology, math or engineering, it’s not likely to happen.Financial guru Sharon Lechter has some solutions for teens and parents alike. Who Needs
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A major passage in women’s transformation journeys is often returning to the workforce after staying home to raise young children. I have a dear friend who is working on this transition right now and I’m telling you, it’s really challenging her. Heaven knows she loves her children, but after seven years of spending 16 hours
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What gender barriers have you encountered at work? I heard from an associate on Linked In that she did not have gender issues in getting hired to her tech job and has found great women mentors in her field who have provided great mentor-ship. Her college adviser was also a wonderful mentor and is now
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Many women want to become a mentor and some want to find a mentor. Both tasks can be very challenging. In this article, Helene Lollis, Pathbuilders President, talks about the pros and cons of using a company-based mentoring program vs having an individual as a mentor. She does make a good point that your mentor
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We’re so used to it we’ve almost stopped noticing it. But although women were making progress in politics for several decades, they are losing ground in a big way! Only 9 out of 109 world leaders (including President, Chancellor, Queen) are women. Women hold just 17% of seats in Congress Women occupy 22% of state
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At the Women In Communications Conference in Tulsa, October 2011, keynote speaker Renee Moorefield described ways in which we can create healthier organizations. Moorefield is CEO of Wisdom Works and co-author of Driven by Wellth: The 7 Essentials for Healthy, Sustainable Results in 21st Century Business & Leadership . Her entire keynote was interesting, but
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If “impenetrable mess” is what you think of when you hear the word “technology”, listen up! At a time when women are struggling to make 77 cents to every dollar men make, there are jobs where women are paid more fairly. They are called STEM and they encompass a wide variety of fields that apply
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How to Make the Pay Gap Go Away Are you mad yet? Perhaps you are not willing to wait until 2076 for equal pay to creep into women’s lives? That’s actually how long it will take at the pace of the last 30 years. It doesn’t have to be that way. Women can take control
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