Feminism

Why Are Women Leaning Out At Work?

Responsibility? Some women think they already have enough. According to a new study by researchers at Harvard Business School, there’s no gender gap when it comes to thinking that a promotion is within reach. But women are more likely than men to view the path to power as less desirable, and paved with potentially negative […]

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Think Equal Pay Doesn’t Matter? Think Again.

Equal Pay needs to be a topic of conversation for every man and woman in the U.S. every single day. Gender discrimination in pay isn’t just a workplace issue; it impacts every area of our society. Equal Pay Day was April 14, which really brought the issue of wage inequality to the forefront. The Institute

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Women’s History Month Sees Women Changing the World

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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Forty Years Later, Women Move Closer to Equality

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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The World Is Ready For More Women In Leadership

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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Leading Women Co-Author Writes on “Day Of The Girl Child”

Leading Woman co-author Rebecca Tinsley recently wrote in the Huffington Post about Mary, a ten-year-old girl in northern Uganda who was not aware the International Day of the Girl Child was October 11. Mary was not celebrating, she was in fact was being assaulted by a man who held her against her will for three

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Rallying For The Rights of Pregnant Women

When something as common as getting pregnant interferes or comes into conflict with something as fundamental as having a job, we have a problem. We need protections in place for pregnant women. If we don’t, too many women are a doctor’s note away from financial ruin or disastrous health consequences.

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Gloria Feldt

Women Can Gain Power

Do you play down your assets and shy away from power? Gloria Feldt says that she did and she sees other women defer to men every day. She wrote, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think about Power—Tools for Leading an Unlimited Life. Her goal is to guide us into accepting leadership

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Feminism's Generation War

I’ve  heard midlife women fretting recently that younger women today aren’t feminists and that they think all the battles have already been won. Not so, according to a very smart post by Katha Pollitt about Feminism’s Generation War. Pollitt gives a knowledgeable overview and concludes that the grievances among older and younger women come down

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