Everywhere you look, women are changing the face of leadership. Why? Because they are tired of waiting. They want to see gender parity in leadership in their lifetimes. At the current pace, this will not happen until 2095. Some powerful leaders of today’s women’s movement are gathering in Santa Barbara April 19-21 to help bring […]
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Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light – Vera Nazarian There’s nothing like a good book to educate, entertain or inspire you. Studies are proving time and time again that reading is beneficial for everything from improvement of memory to stress reduction. And for
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Being able to work well with others is a standard requirement for most jobs today. But a new study suggests that women do not get their fair share of credit for group work, especially when they work with men. This study – reported by Harvard Business Review – looks primarily at women in academia and
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It is a fact that women are largely missing from the top ranks in corporate America. Only 28 percent of senior managers are women, according to Women in the Workplace published last year by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org. The percentage drops even lower as you go higher up the ladder, with only 24 women CEOs in
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family, wrote in the New York Times last fall that today’s fast paced, ultra competitive workplace is losing women. She speculates that too many women look at their lives and discover that what was a manageable and enjoyable work-family balance earlier in their careers can no
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I support today’s women-helping-women movements because we create our greatest impact when we work together and support each other. That is how we can transform our lives and the world. I also believe that to truly unleash a woman’s full potential, we have to reach out to young girls and give them the tools they
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What’s the status of gender equality in the United States? According to the United Nations, it’s appalling. While we may feel like we’ve been making strides towards equality, sometimes, we can’t see the forest for the trees. Case in point, a delegation of human rights experts from Poland, the United Kingdom and Costa Rica spent
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I recently had the opportunity to serve on a panel for the 2015 National Diversity Women’s Business Leadership conference in Orlando. While there I had the opportunity to listen to several wonderful presentations, and was invigorated and inspired by so many smart, amazing, and motivated women gathering in one place. My panel, entitled “So You
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Women make great leaders, yet they remain underrepresented at every level in corporate America. According to Women in the Workplace, produced by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company, a wide range of diversity policies and programs hasn’t moved the needle. We need to try something new. Women are starting strong, but for numerous reasons get derailed
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Diversity Woman: “Leadership Empowerment for Women Who Mean Business,” is more than a national magazine, it is an integrated print, event, and online business focused on business and leadership development, mentoring, skill enhancement, and empowerment. Founded by Sheila Robinson, it is a thought-provoking and entertaining resource for female executives and entrepreneurs of all races, ethnicities
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