While many women struggle to find work-life balance, Representative Paul Ryan made news this week when he told his colleagues he would run for speaker of the House IF the job would not interrupt his family time. Known as a “family guy” Ryan makes it a point to fly back to Wisconsin every weekend to […]
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Without question the time has come for women to lead. Women have so much to offer and are ready to change the world for the better. The world desperately needs women to step up to the leadership plate. This requires cooperation and collaboration. Leading Women co-author Gloria Feldt points out in her book, No Excuses,
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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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Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family, recently wrote in the New York Times that today’s fast paced, ultra competitive workplace is losing women. America has unlocked the talent of its women in a way that few nations can match; girls are outpacing boys academically and are now entering the work force
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Today’s women-helping-women movement is all about collaboration, not competition. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take credit for your work. In fact today it’s more important than ever to know your value and to give credit where credit is due—and that includes yourself. A recent article at DailyWorth.com addresses this very thing and while your
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The Institute for the Psychology of Eating has just released the 2015 list of the Best 50 Women’s Empowerment Blogs and Dr. Nancy O’Reilly’s blog (formerly know as WomenSpeak) made the list! Created through the Women Connect4Good Foundation, the blog serves to inform and help women create the satisfying and purposeful lives they want to
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Women are being punished for being forceful, and it’s costing them in several ways. According to a new study by New York Times bestselling authors, Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield, a woman’s perceived competency drops by 35% and her perceived worth falls by $15,088 when she is judged as being forceful or assertive. Compared to the
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I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of waiting for women to step into their fair and equal share of power. It’s taking far too long for women to rise. Even though we’re more than half the population, we’re still stuck at around 18% of top leadership positions in business and politics. That’s not
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Empowering women is my mission, whether those women are in California, Ethiopia, or Tanzania. I support today’s women-helping-women movements because we create our greatest impact when we work together; that is how we can transform our lives and the world. That’s why I was so excited to connect with the Women’s Empowerment Program through Convoy of Hope. The
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Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression – Margaret Sanger Ten years ago researchers began to notice that the image of working women was changing. The employment firm Lee Hecht
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