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Author Archives: Gloria Feldt
Equal Doesn’t Mean Equal Yet: Women’s Equality Day, ERA & The Story of My Life
My friend Carol Jenkins, a board member of the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition was updating me over lunch about the current attempt to get the ERA into the U.S. Constitution. “This is where I came in,” I said. The renewed …
Posted in Feminism, Women's History, Women's Rights
Tagged Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, gender equality, Women's Equality Day
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The Evolution of Male-Female Relationships: An Interview with Leon Silver
I recently had a chance to speak with my friend and Take The Lead board member Leon Silver, co-managing partner of the Phoenix office of law firm Gordon & Rees. Leon is a lifelong supporter of women’s rights and co-founder …
Posted in Gender, Leadership, Women & Work
Tagged gender equality, Gloria Feldt, leadership
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The Power of the Infinite Pie: a Legacy Love Story
Quick! What’s Happening August 26, Really?
If you said “Women’s Equality Day,” you’d be right. And if you said it’s the 95th anniversary of the date in 1920 when women’s right to vote officially entered the U.S. Constitution, you’d be spot on. But the greater significance …
Posted in Activism, Feminism, Gender, Women's History
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Maxisms: 8 Things I Learned from My Crazy Father
My father, Max Feldt, stood 6’ 3” with a personality so big (and the towns we lived in so small) that the postal service once delivered a letter to me addressed only: “To the eldest daughter of Big Max, Stamford, …
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5 Things You Can Do Today for Equal Pay
This was in my Twitter feed today to remind me it’s Equal Pay Day: This is funny, + sadly, true. On average, ♀ r working 22% of the time 4 free. We need 2 fix this. https://t.co/c76v6hqeXC @GloriaFeldt — Sheryl …
Posted in General, Women & Work, Women's Rights
Tagged #ask4more, Close the Gap App, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Day, Lilly Ledbetter, parity, wage gap
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How Spanx Shapes Women’s History
Dear Readers and Leaders, It’s Women’s History Month and I have a personal question: Are you wearing Spanx? Me too. And yes, there is a connection. In the 1970s, feminist leader Betty Friedan urged women to throw away their girdles …
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The Power TO Live With a Whole Heart
Scaling the Unscalable: What’s Your El Capitan?
On Wednesday, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson completed their grueling 19-day climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. And I was mesmerized. But why? I’m as uninterested in summiting sheer granite cliffs as in having another …
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Take The Lead Presented and Connected in 2014—and Wants Your Suggestions for 2015
Understanding the Role Confidence Plays Would workplaces become more balanced and society more equitable if women exhibited more confidence? Katty Kay and Claire Shipman created a stir with their book The Confidence Code and their article, “The Confidence Gap” in The …