Posts Tagged ‘gender parity’
Women, Wealth, and Power: What We Can Learn from Lilly Ledbetter’s Courage
Issue 2845 — April 21, 2025 Sometimes, what you want to say is better said by others. And sometimes articles write themselves as a result. That’s the case with my “Sum of the Week” blogpost today. My heart is so full of joy and appreciation for the powerful film “Lilly,” about the long fight for…
Read MoreThat Time I Didn’t Negotiate My Pay — and What Happened Then
Issue 2844 —April 14, 2025 True confession. Like many women, early in my career, I felt so lucky to get work that was meaningful to me that I typically said, “Thank you,” got right to work, and never even thought about negotiating based on what the marketplace would bear. The first time I remember being…
Read MoreNot an April Fools’ Joke: 😇 Smell the Pivotal Blessing
Issue 2843 — March 31, 2025 The delicately sweet aroma of citrus blossoms brought back a powerful sensation as I stepped outside of my Arizona home this April Fools’ Day. It was the scent I’d first experienced on this exact date: April 1, 1978. I had taken a late evening flight from my Odessa, Texas…
Read MoreCourage to Lead: 3 Moves to Unlock Big Impact
Issue 2842— March 24, 2025 Anxiety is in the air. You can feel it everywhere — layoffs, political uncertainty, the gnawing fear that the earth is shifting beneath our feet. In times like these, leadership can feel impossible. How can you lead when you don’t even know what the next week will bring? The truth…
Read MoreLilly and Judy ✴️ Historic Calls to Action
Issue 2841 — March 10, 2025 What an amazing International Women’s Day 2025 I was privileged to experience! It was equal measure inspiring celebrations of women’s progress and passionate calls to action to change the state of the world for women, where rights won are being lost and many protections of equal treatment are being erased a…
Read MoreHappy Women’s History Month?
Issue 2840 — March 3, 2025 On the third day of #womenshistorymonth, I’m reflecting on promises fulfilled and unfulfilled of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. I attended it in Beijing in 1995. If you were there, drop a comment below. I would love to know your thoughts and experiences. I was in…
Read MoreAction: Your Antidote to Anxiety and Other Ills
Issue 2839 — February 24, 2025 Madeleine moved to a new state with her husband who got a great job there, but she felt the loss of grounding without family and friends and the stimulation of a large city. She approached me to volunteer for Take The Lead and we began to work on a…
Read More**Action Required: How to Turn Your Fear into Power**
Issue 279 — November 11, 2024 “Don’t ever give up. You have power. And don’t ever listen to anyone who tells you something is impossible because it has never been done before…This is a time to organize, mobilize, and stay engaged.” — Kamala Harris As the dust settles after the November 5th election, many of…
Read MoreAdvocating Gender Parity: Podcast Episode with Gloria Feldt
Gloria Feldt, published author, former President of Planned Parenthood, and CEO, and co-founder of Take the Lead, discusses with host Charlie Stone the importance of gender parity in leadership and the power of “intentioning” for women. She emphasizes the need for women to embrace their power and use it to make a positive impact. The…
Read MoreWhat a Week: Making Women’s History and Future Every Day
Issue 254 — March 18, 2024
I absolutely love Women’s History Month. I love it as an opportunity to write into the generally known history the many women who have been overlooked or under-recognized for their accomplishments.
And increasingly, I focus on tomorrow’s history that we each make by our actions today.
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