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All About Internships: Take The Lead’s Intern Interviews Gloria Feldt
Issue 100— July 8, 2019 Ask a college student in early spring what they’re most worried about, and I guarantee it won’t be their finals. It will be the dreaded internship search. I am Anna Tropiano (pictured right), a Political Science and Writing student and an intern at Take The Lead this summer. As a rising…
Read MoreI Just Have To Ask You This Question.
Issue 99 — June 24, 2019 I’m wild with excitement — and fear. Yes, pure fear. You see, we, Take The Lead that is, are going to launch a podcast, as we mark our fifth anniversary. It’s called “Take The Lead Women” because after all, that’s what we’re all about. It’s not just any podcast, but one that will incorporate the best…
Read MorePower Is Just Different for Women for All Kinds of Good Reasons.
Issue 98 — June 17, 2019 A tweet I was mentioned last week caught my eye because it got retweeted multiple times. It highlighted the “Working Women’s Handbook.” “The workplace still isn’t equal,” starts the article’s accurate tagline. The next part, “Learn to dodge the landmines, fight bias and not burn out in the process,” raised a warning flag.…
Read MoreWhere Bluebirds Fly: How (and Why) We Build LGBTQ Pride in the Workplace and Beyond
Issue 97 — June 10, 2019 “Over the Rainbow,” the signature song from “The Wizard of Oz” movie, hasn’t been called the world’s greatest song for nothing. It captures the yearnings of whoever happens to be listening to it, in the same way that the rainbow flag, symbolizing the gay rights movement, captures the yearnings of all individuals…
Read MoreOf Burnout, A New Beat, and the Secret Lives of Bees
Issue 96 — May 3, 2019 I was mesmerized by Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Lives of Bees when it was first released in 2003. Now a new musical scripted by the Pulitzer-winning, MacArthur genius Lynn Nottage, I once again found its complex interweaving of stories and symbols captivating: the buzzing bees, the Civil Rights movement circa…
Read MoreThe Power of #SisterCourage
Issue 95 — May 27, 2019 Twice on the same day last week, the heads of groups that work to advance women financially, socially, and in business bemoaned to me the lack of collaboration among women’s groups. Paradoxically, but not surprisingly, the individuals with whom I met in both instances were asking Take The Lead to participate in…
Read MoreThe Power of Purpose: Why It’s the Key to Effective Leaders and to Retaining Women in Leadership
Issue 94— May 20, 2019 Tis the season for commencement speeches. We all remember those with themes or phrases that stick in our minds. Wear sunscreen. We are the wolves. Find your purpose. I venture to say that last theme has been used in more commencement speeches than any other. But cliché though it may be, it’s…
Read MoreThe Power of Philanthropy: My Week of Celebrating Women Changing the World
Issue 93 — May 14, 2019 True, I’m writing this at the end of Mother’s Day after long talks with my children and lots of social media posts lauding moms and those who have “mothered” in nonbiological ways. So despite some not so great news about the status of women in America, I’m on a bit of an…
Read MoreWhat Will It Take for Mothers to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Mess of Career and Life?
Issue 92 — April 28, 2019 “Please remove the word ‘working’ from ‘mother’ the title of our upcoming Virtual Happy Hour webcast,” I said to my team. “All mothers are working mothers.” Seriously, it’s 2019. Isn’t it past time for women to reject the narrative that puts the parental burden almost entirely on us and judges us for…
Read MoreHow Technology Brings Chaos and Opportunity for Women to Disrupt, Innovate, Create
Issue 91 — April 21, 2019 I remember how taken I was when I read science historian James Gleick’s 1995 article “Just a Damn Minute.” He wrote there and in award-winning books such as Chaos how technology was making our world spin faster and faster, so that despite technology’s intent to save time and make life easier, instead we’re…
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