Posts Tagged ‘parity’
Know Your History: Kendrick Lamar Makes Legacy During Black History Month
Issue 2838 — February 10, 2025 It’s heresy, I know, but you don’t normally find me watching the Super Bowl. However, dinner at a friend’s home during the annual Big Game was served around a television with the game on. It turns out I am glad. Sorry, Kansas City Chiefs. Congratulations, Philadelphia Eagles. But thanks…
Read MoreWhy It’s the Moment to “Carpe the Chaos”
Issue 268 —August 5, 2024 Call me crazy, but I say there’s nothing better than a big disruption to rupture the membranes that have kept the status quo contained and make way for progress. Dramatic change sparks more dramatic change. “Carpe the Chaos” is #5, of the 9 Leadership Power Tools. This play on words…
Read MoreGeneration Equality: Will the Revolution Be Funded After All?
Issue 171— July 5, 2021
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates stood for a photo op with French President Emmanuel Macron at the UN Women’s Generation Equality Forum June 29-July 1, 2021 and discussed the Gates Foundation’s new commitment of $2.1 USD to women’s economic empowerment, family planning, and (Hallelujah! At last!) accelerating women’s leadership.
Why I know we can reach gender parity by 2025 (and a surprise)
Issue 152 — December 6, 2020
“There are plenty of top-notch people in every demographic group for even the most high-level jobs. You just have to see them and open the barricades that have blocked them from serving.”
— Jodi Enda re Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s diverse choices of top advisors.
Real change is in the air. And it’s happening fast.
Read MoreHello 2020: 3 Intentions to Predict the Future by Creating It.
Issue 117 — January 5, 2020
My son gave me a cool gift last year called StoryWorth. I answered a question about my life (almost) every week and it was shared with my children for their comments. The company will turn all this content into a book now. Nice.
A Woman’s Place Is At The Table
“Remember the ladies,” future First Lady Abigail Adams implored her husband, John, in March 1776 as the Continental Congress was crafting the U.S. Constitution.
“All men would be tyrants if they could,” she wrote. “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
Read MorePodcast Episode 012: The Difference Between Ambition and Intention
In this episode, Gloria talks about the importance of differentiating between ambition and intention. In her experience, Gloria has observed that women in business, leadership, and life, in general, do not lack for ambition. It is the intention gap that holds women back from being acknowledged for their true value and worth.
Read More5 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 L. Axelrod (@sher_lawyer) April 14, 2015 I don’t know about you, but I’m sooo tired…
Read MoreHow “Play Like a Girl” Went From Epithet to Compliment
I’ve never been to a professional hockey game nor wanted to. I stay far away from sports bars. But I do resonate with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky whose pithy leadership advice is, “Don’t skate to where the hockey puck is. Skate to where the hockey puck is going.” I love the direction the hockey puck is going…
Read MoreHow Can Women Reach Parity in Elected Office?
I just finished recording this Blogtalk Radio program “Feisty Side of Fifty” hosted by the wonderful Eileen Williams. The other guest was Terry Nagel, currently mayor of Burlingame CA, now running for San Mateo County Supervisor–a woman who walks her talk.
Feisty Side of Fifty Blogtalk Radio 3/15/11
Give it a listen and let me know your thoughts on Eileen’s main question: How can the U.S. get more women in elected office?
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