Posts Tagged ‘women’
February Might Be the Shortest Month but It’s a Super Important One
Issue 84 — February 11, 2019 Oh February. The stores are full of red Valentine hearts. We’re reminded that February is Heart Month. This year I missed the inspiring Go Red for Women events highlighting the importance of women taking care of their heart health. I usually attend these either as a speaker or financial supporter, and I have…
Read MoreI Wrote a Book for Women Called “No Excuses.” Now I Need to Write “No Excuses” for Men.
Issue 83 — February 5, 2019 Pity the poor men whose lives have been complicated by women seeking to work without being sexually harassed. If you’ve been in the world of women’s rights for more than a minute, you’ve known that for every step forward women make in the workplace or society, there will be an attempt to…
Read MoreWhy SAP’s Women Forward Event Makes Me Optimistic About the Future of Women’s Leadership
Issue 80 — January 14, 2019 This article was originally published in the SAP Women Forward website. Thanks to SAP for permission to republish. During this introspective time of welcoming a new year, let’s savor the now. This moment. All that’s happened for women at work and in society, all that’s changed, and the work we still have…
Read MoreTears and Joy: “Gloria, a Life” and What’s Next for a 21st Century Women’s Movement
Issue 78 — December 17, 2018 Tears welled up many times. I could have had a good sloppy cry as I watched the play Gloria, a Life, had I not needed to keep it together in order to participate in the Talking Circle with Steinem and the audience after the play. No, the play isn’t about me. It’s the…
Read MoreTwo clear cases of implicit gender bias that have me fuming
Issue 77 — December 9, 2018 My friend Dan Sager is a terrific supporter of Take The Lead and gender equality in general. The dad of two daughters, he proudly updates me on their accomplishments and sends me ideas and connections aimed at furthering Take The Lead’s success. Dan texted this article to me a few days ago, knowing…
Read MoreNo, No, Nancy — Women Must Change the Power Paradigm or Never Progress
No, No, Nancy — Women Must Change the Power Paradigm or Never Progress Issue 76 — November 26, 2018 Dressed in angry orange from pantsuit to stilettos, Congresswoman and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regally graces the cover of the November 25, 2018 issue of the New York Times Magazine. The caption is her quote from within the article, “No…
Read MoreIf You Have Only One Prayer: The Gratitude Attitude, 2018 Version
Issue 75 — November 18, 2018 Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, founder of the Women Connect 4 Good Foundation (and in full disclosure, board chair of Take The Lead) sounded exhausted when I called to ask how she and her horses were in the latest California disaster that looked on television like the fires of Hell. “It all depends on the…
Read MoreCitizenship Is Leadership, and Other Reasons Not Just to Vote but to Engage in Civic Life
Issue 73 — November 4, 2018 This morning, my grandson commented that it made no sense for election day to be on Tuesday. He’s right. Election day should either be a holiday so almost anyone could get to the polls, or moved to a weekend day when the majority of people aren’t working. Even though many states have early voting…
Read More5 Really Bad Strategic Mistakes Nonprofit Leaders Often Make
Issue 72 — October 28, 2018 Last week I was privileged to keynote the annual conference of Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation by being interviewed by the Center’s Executive Director Robert Ashcraft. (A shout out here to the Center’s Nicole Anderson who organized the conference masterfully. If I may take a point of…
Read MoreWhat do you do when someone takes credit for your idea?
Issue 71 — October 22, 2018 USC Associate Professor and founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Institute Stacy Smith was spitting nails. “Nothing makes me angrier than when someone takes credit for my work,” she said. Smith and I were on a panel at Universal Music’s first She Leads program in Los Angeles. That morning before the panel, I led…
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