The gender landscape of the workplace is changing as is the global culture of society. During Women’s History Month and in time for International Women’s Day March 8, it is crucial to examine how and why the leadership climate is shifting and where and how individuals can make the biggest impact on equity, fulfilling their own goals and dreams.
Read MoreThe future looks beautiful to Christian Nunes, MBA, MS, LCSW, president of the National Organization of Women, the 57-year-old organization built from the grassroots to address gender inequality at the height of the civil rights movement.
Read More“If you can’t make change with the person who lives next door to you, how can you make change across continents?”
Isabelle Leighton, executive director of Donors of Color Network, says, “Most change starts local.”
Read MoreIs your comfort zone holding you back?
Look, trust me, I know it can sometimes be hard to acknowledge that we’re the ones responsible for making progress (or lack thereof) in our lives, but the good news is we can unlearn that behavior in order to get out of our own way.
Read MoreThe 2020 election season has been divisive, distressing, uplifting, unprecedented and crucial for American women and their families and communities.
“During this moment, I feel that we still need to be emancipated. There are still freedoms that need to be protected. There are still laws that need to be revised. There are more people that need to be included. There are more things to achieve. There is more space for change and growth.”
Read MoreYour story matters.
Take The Lead introduces the new initiative, Power To Change Stories, to highlight your personal story of specific experiences, strategies, insights and solutions to create change where you work and where you are.
At Take The Lead, we are committed to racial and gender parity as our mission. We recognize the importance of stories especially now during the pandemic of COVID-19 and the calls to action to affect ongoing racial injustice.
Read MoreIn addition to our own professional setbacks, we have all had close friends and colleagues who have failed to get the job, promotion, plum assignment or key client they were counting on getting. Other than a superficial, “Gee, that’s too bad,” how can we best be allies and “success partners” for other women leaders who need the support and encouragement to try again?
Read MoreThe power of Take The Lead’s mission is with the measurable outcomes and effects on all the thousands of you who have participated directly in events, programs, offerings and outreach for the last five years. Leading up to the 5th Year Anniversary Summer Silent Auction July 25, Take The Lead applauds all those
Read MoreIf you’re anything like us, you were also jumping for joy when you heard that UN Women Goodwill ambassador Emma Watson gave us one doozy of a New Year’s present: a feminist book club dubbed “Our Shared Shelf.”
Read MoreEvery once in a while, an article comes out about how “networking” is out and real relationship building is in (I’ve written a few myself).
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