See The World: Samasource VP on Gender Equity, AI and A Global Perspective

Following her graduation from University of Pittsburgh in 2003, with a degree in environmental science and a completed honors thesis, Heather Gadonniex says the two years she spent traveling in Southeast Asia are the secrets to an expansive worldview. For the vice president of marketi

Michele WeldonJuly 3, 2019Employment Equity, Gender Equity, Leadership, Women and Power, women in the workplaceComment

Play Fair: Why Women’s Earnings Peak and Gender Pay Gap Matter

New research from PayScale shows that women’s lifetime earnings peak at an earlier age than do men’s, and the gap never improves, setting up a lifetime of playing catch up that never pans out.

The Sum: “Brave Enough” Women Create Technologies That Change Your World

I’m so glad I didn’t let the nasty rain and snow deter me from attending a Women’s Forum of New York-hosted panel called BRAVE ENOUGH: INNOVATORS TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD at one of the fastest growing and chicest women’s workspaces, The Wing, in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.

Gloria FeldtFebruary 13, 2018Authentic Leadership, gender parity, Gloria Feldt, Leadership, Take The Lead This Week, Women and PowerComment

The Sum: When Did You Know?

One of the most intriguing questions I ask in speeches and training is “When did you know you had the power TO _____?”

Gloria FeldtFebruary 6, 20189 Power Tools, Gloria Feldt, Leadership, Power-To, Women and PowerComment

The Force Is With You: 14 "Last Jedi" Lessons For Great Women Leaders

A group of mostly white men and a crusty creature at the top want to obliterate a fleet run by women leaders of the Resistance. Sound familiar in 2018?

On #GivingTuesday Support Take The Lead's Mission With Facebook, Gates

Bill and Melinda Gates and Facebook join with Take The Lead this #GivingTuesday, a global day of philanthropy.

The Sum — The Meaning of This Week Is First

Word of the week is FIRST. As in the original.

As in the first woman to break through.

As in the inaugural — yes you guessed it — Take The Lead Day

Gloria FeldtNovember 7, 20179 Power Tools, gender parity, Gloria Feldt, Leadership, take the lead day, Women and PowerComment

The Sum — The Meaning of The Week By Gloria Feldt

The word of the week is JOIN.

As in come together.

As in take part.

Gloria FeldtOctober 31, 20179 Power Tools, Gloria Feldt, Leadership, take the lead day, Take The Lead This Week, Women and PowerComment

Powertopia: Take The Lead Redefines Power For A Future of Parity

“What’s your leadership super power?”

It was a simple request with profound implications at the recent “Powertopia: Transforming The Nature Of Leadership” event for Take The Lead in New York.

Take The Lead EventsMichele WeldonJuly 24, 20179 Power Tools, events, Gloria Feldt, Michele Weldon, Women and PowerComment

Winning Women Persist: Lessons On Running For Office for Women Leaders

“Hello, strong women!”

Judging by the applause, whistles, hoots and hollers that followed, you can say that Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) greeting to a room of more than 1,000 for the “Together We Rise: Empower the Women, Develop The Nation” luncheon in Chicago recently was extremely well-received.