It’s true that we’re all learners, we’re learning all the time (let’s hope), but it’s also true that some of us just know about some things more than others.
I know more about writing and dialogue than my engineer friends. Olympic skiiers know more about skiing than I do. I remind myself of this whenever I get uncomfortable calling myself an expert.
Read MoreStardust and Centuries
(Written in honor of Take The Lead’s Challenge Launch 2/19/14)
We listen for so long in our lives, until one day
We push back our chairs and stand to speak.
The world loves a provocateur, even if that person says some pretty messed up things about rape and in so doing, helps perpetuate rape culture.
Read MoreDenise Brosseau realized she was a thought leader when the media kept calling 15 years ago. And they haven’t stopped since.
Brosseau helped found two organizations that help direct women entrepreneurs toward investment: first Watermark, then Springboard — which can claim to have brought $6 billion to women’s businesses. The White House recently named her a Champion of Change.
Read MoreEveryone wants to know, “Now that the Take The Lead Challenge Launch is over, what’s next?“
We’re glad you asked. Because the launch was just the beginning! Take The Lead offers unique learning programs for women of all ages who are or aspire to be in leadership roles. We’re excited to tell you about 5 coming soon. So don’t wait. Check them out and choose what fits your needs.
Read MoreMarch is Women’s History Month and to commemorate it I want to introduce you to a few of the women I most admire.
My first female hero was my father’s older sister, my Aunt Faye, who was born in 1908 on the Lower East Side of New York, the first child of newly arrived immigrants from Poland. I’ve spent my entire life working to advance social justice, and the social consciousness that set me on that path came alive in the early 1950s sitting around my Aunt Faye’s dining room table.
Read MoreIt was an offer I couldn’t refuse–an invitation from the nonprofit organization 2020 Women on Boards to a reception at the New York Stock Exchange on the eve of International Women’s Day (IWD).
I couldn’t resist the juicy historic juxtaposition: a 2014 IWD event in the financial power center of the world bookending the day’s feisty Socialist beginnings in 1911, including women’s protest marches not far from the Wall Street bull.
Read MoreI know that most people believe that simply because it is 2014 that the gender bias is nonexistent. Well, that’s not the case. Though I’m fortunate enough to live in America, where equal opportunities are encouraged, it doesn’t necessarily mean everyone agrees.
Read MoreThank you sponsors, participants, speakers, partner organizations, volunteers, and staff. You took the challenge. You launched Take The Lead.
Read MoreIf you’re as tired as I am of those negative narratives about women’s lack of advancement, then you’ll be as delighted as I am to see this infographic summarizing a new report by the research organization Catalyst.
Read MoreHow many times have you found yourself not going to a great event because you didn’t have a friend to go with you? I found myself doing this time and time again, while at the same time finding that many spaces and groups for geeks and nerds were heavily dominated by men. I decided to solve both these problems by forming a meetup group that provides opportunities for women to attend exciting local events and make new friends. The Nerdy Girls Society is designed to foster continuous learning for women of all ages who are interested in things typically described as “nerdy.” We’re enthusiastic about stuff ranging from science to history, comic cons to lectures, and everything in between.
Read MoreI was going to make a post about sorority recruitment today, and don’t worry that is coming Friday! I thought that this would be a better topic though because it’s more of a current event topic to talk about. I absolutely loved the cast of amazing women they had who spoke at the launch event and I thought that Take The Lead Women hosted a wonderful event. If you follow me on Twitter, sorry that I blew up your twitter feed. Here are five awesome tweets that I thought wonderfully represented some of the best moments. I definitely tweeted more so follow me on twitter for more of my live tweets/retweets!
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