March has been celebrated and officially recognized as Women’s History Month by the United States government since 1987. Each annual celebration has a dedicated theme, and “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment” belongs to all the 2014 ladies, and those who came before us.
Read MoreWhen a little boy asserts himself, he’s called a “leader.” But when a little girl does the same, she risks being called “bossy.” Many people are not OK with that.
Read MoreWhen you speak with GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving, it’s easy to conjure the teenage percussionist he once was, asserting his high energy drive with his drumsticks, and quite possibly driving his mother crazy by beating bongos while doing the split in the kitchen like Jean-Claude Van Damme
Read MoreIt’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.
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