Why is this Equal Pay Day, Tuesday, April 8th, so important? Because women still only earn 77¢ for every $1 earned by a man. But together, we can fix that. Make Equal Pay Day extra meaningful this year by taking action to close your own pay and leadership gap. For starters, Take The
Read MoreI’d like to say I always show up as my most powerful self at work, backing myself up and other women up as often I need to, pushing for change with all of my energy and intelligence whenever I can.
Read MoreA colleague once gave me a poster bearing the caption: “When you’re up to your a** in alligators, it’s hard to remember your goal was to drain the swamp.” It’s always good for a chuckle… of recognition. Because is there any one of us who hasn’t been there?
Read MoreOn the last day of this Women’s History Month in 2014, I wanted to commemorate some women making history in the present day. While it is always important to celebrate the women who have paved the path and laid the foundation for my fellow sisters and I to continue to blaze trails and break glass ceilings, history is in the making every single day, and the women’s movement looks very different now in how women are choosing to rewrite the narrative. Women’s leadership takes many forms and I want to share with you three women who are using their power to advance women and change the conversation:
Read MoreThe film celebrates the energy and fire in today’s world of women’s college basketball. Like the mega hit “A League of Their Own,” or the international success “Bend It Like Beckham,” “Heartland Hoops” hopes to inspire and delight! My dream is to have audiences walk out of the theater (or get up from their sofa) feeling exuberant, capable, and entertained!
Read MoreWhen GM’s new, and first female, CEO Mary Barra moved quickly and publicly to recall cars with the company’s potentially lethal ignition switch problems her predecessors had known but failed to address for a decade, you could feel the fresh air.
Read MoreFlorence Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing. What’s far less known is that Florence Nightingale was one of the world’s first feminists.
Read MoreMarch 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.
