Take The Lead's 50 Women Can Change The World Launches in Arizona

Take The Lead Arizona is launching an intensive leadership training program in Maricopa County for women who work in the nonprofit sector.  The deadline is approaching for applications to “50 Women Can Change the World,” an innovative program running August through December 2016 that includes five in-person training sessions, a robust online learning course and executive coaching.

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For Women Entrepreneurs of Color: Good News, But More Needed

This is not just about a gender gap; it is about the combined barriers of a gender and racial gap in economic progress and how everyone can work to enhance the success rate of all women leaders. The good news is the recession was good for women entrepreneurs of color, but more movement to parity is needed.

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Power Up: How Powerful Women Leaders Take Back and Redefine Power

I recently keynoted a conference of 200 of the most powerful women lawyers and judges in the country. Not one of them raised her hand when I asked who rated herself a perfect “10” on a 1-to-10 continuum of feeling comfortable with power—with one being “I don’t like or feel comfortable about power” and 10 being “I love it.”

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Beyond Encouragement: Steps Toward Parity For Women Leaders in STEM

The push is on: From the White House to the National Girls Collaborative Project people are working toward more gender parity in STEM fields. However, recent studies suggest that it’s not enough to encourage girls and women to go into STEM fields. STEM workplaces need to treat them fairly once they get there.

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Scrub A Dub: How Cleaning Up Online Helps Women in The Workplace

Follow this: Having a bright, spanking clean digital presence includes more than untagging yourself in all the photos where you are carrying a red cup, wearing a bathing suit and a huge smile. Your public footprint—or what has been called your personal brand for a while—needs to be impeccable. Because it is very true that your social media and digital identity needs to reflect well on your career in order for you and your career to move ahead. This is true for all women in the workplace.

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