A Picture of Parity: Women Leaders In The Art World Aim To #BeBoldForChange

This could be a picture of life literally imitating art. Or is it art imitating life? In honor of International Women’s Day March 8, Artfinder has launched a campaignto raise awareness of gender inequality in the art world. And there is quite a gap. You may be able to name a handful of women artists over the centuries

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Power As Renewable Internal Resource: Why I Joined Take The Lead

For me, joining the Take The Lead team as the Leadership Ambassador Program Director is a little like coming home. I first met Gloria Feldt in the mid-90’s when I worked as the marketing communications director at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties in Southern California and she was the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Though Gloria wouldn’t recall meeting me, I’ve held on to her messages from that time for more than 20 years.

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And The Winner Is: What We're Missing In Choosing One Winner At A Time

The announcement email is sent around and the name of the executive who everyone said would make the board is right there.  He’s about to hit send on his email to the PR person about how glad he is to be joining the board and when, wait, there’s been a mistake and sorry, big mistake,  it’s you—the woman who was meant to win it all along.  Now he feels what—humiliated, weird, angry—and you feel a joy that is immediately undercut by your own doubt as well as maybe a few whispers as to why you got the nod to take the one empty seat.

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Shhhh: Is Keeping Your Personal Business Quiet Best For Women in Leadership?

If you are like me, you have likely been chastised that as a woman in business, you cannot allow your private life to leak into your professional life. Keep your relationship business to yourself. Stay quiet on the home front. The fun front. The hobby front. The relationship front. The complications front.

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Power Match: Take The Lead, Pink Petro Launch Collaboration at HERWorld17

The Pink Petro HERWorld Energy Forum on International Women’s Day 2017 marks the official launch of the collaboration between Pink Petro and Take The Lead, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing, developing, inspiring and propelling women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025.

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