The cultural power shifts of the last month as a result of women speaking out and telling their truths in all forms of workplaces—from acting to politics, media and comedyto tech—make this a perfect time to imagine a Powertopia. For real.
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We all get by with help from our friends. And our colleagues, mentors and leaders.
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While Take The Lead Day’s Powertopia is headquartered in New York City, the global day of action offers scores of events aimed at participants creating action plans to make strides toward gender parity in leadership across all sectors by 2025.
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Word of the week is FIRST. As in the original.
As in the first woman to break through.
As in the inaugural — yes you guessed it — Take The Lead Day
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There is no better time for women to move forward in action to Take The Lead. November 14 is that opportunity.
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Forty-two years is too long to wait.
But 2059 is the year estimated that women in this country will be paid the same as men for the same work.
We all agree, we gotta go faster.
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Who tells the story writes history. And if women and other under-represented groups are not telling the stories, what is the cost of their missing voices?
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Lyft, the transportation platform that recently was valued at $11 billion, is literally putting women in the driver’s seats. Partnering with Take The Lead Day, Lyft reflects an alignment on a mission for gender parity in leadership.
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Knowing she is neither a political pundit nor is she running for office—locally, statewide or nationally—Cheryl Najafi got creative. She launched a new apparel business that reflected her ideals of mission-driven fairness and positive values. Love Over H8was born.
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It’s not better working on your own if you are a woman in the creative fields of blogging, writing, photography, design, event planning and more.
It’s way worse.
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Paid family leave, gender parity in corporate leadership, equal pay, diversity of employees and socially responsible investments are all commitments Emily DeMasi seeks to make in her work as a portfolio manager at the $550 million Zevin Asset Management firm.
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