90's Lessons: What We Can Learn From the Bitchification of Women

Courtney Love, Hilary Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Marcia Clark, Tonya Harding and The Spice Girls taught women as much about how to be as how not to be

Gender Bilingual Commu...Michele WeldonJune 26, 2018books, Change, gender equality, language, Michele Weldon, ResearchComment

The Fabric Of Our Lives

I grew up in rags.

Gloria FeldtJune 25, 2018business, fashion, Leadership, self-improvement, Women

To Amora With Love: Coffee Entrepreneur Wakes Up To Smell Success

It’s a good thing Marina DiDomenico is in the coffee business. Because she drinks 8 to 10 cups a day. Real coffee. No decaf. The co-founder of Amora, a subscription-based premium coffee direct to consumers delivery company, spent almost 30 years in the food product business before launching the brand in 2011 with her husband, Jim Fosina.

She Earned It: Claiming Your Degree New Push for #ImmodestWomen

Beyond the Imposter Syndrome – and perhaps a sidebar to it— is a new social media push calling out for women to declare their doctoral degrees and use the title they earned.

Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News: Please Call Her By Her Title

Two female doctors noticed a pattern when observing speakers at medical conferences

Lisa MeadJune 20, 2018Comment

Love Your Job, Love Your Family: Zinc CEO Says You Can Do Both

Thousands of available tech apps address the needs of mostly white, male Silicon Valley tech workers.

Change LeadershipMichele WeldonJune 19, 2018C-Suite, Change, equality, female CEO, Michele WeldonComment

Workplace Mental Health Update: Is Your Workplace Supportive?

Success does not grant immunity from mental health concerns. The recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain remind everyone that celebrity, achievement and accolades professionally do not erase or reduce the need to address mental health. Approximately one in five adults in

Don't Be So Darn Nice: Why Talking About the Hard Stuff Is Even More Important Than You Thought

Riffing on Dante, my friend Jill and I used to speculate on what our personal levels of hell would be.

Gloria FeldtJune 18, 2018business, diversity, Leadership, self-improvement, Women

Mean Boss? 4 Ways To Handle Her “Downward Envy” of You

If you have ever endured hostility from a boss after you achieved something you assumed would make her proud, then you have been on the receiving end of “downward envy.”

Showing Some Pride: Updates On LGBTQ Equality In Workplaces

In spite of the U.S. Supreme Court recent ruling backing an Indiana baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, the latest research and news on inclusivity in the workplace is more encouraging

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonJune 12, 2018equal rights, equality, LGBTQ, Michele Weldon, Pride MonthComment

So Far, Not So Good: Are Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Really Working?

While Take The Lead has a mission of gender parity across all sectors in leadership of 2025, the rest of the world may be on a much slower time frame. Implementing diversity and inclusion efforts to make a fair and balances workforce that represents the population by gender, race, age, ethnicity, ability, orientation and more is taking a lot more time than originally thought

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonJune 11, 2018Change, diversity, equality, Michele Weldon, parityComment