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Winning: Olympian Aly Raisman Champions Truth To Change Systems
Winning: Olympian Aly Raisman Champions Truth To Change Systems

“Keep your hands to yourself.”

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Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonSeptember 24, 2018Change, Michele Weldon, sexual assault, Sports, women leadersComment
Why I Love Controversy (and You Should Too) — Leadership Power Tool #4
Why I Love Controversy (and You Should Too) — Leadership Power Tool #4

The country is embroiled in a major controversy. The makeup of the US Supreme Court is at stake, and with it the future of our country. Perhaps who or what we will be as a culture for the next generation will be determined by this decision.

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Gloria FeldtSeptember 23, 2018brett-kavanaugh, christine-blasey-ford, controversy, gender-equality, Leadership
Fruit Bars to Healthcare: Women Leaders Rising in Franchising
Fruit Bars to Healthcare: Women Leaders Rising in Franchising

It isn’t so obvious from a glance down the aisles of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for the recent Franchise Expo Midwest where it appears that men outnumber women about 8 to 1.

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Career choicesMichele WeldonSeptember 21, 2018Career, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, success, women leadersComment
Horror Show: Female Writer, Director, Producer Making It In Scary Genre
Horror Show: Female Writer, Director, Producer Making It In Scary Genre

It can’t be easy being a writer if your grandfather is Elmore Leonard, the legendary author of crime stories.

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Women Like YouMichele WeldonSeptember 18, 2018Career, film, inspirational women, Michele Weldon, women in film, women leadersComment
She's Mad As Hell: The Gender Gap in Anger Persists
She's Mad As Hell: The Gender Gap in Anger Persists

How dare she?

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ParityMichele WeldonSeptember 17, 2018Change, equality, gender bias, gender parity, Michele Weldon, women leadersComment
Sistering: How Mutual Support Gives Female Philanthropists the Courage to Draw a Bigger Circle
Sistering: How Mutual Support Gives Female Philanthropists the Courage to Draw a Bigger Circle

Women like to do things together.

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Gloria FeldtSeptember 16, 2018feminism, gender-equality, Leadership, Philanthropy, WomenComment
Spirits Are High For Distillery Co-Founder, Creative Entrepreneur
Spirits Are High For Distillery Co-Founder, Creative Entrepreneur

Spirits move her.

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Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonSeptember 14, 2018business, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leadersComment
Busy Is A Four Letter Word: Make The Most Of Every Hour
Busy Is A Four Letter Word: Make The Most Of Every Hour

“How are you?”

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Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonSeptember 11, 2018Career, communication, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, Work/Life BalanceComment
Serena For President
Serena For President

I’m not a tennis player. Want to know why? I’ll reveal that in a bit. Right now I am obsessed with Serena Williams for so many reasons.

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Gloria FeldtSeptember 10, 2018equality, feminism, Leadership, serena-williams, tennis
Fair Is Fair: Director Telling Story of Lilly Ledbetter, How One Woman Makes Difference
Fair Is Fair: Director Telling Story of Lilly Ledbetter, How One Woman Makes Difference

So far seven years in the making, “Lilly,” a political drama on the life of fair pay activist Lilly Ledbetter, is the passion project for award-winning director and writer Rachel Feldman, who is now aiming to begin production.

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Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonSeptember 10, 2018film, gender equality, Hollywood, inspirational women, Michele WeldonComment
Equal Means Equal: ERA Activist, Director Fights For Equality
Equal Means Equal: ERA Activist, Director Fights For Equality

It’s simple, right? Equal means equal. Unless it doesn’t.

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ParityMichele WeldonSeptember 7, 2018equality, gender equality, Michele Weldon, purpose, women leadersComment
Never Too Cool for School: Working While Earning Degrees, Training Is Hot
Never Too Cool for School: Working While Earning Degrees, Training Is Hot

It’s September and back to school reminders are everywhere.

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Career choicesMichele WeldonSeptember 4, 2018education, Michele Weldon, No Excuses, Power Tools, women leadersComment
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Today is Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day when disabled women finally catch up to what non-disabled men earned last year.

On average, disabled women earn just 58 cents for every dollar.

Equal pay isn’t just about fairness; it&rsq Make The Firsts Last Longer.

Across faith, politics, media, business, and culture, women are breaking centuries-old records and redefining leadership.
But progress can’t end with applause.

As Gloria Feldt reminds us: “Agenda matters mor A huge congratulations once again to Christine Brennan, recipient of the Leading Media Award at Power Up: Courage to Lead 2025.

In conversation on stage with Kelsey Nicole Nelson, Christine reflected on her groundbreaking career, from being the firs Thirty years later, those 11 words still define the unfinished fight for equality:
“Women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights, once and for all.”

In this powerful reflection, Take The Lead Co-Founde When something feels uncomfortable, it often means you’re on the edge of growth.

Power Tool #4 helps you embrace controversy not as something to fear, but as a force that can spark courage, clarity, and meaningful change.

Ask yourself: What n Women are leaving the workforce faster than men and it’s costing families, communities, and the economy. 

Since January 2024, 212,000 women have left their jobs, while 44,000 men entered.
The gender wage gap is widening.
Child care costs have In 2014, Dr. Shelby Thomas witnessed a 100-year-old coral colony die in just three days, a moment that changed her life.

A marine scientist turned social innovator, she founded Ocean Rescue Alliance International, using art as a bridge between scien
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