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No Joke: Why Humor Gender Gap Isn't Funny
No Joke: Why Humor Gender Gap Isn't Funny

Funny you would think humor is gender blind in the workplace, because it’s not.

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Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonMarch 19, 2019Comedy, gender bias, humor, Michele Weldon, women in the workplaceComment
Build It: 4 Ways Women Leaders in Construction Can Forge Future
Build It: 4 Ways Women Leaders in Construction Can Forge Future

Yes, “Bob The Builder” has a few female characters in his cartoon construction crew, but it is what Antonia Winfrey saw in real life that started her on a career in construction.

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Women Like YouMichele WeldonMarch 18, 2019business, Career, construction, female entrepreneurs, Michele WeldonComment
Play Fair, Pay Fair: How You Can Score Goal To Close Gender Pay Gap
Play Fair, Pay Fair: How You Can Score Goal To Close Gender Pay Gap

Every player on the winningest United States women’s soccer team in history was a part of a gender discrimination lawsuitagainst the U.S. Soccer Federation recently, with the explicit goal to close the gender pay gap that unfairly compensates women in the sport.

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ParityMichele WeldonMarch 15, 2019equality, Michele Weldon, pay gap, Role Models, Sports, Women in SportsComment
Help! How Co-Founder Solves Probs For Moms With Resource Network
Help! How Co-Founder Solves Probs For Moms With Resource Network

First things first. As a mother working outside the home, you can’t do the work unless you have the childcare and pre-school details handled and secure.

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Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonMarch 12, 2019Career, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, Work/Life Balance, working mothersComment
6 Lessons learned in 29 hours at SXSW for International Women’s Day
6 Lessons learned in 29 hours at SXSW for International Women’s Day

Standing in the soft air of Austin, Texas, 90 miles from where it all began for me in the small town of Temple where I was born, I realize how far I have come.

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Gloria FeldtMarch 11, 2019gender-equality, international-womens-day, michael-stars, sxsw, Women
Victoria's Secrets: 10 Lessons You Can Adopt From Herstory
Victoria's Secrets: 10 Lessons You Can Adopt From Herstory

If you are a fan of the PBS costume drama, “Victoria,” that just wrapped up season 3, then you know that this constitutional monarch who ruled the United Kingdom, Ireland and even became the Empress of India for a total of 63 years is one fearsome queen.

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Tools and TipsMichele WeldonMarch 11, 2019History, Michele Weldon, television, women in history, women leadersComment
She’s Got The Power: Why Captain Marvel Wins IRL As Shero
She’s Got The Power: Why Captain Marvel Wins IRL As Shero

We are oh so far from the purring Catwoman character played by Julie Newmar in the 1960s “Batman” tv series.

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Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonMarch 7, 2019heroine, media, Michele Weldon, movies, representation, Role Models, women in filmComment
Take Action For Parity On International Women’s Day And Beyond
Take Action For Parity On International Women’s Day And Beyond

International Women’s Day is 108 years old this year, with a rich history of participation across the globe, including activities, events and keynotes in the U.S. celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of all women. With much more to come.

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Change LeadershipMichele WeldonMarch 5, 2019Bias, equality, International Women's Day, Michele Weldon, women leaders, WOMEN'S HISTORYComment
Just Curious: Is Your Workplace A Curiosity Enhancer or Barrier?
Just Curious: Is Your Workplace A Curiosity Enhancer or Barrier?

The old adage that curiosity kills the cat doesn’t address a resurge in thinking that curiosity fosters creativity and innovation and that being curious is a very good thing.

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Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonMarch 4, 2019business, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, Research, women in the workplaceComment
For #WomensHistoryMonth and #InternationalWomensDay, How Michelle Obama Is Helping Women Take Our…
For #WomensHistoryMonth and #InternationalWomensDay, How Michelle Obama Is Helping Women Take Our…

I noticed an interesting change during Michele Obama’s ubiquitous book tour. It perfectly spans both Black History Month and Women’s History Month.

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Gloria FeldtMarch 4, 2019international-womens-day, Leadership, michelle-obama, Women, womens-history-month
Where Is She? Fix the Gender, Race Gaps In Media
Where Is She? Fix the Gender, Race Gaps In Media

...“D+” for gender and racial diversity, combined, and a sixth consecutive “F” for lack of gender equity, according to the “Racial and Gender Report Card,” commissioned by the Associated Press...

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ParityMichele WeldonMarch 1, 201950 Women Can, 50 Women Can Change The World, equality, journalism, Michele Weldon, parityComment
12 Black Women Leaders Share Wisdom, Advice
12 Black Women Leaders Share Wisdom, Advice

In honor of Black History Month, we gathered from our Take The Lead archives  the best leadership, life and entrepreneurial lessons from these 12 outstanding black women leaders we greatly admire.

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Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 26, 2019Advice, black women in leadership, black-history-month, Career, Michele WeldonComment
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Every theory about falling birth rates points to women.

Women are too educated. Too free. Too focused on careers. Too burdened by structural barriers.

Gloria Feldt went looking for the theory that asks what men are doing differently. She couldn't f You walked out of that meeting certain something happened.

By the time you got to your desk, you were already replaying it. Editing it. Looking for the part where you misread something.

And by the time you opened your laptop, you'd fully talked you She didn't wait for permission. She built the table.

@gloriafeldt is the Co-Founder & President of Take The Lead, global expert in women's leadership and DEI, bestselling author of five books, and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree. Her latest: Intention She doesn't ignore what she sees. 

She doesn't adjust herself to fit what doesn't make sense. 

She doesn't wait for someone else to initiate change.

Meet Amelia Pittner, Community Champion with the 50 Women Can Lead The Change program, and the wom You edited yourself before you spoke.

You softened the ask. Swallowed the pushback. Waited for a better moment that kept not coming.
And at some point the editing became automatic. You stopped noticing you were doing it.

That is not professionalism The meetings got scheduled. 

The reports got sent. 

The team stayed intact.

Nobody asked how.

What's the last thing you did at work that nobody noticed, and what would have happened if you hadn't done it? Emma Grede says "I don't think people wake up thinking about me."

That's not arrogance. That's clarity.

Most women spend enormous energy managing other people's perceptions of them at work. Editing themselves. Softening. Waiting to be see
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