Issue 175 — August 23, 2021
I had so much fun interviewing pianist Marina Arsenijevic in preparation for Take The Lead’s Women’s Equality Day concert.
She talked about how, soon after she arrived in the United States, she told a group of families who like herself had immigrated from Serbia, one of seven countries that war torn Yugoslavia had split into that her dream was to play in Carnegie Hall.
Read MoreGetting ahead in business is often attributed to character traits such as ambition, confidence, and even aggression. Women— in outdated tropes— are sometimes dismissed as too emotional to withstand the pressures of big business, are still woefully underrepresented when it comes to leadership roles and other positions of authority. More recent research, however, has confirmed that women are of course capable of rising to the top tiers of companies, due in part to their emotional intelligence.
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Day is one day on the calendar, but for Take The Lead it is the forever goal on the horizon—moving closer each day. Progress is in process, but so are biased hinderances and backsliding internationally for all those identifying as female. So take the day—Women’s Equality Day—to continue toward the goal by joining in for Take The Lead’s Women’s Equality Day Concert August 26.
Read MoreLeading the recent virtual discussion, “Take The Lead Presents: Equity for Women in Journalism,” Charreah Jackson and four veteran award-winning broadcast journalists plus Mira Lowe, president of Journalism & Women Symposium, tackle the shifting nature of journalism, opportunities for women, ongoing challenges of discrimination and the urgency to fight for fair gender identity and racial equality and representation in media newsrooms.
Read MoreWe won’t deny it. There's a huge amount of pressure on women in the workplace. Even as some workplaces return to the office, working from home is still part of the hybrid job description. For others, WFH is the “new normal.” Additional stressors add to this equation, but productivity shouldn't be one of them. When working efficiently at home, many tend to seek out dramatic and overly optimistic changes in an attempt to remedy procrastination and a lack of motivation. Unfortunately, there’s no one major quick fix to improving your productivity when working from home.
Read MoreAt her first job after graduating college in 1990 at Walden Books, Monica Smith, CEO and founder of Marketsmith, would walk into one of their stores filled with books and magazines and feel overwhelmed.
“It would become my best tool,” says Smith, who was severely dyslexic since childhood and was not able to read effectively until she was 18.
Read MoreIssue 174 — August 2, 2021
A colleague once gave me a poster bearing the caption, “When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember your goal was to drain the swamp.”
Read MoreThese eight leaders at the helms of Fortune 500 companies represent women key to recovery from the pandemic and the economic fallout from the last 18 months in this country and beyond.
Read MoreHers is a rhapshody in power.
Award-winning concert pianist and composer Marina Arsenijevic has spent a lifetime creating music and performances around the globe that offer healing and respite in times of conflict and recovery.
Read MoreIssue 173 — July 26, 2021
Two billionaires went into space last week and created a big dust up here on Earth. The debates over whether Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos did something amazing or disgusting raged on social media.
Read MoreThe Tokyo 2020 Olympics kicking off this month are notable not just for what is missing—the crowds in the stands, many athletes who tested positive for COVID and Sha’Carri Richardson due to a positive marijuana test—but what gains have been achieved for competitors identifying as female.
Read MoreOf course, women have come a long way since gaining their right to vote. Female representation in traditionally male-dominated industries continues to grow.
However, Pew Research shows that about 64% of women still think there is much work to do as progress in equal rights remains not far enough. And many argue that COVID has set back women a decade on progress towards equity in the workplace.
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