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If You Are Lucky Enough To Be A Woman, Focus On The Good Stuff

The Grindstone | Posted 12.14.2011

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When I think of top female entrepreneurs who have helped change the face of Silicon Valley, I think of Gina Bianchini. And so does CNNMoney, Fast Comp...

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An Open Letter to Gabrielle Bernstein

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.06.2011

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Deborah Stambler

Much of what I teach is that every word and every thought that we put out into the world is an affirmation. So we're affirming love or we're affirming more fear and more chaos.

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Windows on the World

Gerit Quealy | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, June Sarpong, Wie Symposium, 9/11, Population 7 Billion, Eve Schloss, Anne Frank, World War II, Technology News
Gerit Quealy

With the World Wide Web, we can travel across the globe in a millisecond just by opening a window.

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WATCH: Alexandra Wilkes Wilson On Being A Mentor

Posted 12.05.2011

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Gilt Groupe co-founder and CMO Alexandra Wilkes-Wilson spoke with HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaa...

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WATCH: Deborra-Lee Furness Reveals Her Joy-Triggers

Posted 12.03.2011

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Australian actress, director, producer and National Adoption Week Founder Deborra-Lee Furness had a chat with HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features...

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Yaya DaCosta Yearns For Balance And Good Flats

Posted 11.30.2011

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HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaar, had a chat with actress Yaya DaCosta at the recent 2011 WIE Sym...

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Deepak Chopra on Ruthlessness, Cunning, Patience and Sweetness

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Leadership, President Obama, Wie Symposium, Redefining Power, War of the Worldviews, Leonard Mlodinow, Deepak Chopra, Women News
Deborah Stambler

Ruthlessness, cunning, patience and sweetness. How many of these qualities do our leaders possess? How many do you possess?

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WIE Symposium: Spotlight on Alisa Volkman

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.03.2011

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Deborah Stambler

It's been said that necessity is the motherhood of invention. In Volkman's case, motherhood necessitated invention and innovation.

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WATCH: Donna Karan Reveals Her Joy triggers

Posted 11.30.2011

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Donna Karan talks about the UrbanZen Foundation and shares her "joy triggers" with HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director ...

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Christy Turlington Tells Us What Makes Her Happiest

Posted 01.17.2012

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At the recent 2011 WIE Symposium, HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaar caught up with Christy Turling...

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Bond Girls: Building Backbone At The 2011 WIE Symposium

Gerit Quealy | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Fran Drescher, Jane Fonda, Jimmy Choo, Arianna Huffington, Tamara Mellon, Wie Symposium, Sarah Brown, Soraya Dorabi, Donna Karan, Women News
Gerit Quealy

"Men and women network differently... Men get down to business; know why they're there," Poku explained, whereas women like to "understand, acknowledge, trust, and share."

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Global and Green: Beauty Trends from the WIE Symposium

Deborah Stambler | Posted 11.28.2011

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Deborah Stambler

We all feel loyalty to certain brands. Certain companies turn out superior products or have ethics that compel us to buy their wares. But it's also ...

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WATCH: Jill Biden Reveals Her Joy Triggers

Posted 11.27.2011

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Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States, doesn't have much free time. In addition to her official responsibilities, she teaches English at a ...

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'Know Your Power And Be Ready": An Exclusive Interview With Nancy Pelosi

Marianne Schnall | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Women in Politics, Women's Rights, Women, Wie Symposium, Nancy Pelosi, Wie, Women Inspiration and Enterprise, Women News
Marianne Schnall

I want these young women to have the confidence that whatever they have been doing will prepare them in a very unique way for the challenges ahead. There's no one like them.

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Celebrating Partnerships That Improve Health for Women and Children

Sharon D’Agostino | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: World Population, Infant Mortality, Wie Symposium, Millennium Development Goals, Impact News
Sharon D’Agostino

At the end of this month, the seven billionth person will be born--that's a lot of mothers and children. To expand awareness of maternal and infant needs, Johnson & Johnson and the AOL/Huffington Post Media Group will collaborate and launch extensive content related to global motherhood.

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PHOTOS: Hit Or Miss?

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.17.2011

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She's known for her high-fashion gigs (including a LOVE cover and a Vogue spread) as well as her surprisingly mature potty mouth in movies like "Kick-...

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WIE Symposium 2011: My New 'C' Word

Donna Karan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Karan

All my life I have had a love of "c" words: cashmere, comfort, city, creativity, champagne. This remains true, although now I find myself gravitating toward words like connect, collaborate and community.

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Abby Disney On 'Women, War, & Peace'

Deborah Stambler | Posted 11.16.2011

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Deborah Stambler

"I'm probably one of the happier people you'll meet because I'm happy that I'm not ducking and dodging the hard news about the world. I really believe that if you can go out there and greet the world with open arms and let it wash over you in all its bad and goodness, you'll find that it's better than you think it is. That's really what gets you through."

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The WIE Network: Finding Common Ground

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Women Careers, Mentors, Arianna Huffington, June Sarpong, Dee Poku, Networking, Wie Symposium, Women News
Deborah Stambler

"We all share common goals of wanting to be happy and successful, to have families and dynamic careers. And that's what the WIE Symposium is about, setting aside our differences and uniting behind our common aspirations."

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Breaking the Venture Ceiling

Jack Hidary | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Sarah Brown, Women, Wie Symposium, Glass Ceiling, Angel Funding, Venture Capital, Golden Seeds, Wie, Arianna Huffington, Donna Karan, Women News
Jack Hidary

The WIE conference comes at a critical point for women in leadership, and I hope it can encourage more women to join the top ranks of startups, angel groups and venture firms.

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WIE 2011: Connecting With the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.24.2011

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Arianna Huffington

This year's WIE Symposium (Women: Inspiration & Enterprise) promises to be even better than last year's, with an amazing lineup of speakers, honorees, and participants all sharing our ideas, our experiences, and our desire to help make life better for women around the world.

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Wanted: Women As Technology Entrepreneurs

Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.06.2011

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[T]he relative paucity of female technology entrepreneurs remains a chronic problem. So Arianna Huffington, Donna Karan and Sarah Brown are teaming...

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WIE: In Hope of a Better Tomorrow

Karen Cummings-Palmer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Karen Cummings-Palmer

The WIE Symposium in New York was billed as an event that would bring young women face to face with their role models in support of some of the world's poorest women.

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Women's Rights and Women's Dreams: Helping Others Achieve Their Goals

Elinor Steele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Female Leadership, Female Leaders, Women Leaders, Wie, Wie Symposium, Healthy Living News
Elinor Steele

Research shows when women in developing nations have money they are more likely to spend it on educating and nurturing their families, whereas men are more likely to spend it on themselves.

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Cooperation, Not Competition At The WIE Symposium

Elinor Steele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Female Leadership, Female Leaders, Women Leaders, Women: Inspiration and Enterprise, Wie Symposium, Wie, Healthy Living News
Elinor Steele

Ultimately what I got out of the WIE Symposium is that women should not be afraid to dream. Every woman I met today overcame the doubters and the self-doubt that lurks inside all of us.

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