Womens Leadership

Rise to a Leadership Position in 7 Steps

Women & Co | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Career Advice, Promotion, Personal Development, Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Women Executives, Executives, Women News
Women & Co

Leadership is earned. It is the sum total of your words and actions -- the interactions, behaviors, qualities and decisions you make every day.

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An Alternative Approach to the G20 Summit

Tara Pichardo-Angadi | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: G(irls)20 Summit, Women's Leadership, G(irls)20 Summit 2012, Women in Leadership, Global Women's Issues, Impact News
Tara Pichardo-Angadi

We should get to the point where being a woman or a girl is a non-issue as regards rights and access to health, education and jobs. This is still not the case in too many countries.

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How Do We Move the Needle on Women's Leadership?

Bonnie St. John | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Opportunity, Women, Sheryl Sandberg, Hillary Clinton 2008, Ceo, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Leadership, Balance, Hillary Clinton, Geena Davis, Sheryl Sandberg Facebook, Poll, Women's Leadership, Women News
Bonnie St. John

Our journey to understand women's leadership was a collaborative process -- which, when you are talking about a mother and a teenage daughter, means we argued about everything.

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Women in U.S. Leadership: What's Next?

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women in Politics, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Leadership, Women's Health, The White House, Women's Voices, Hillary Clinton, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

More women's voices are needed in public leadership. In the U.S., there are 72 women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 17 women in the Senate, and only six female governors. Our numbers are clearly out of proportion.

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What Are the Real Drivers of Gender Justice?

Pat Mitchell | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Jacki Zehner, Women's Rights, Gender Equality, Women, Women's Leadership, Media News
Pat Mitchell

There are lots of interesting answers to what really drives gender equity. But perhaps one of the most powerful and misunderstood drivers of gender justice is this: women's leadership.

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Do Mean Girls Win at Work?

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Self-Promotion, Mean Girls, Women's Leadership, Promotability, Women's Careers, Gender Parity, Women in Business, Assertiveness, Nice Girls, Communications, Confidence in Women, Leadership Traits, Leadership Presence, Women News
Marcia Reynolds

In truth, what it takes for a woman to win is not that much different from a man.

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How Much Is a Girl Worth? Transforming the Girl Scouts at 100

Davia Temin | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of America, Women's Empowerment, Girl Scout Cookies, Leadership, Women's Leadership, Female Leaders, Female Role Models, Women Leaders, Impact News
Davia Temin

We are devoted to offering every girl in this country, regardless of her race, religion, demographic, orientation or ability to pay, a fun, positive, powerful experience that will open up a world of possibilities to her as she learns more about herself, and the role she wishes to play in life.

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Leadership: It's a Female Thing

Monika Mitchell | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Nada Jain, Women's Empowerment, Leadership, Women's Rights, ISIS Fund/Women's World Banking, Women's Leadership, C-Suite, Criterion Ventures, United Nations, Gender Diversity, Inclusion of Women, Jackie VanderBrug, Calvert Foundation, Financial Crisis, Jo-Ann Tan, Sally Boulter, Golden Seeds, Women, Acumen Fund, Economic Crisis, Anwarul Chowdhury, Christine Lagarde, Equal Pay, Winds of Change, Bangladesh, Women in the Boardroom, CJ Juhasz, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Resolution 1325, Multicultural Capital, U.N. Women, Georgie Benardete, Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Noelle St. Clair, Women Leaders, Shamaya Gilo, Women News
Monika Mitchell

The event marked a shift in action -- we are tired of waiting for men to open the door for us. Ladies and gentlemen ... in the 21st century, we are opening the doors for ourselves.

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How To SIlence Your Inner Critic

Tara Sophia Mohr | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Women's Empowerment, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Self-Esteem, Entrepreneurship, Imposter Syndrome, Inner Critic, Women News
Tara Sophia Mohr

You can recognize your critic by how it speaks to you. Good, realistic, sound thinking examines the situation with a light heart and a focus on solutions. Feel the difference!

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CEO's, Consciousness and Culture -- It's a Full-Time Job!

Debbie Robins | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Love-Leadership-the-New-Way-to-Lead-in-a-Fear-Based-World, Business News
Debbie Robins

Did you know that the global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations achieved a total return of 54.95 percent, outperforming their competitors by 16 percent? Here's why.

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Secret Sauce of Success

Jen Groover | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Success, Women's Leadership, Women Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Living News, Business News, Business, Entrepreneurs, Wellness, Motivational-Success, Small Business, Business News
Jen Groover

Becoming an author was a dream of mine for over a decade. The interesting part of that dream was when the desire first came to me, I had no idea what...

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You Are Brilliant -- And 7 Other Things to Know About Public Speaking

Tara Sophia Mohr | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Women in Business, Women's Leadership, Feminism, Speaking, Communication, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Advice, Women's Career Advice, Women News
Tara Sophia Mohr

The world needs your ideas. It's time to start sharing them fully, loudly, boldly, slowly -- without diminishment or apology.

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Why Female Leaders Need to be Authentic and Fearless

Serra Sippel | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Leadership, Women, Women's Leadership, Mentoring, Working Women, Women in Business, Diversity, Women News
Serra Sippel

As long as being a woman in a position of leadership is the exception and not the rule, women leaders have an obligation to mentor and create new leadership models.

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Why the Old Dogs of the Work World Have No Choice But to Learn All the New Tricks

Fawn Germer | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Career Strategies, Social Media, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Success Strategies, Internet Addiction, Business News
Fawn Germer

Life was so much easier when I walked into the office and someone handed me a pink slip of paper that said, "While you were out..." Now I come back in...

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What Chinese Food Taught Me About Women's Leadership

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Women's Leadership Advice, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Women and Power, Woman Ceos, Women Bosses, Women News
Margaret Heffernan

I was very tough. When I moved to Massachusetts and ran software companies, I was proud when I overheard Silicon Valley executives exclaim over how tough I was to negotiate with. And then I had my daughter.

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Usher's New Look: Building Young Leaders

Stephenie Foster | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Usher, Women's Leadership, New Look Foundation, Youth Leadership, Impact News
Stephenie Foster

Usher started New Look in 1999, and the foundation has developed a model for engaging young people and giving them a strong sense of how they can affect the world they live in.

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Our Mothers, Our Leaders

Carolyn Ziel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Compassion in Leadership, Leadership, Mother's Day, Women's Leadership, Leadership in Business, Compassion, Healthy Living News
Carolyn Ziel

I think we could all learn a lot about leadership by looking towards our mothers, who many times, lead by example.

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The White House Project: Making Women's Leadership A Social Norm

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Gender Equality, Tiffany Dufu, The White House Project, Women's Empowerment, Leadership, Women's Leadership, Barbie, Women Leaders, Woman President, Impact News
Rahim Kanani

The White House Project, a non-profit organization, aims to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors.

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The Politics of Motherhood

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Motherhood, Women, Women's Leadership, Working Mothers, Politics, The White House Project, Sarah Palin, Planned Parenthood, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Few things are more resistant to change than the cultural ideal of a woman fulfilling her role as a wife and mother.

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An In-Depth Interview With Drew Faust, President of Harvard University

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Gender Equality, Higher-Education, Women's Leadership, Drew Faust, Human Rights, Ngos, Harvard University, Social Innovation, College News
Rahim Kanani

Faust and I discussed recent developments in teaching and learning, growing university-wide collaboration, the role of religion in curriculum, bridging research to practice, and the future of the institution.

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In 2011, Sustainability Will Force the De-Gendering of Business Leadership

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Sustainable Business, Sustainability, Organizational Behavior, Green Business, Sustainable Organizations, Green Businesses, Green Innovation, Innovation, Business News
Andrea Learned

As we move into 2011, I predict that diverse organizations will have a huge advantage. And mastering the context of sustainable business will be the greatest leadership benchmark.

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Living To Your Fullest Potential

Jen Groover | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Leadership, Self-Help, Women Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Living News, Business News, Setting Goals, Inspiration, Business, Entrepreneurs, Gratitude, Success, Small Business, Books News
Jen Groover

Often we have goals or dreams that we let go of because we have no idea how we would obtain them or worse, we believe we do not deserve them. We disco...

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Election Outcomes and Women's Leadership

Linda Tarr-Whelan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Leadership, Women, Elections 2010, Politics News
Linda Tarr-Whelan

Millions of Americans went to the polls this week in an election cycle that has been called the "year of the woman." In California two former heads o...

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Power, Ambition, Money, Failure: The 21st Century Taboos

Kathryn Kolbert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Working Women, Women Workforce, Women, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Workplace, Business News
Kathryn Kolbert

Why aren't more women succeeding in their careers? Women manage their careers differently from many of their male colleagues, but there's also another factor at play.

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The World Will Be Saved By Western Women

Tara Sophia Mohr | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women, Women's Leadership, Female Leadership, Female Leaders, The Balanced Life, Women Leaders, Healthy Living News
Tara Sophia Mohr

I felt frustrated that women with so much power to do good were having an impact primarily on their families, and not on a larger sphere.

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