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Womens Leadership

Health Care And Healthy Moms

Linda Tarr-Whelan | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Rights, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Women's Health, Health Care, Living News
Linda Tarr-Whelan

Having just researched for my new book what different decisions emerge when 30 percent women are at the table, I cant help but wonder what would happen if Congress were made up of 30 percent women.

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So We're Still Bitches? Eight Ways Women Leaders Can Win in the Perception Game

Fawn Germer | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Leadership, Women's Issues, Communication Tips for Women, Women Success Tips, Women Managers, Women Communication Tips, Communication Skills for Women, Women in Business, Women Leaders, Women in Management, Women Communication Skills, Women's Rights, Living News
Fawn Germer

I didn't understand that strong, bold women give off an energy that threatens insecure people. We have to watch every word so we aren't misinterpreted. So, here are eight steps to be more effective.

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The Missing Piece in a Woman's Nation

Linda Tarr-Whelan | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Women, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Women's Issues, Workforce, Women and Workforce, Nicholas Kristof, Maria Shriver, Business News
Linda Tarr-Whelan

The tipping point is what I call the "30% Solution" -- the point at which women's voices resonate fully to add the affirmative difference of shared experiences and values.

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As Women's Leadership Evolves, So Do We

Fawn Germer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Corporate Women, Women's Leadership, Corporate-Women, Women's Movement, Women's Issues, Women's History, Working Women, Women in Business, Leadership Issues, Career Advice for Women, Women's Leadership Issues, Women's Leadership Conference, Living News
Fawn Germer

I was 17 years old and a guppy reporter for The Bradenton Herald when my editor sent me on my first assignment in the field. "You're going to interview Gloria Steinem," she told me.

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Women Senior Execs Take A Wallop in the Downturn

Fawn Germer | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Corporate Women, Women's Leadership, Fawn Germer, Catalyst Study, Women CEOs, Network of Executive Women, Women in Business, Women's Success, International Women's Forum, Women's Leadership Issues, Business News
Fawn Germer

A recent Catalyst study of fast-track MBA graduates found that "A startling 19 percent of senior women lost their jobs versus just six percent of men." That's three to one.

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A Dialogue on Leadership in Uncertain Times: Session 3

Jan Birchfield, Ph.D | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Job Loss, Corporate Power, Power, Executive Coaching, Executive Power, Living News
Jan Birchfield, Ph.D

Humility arises when we see through the illusion of personal identification with power; this increases the chance that we will use it in service of something larger than ourselves.

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The Unfinished Work of Women's Political Equality

Linda Basch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Politics, Women's Leadership, Gender, Politics News
Linda Basch

Today is Women's Equality Day, the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Looking around, I see in too many places the unfinished work of women's political emancipation and equal representation.

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De-Genderfying Leadership

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Workplace Diversity, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Feminist, Feminism, Living News
Andrea Learned

Rather than spend energy touting or striving toward a woman's nation, let's focus on bringing genders together.

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How the Capital Market Failures and the Inability to Achieve Gender Equity are the Same

Laura Liswood | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Laura Liswood, Saadia Zahidi, Women's Leadership, Iris Bohnet, Gender Inequity, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Global Gender Gap Report, World Economic Forum, Women, Women's Issues, Economy, Gender Issues, Gender, Business News
Laura Liswood

My experience in both the financial world and the field of women's leadership allows me to recognize that both market failures and gender inequality stem from the same combination of elements.

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