One hundred and one years is enough. Now is the time to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in all 50+ states and honor the fair and equal legal rights of women and publish it in the Constitution.
“I am so excited to present the Leading Advocate Award to the ERA Coalition,” said Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead, at the recent Power Up 2024 Conference on Women’s Equality Day in Washington, D.C..
Read More“Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves.”
It was a rousing conclusion to Take The Lead’s energetic Women’s Equality Day Power Up Conference, with world-renowned pianist, composer and musician Marina Arsenijevic, trio BETTY and the legendary vocal group, Sweet Honey in The Rock performing the anthem to sisterhood along with the audience.
Sharing a microphone along with all the performers at the close of the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater event,* was Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead founder and president, celebrating five years of Power Up and 10 years of Take The Lead’s mission of equity across all identifiers and industries.
Read MoreForty-seven years ago Bella Abzug’s push to make August 26 Women’s Equality Day a national day of recognition became reality. It is still not a federal holiday. While Americans have yet to reach gender and racial equity, Take The Lead’s mission continues to be equality, equity and fairness for all women.
According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, less than half of Americans, or 49%, “say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country.”
Read MoreI dare say the women of “Downton Abbey” would not be at all surprised. Yet reviewers, pundits and even the creators of the film, “Downton Abbey,” a follow up on the big screen after six seasons on television, were surprised that in its first three weeks at the box office the movie earned $135.4 million, more than 10 times its operating budget.
Read MoreI remember when I was eleven years old and begged my mother to let me start shaving my legs. That, I thought, would be a true symbol that I was becoming a woman. Fast forward to this article by law professor Joan C. Williams in the August 16, 2019, New York Times opinion section entitled “How Women Can Escape the Likeability Trap.”
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