47 Years of Women’s Equality Day: 5 Ways To Celebrate Now And Why

Forty-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.”

Help for Working Moms: Can Paid Leave, Services, Policies and Apps Help?

What do Papua New Guinea and the United States have in common?

Neither country has a national paid family leave law. Some suggest that solving the conundrums of working moms might be as simple as a national family paid leave policy.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonOctober 18, 2016Career, equality, Michele Weldon, paid leave, women in the workplace, working mothersComment

Meet Maxima Zuckerberg, Baby Feminist Champion

Mark Zuckerberg is a dad! He and his wife Priscilla welcomed their daughter Maxima early last week, and by our estimation she’s already one of the most influential women of the year.