“This is the meta moment.”
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Forty-two years is too long to wait.
But 2059 is the year estimated that women in this country will be paid the same as men for the same work.
We all agree, we gotta go faster.
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Lyft, the transportation platform that recently was valued at $11 billion, is literally putting women in the driver’s seats. Partnering with Take The Lead Day, Lyft reflects an alignment on a mission for gender parity in leadership.
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Knowing she is neither a political pundit nor is she running for office—locally, statewide or nationally—Cheryl Najafi got creative. She launched a new apparel business that reflected her ideals of mission-driven fairness and positive values. Love Over H8was born.
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“We are zero bullshit.”
It is the fifth core value stated for Together Live, a 10-city tour of thought leaders, activists, authors, artists, athletes and innovators beginning September 18 in Portland, Oregon and culminating in the final event October 26 in Philadelphia, with Take The Lead as a partner.
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Walking the talk.
Several Leadership Ambassadors of Take The Lead are doing just that and stepping up with participation on “50/50 Day,” organizing events from California to Massachusetts and Missouri to Minnesota and Arizona demonstrating the Take The Lead mission to prepare, develop, inspire and propel women leaders forward to gender parity. Check out all The Take The Lead events here.
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She sees the glass as half full.
Raised by “two feminist parents” who were intellectuals questioning how the world worked for men and women, Tiffany Shlain says she grew up to be positive about the role women play historically, currently and in the future.
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“How do you think the world would change if there was more gender balance in politics? What about more gender balance in business leadership? Or in homes?”
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I am thrilled and grateful to join Dr. Nancy O’Reilly in announcing her extraordinary gift to Take The Lead. As you will read in the announcement below, this gift will enable two key actions congruent with Take The Lead’s mission and strategy for reaching leadership parity by 2025.
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The following is the first in a 2-part series of how to start your change based on the new book, “Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life.”
I’ve spent the last two years interviewing those who have started changes at work or in life — or “wave makers,” as I call them. As I heard stories about “waves,” such as a newly created company, a new non-profit or a new way to involve customers in developing new products, I asked how it all came to be.