100 Years Of Progress? 19th Amendment Summit Reminds How Far To Go

A vibrant, virtual, free five-day summit is addressing where women are now and how women can move forward toward gender and racial equity begins August 10, thanks to The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization launched earlier this year.

“The centennial of The 19th Amendment — which gave white women in this country the right to vote — falls at a really pivotal moment in American history, where we're grappling with a global pandemic and navigating a modern-day civil rights movement. There's never been a more important time to spur critical conversations about the role of women in this work,” says Emily Ramshaw, co-founder and CEO of The 19th.

Change Leadership, Changing the Power Par..., Gender Parity, Movement Building, ParityMichele WeldonAugust 6, 202019th Amendment, women in politics, women leadership, gender parity, Racial EquityComment

The Great Reset: CEO Says New Ventures Serve Greater Good

“As painful as it is now, the focus is now on meaning. This is a permanent innovative change.”

Jocelyn Kung, CEO of The Kung Group, says her executive coaching and organizational consulting firm’s recent survey of more than 400 startup founders revealed that the ongoing global pandemic has deleteriously affected the growth of companies, but also shifted priorities to a new era of sustainability,

Corresponding to the release of the Q2 Venture Report by Crunchbase this week, that shows the volume of less than $100 million m fundings is down 63% from the same time last year. The number of companies in the second quarter of 2020 is also down form 2,660 in 2019 to 1,254 companies this year.

Career success, Changing the Power Par..., Entrepreneur, Leadership tools and tips, Women Career SuccessMichele WeldonJuly 31, 2020Women Leaders, Women In Business, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Covid-19Comment

How To Support Black Businesses With Strategies, Funding, Grants

In academics, economics, business, finance, law, and practically all other spheres, Black people are under-represented. It has started a revolution of sorts as protests take place across the U.S. for equality.

Black Lives Matter is affecting the world in a profound way, bringing the plight of African Americans into the limelight. Its effects are far-reaching, and it is occurring in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic to make it even more difficult to run a successful business, but there are strategies to fill these gaps.

Parity, Movement Building, Leadership/Political a..., Changing the Power Par...Sarah DavisJuly 13, 2020Black Lives Matter, Black Business, Funding, Racial Equity, DiscriminationComment

8 Ways to Be an Effective Leader for Change

Issue 132 — June 22, 2020

I first learned about the power of organizing to make change when I was about 15 years old. In the small town of Stamford, Texas, where I lived at the time, there were two short order restaurants in town. One was called Son’s City Pig and it had indoor tables with juke boxes where we kids could sit and kibitz, as teenagers do. And as teenagers were inclined to do, we created various fads. One was eating our French Fries with mustard. OK, I admit I started that one.

The owner of Son’s became annoyed that we were consuming so much mustard. He began charging us two cents for each little paper cup of mustard. We decided this was terrible injustice. Most of us just groused about it.

Change Leadership, Changing the Power Par..., Leadership/Organizational, Movement BuildingGloria FeldtJune 22, 2020Black Lives Matter, Activism, Women Leadership, black women in leadershipComment

Back By Popular Demand: 50 Women Can Change The World in Journalism

Take The Lead is launching its second annual 50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism program, slated to kick off on June 16th. Applications for the digital training can be submitted here.

Watch highlights of the 2019 50 Women in Journalism program here

Sponsored in part by Democracy Fund and the Ford Foundation, the program comes at a point when women in the media are making progress but still struggling for parity amid broad layoffs and massive industry changes. For example, women have made up the majority of journalism and mass communication degree programs in the United States for more than three decades.

Changing the Power Par..., Career success, Change Leadership, Women Career Success, Take The Lead Launch, Take The Lead EventsDiane KarschMay 22, 202050 Women In Journalism, 50 Women Can Change The World, How women can advance their careers, Gloria Feldt, Leadership ToolsComment

All You Need Is This Course: 9 Leadership Power Tools Go Virtual June 1

The world has changed drastically since February in every possible way across the world—for women especially. And while many are learning to adapt their professional and personal lives in what is the new mid-COVID-19 normal, adjusting to the status quo is not the only choice.

Transformation is another.

Change Leadership, Career success, Ambition / Intention, Changing the Power Par..., Leadership Power ToolsMichele WeldonMay 15, 2020Women Leadership, Gloria Feldt, 9 Power Tools, Online Learning, Career Success, How women can advance their careersComment

If You Must Let Her Go: 8 Ways To Make Tough Choices and Lead Compassionately

“You’re fired” is not such a funny meme right now.

The economic realities of the recent months are driving up unemployment to more than 30 million individuals, with furloughs and diminishing project work for most every American who is a non-essential worker. Being on the receiving end of that news is devastating.

Change Leadership, Changing the Power Par..., Changing the Workplace, Leadership tools and tips, Tools and Tips, Women Career SuccessMichele WeldonMay 4, 2020Leadership, Gender Parity, Coronavirus, Women In Business, Leadership Tools, Covid-19Comment

Listen Up: Binge On Scores of Helpful Podcasts

We hear you at Take The Lead, that your world has turned upside down personally and professionally in the past month due to the COVID-19 crisis. It has put us through some changes too. But Take The Lead wants you to know we have the content you need to get you through this.

Absolutely we hope you and your loved ones are healthy and we don’t dare diminish t he severity of this global pandemic. Take The Lead acknowledges the severe disruptions to your daily life and your career.

Change Leadership, Ambition / Intention, Career success, Changing the Power Par..., Leadership Power ToolsMichele WeldonApril 6, 2020Women Leadership, Power To You, Women Entrepreneurs, Gender Issues, How women can advance their careers, Women Equality, Take The LeadComment

Changing The World: 50 Powerful Women Journos Take The Lead

The crisis COVID-19 presents to everyone across the globe is dramatic, life-changing and career-shifting. At Take The Lead, hearing some good news about women who make news can be a welcome pivot. A comprehensive report from the inaugural 50 Women Can Change The World in Journalism program reveals remarkable results.

Parity, Take The Lead Events, Networking with Purpose, Inspirational Role Models, Changing the Power Par..., Change Leadership, Leadership Power ToolsMichele WeldonMarch 30, 202050 Women Can, 50 Women In Journalism, Gender Parity, Take The Lead, Gloria FeldtComment

Close The Dream Gap: Miracle Entrepreneur Mentors With Purpose

“My name is Miracle, because I am one.”

Miracle Olatunji, 20, and a sophomore at Northeastern University in Boston, has launched more startup ideas and done more to mentor others, than most people twice her age. And her name comes from the fact that her mother was bedridden when she was pregnant with her in Nigeria, and was told her baby would not survive.

Ambition / Intention, Career success, Changing the Power Par..., EntrepreneurMichele WeldonMarch 27, 2020Take The Lead, Women Entrepreneurs, Female Entrepreneurs, Women In Leadership, Gender IssuesComment

Sizing Up Inclusive Needs: Co-Founder and Designer Makes It Fit

One size does not fit all.

Tanya Zhang is filling a fashion void with her new clothing line of shirts. But it is not for herself or other women, but for her spouse, father, and other Asian American Pacific Islander men who swear their shirts don’t fit.

Ambition / Intention, Career success, Changing the Power Par..., Entrepreneur, Inspirational Role Models, Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonMarch 23, 2020Take The Lead, Female Entrepreneurs, How women can advance their careers, Entrepreneurs, InclusionComment

Equal Pay Day: Working For Pay Parity In Tech And Beyond

Fourteen years into the commemoration of Equal Pay Day—or the day in the U.S. that all women catch up to what men earn for a year of work ending December 31, 2019—and women are still strategizing for pay equity.

It’s not a done deal. Yet.