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Shouldn't It Be Called Women's INequality Day?
Shouldn't It Be Called Women's INequality Day?

Issue 239 — August 28, 2023

Last night, attending an Angel City Football Club soccer game (they won 3–1!), I had a tearing up moment chatting with a woman I happened to be standing next to. She had come down to Los Angeles from the Bay Area to bring her two elementary school aged daughters to the game. She said, “Can you imagine? We never got to see anything like this. The women’s team, owned by women, run by women, supported by so many women?”

I looked at her girls cheering away, waving their Angel City scarves, and felt so proud of how far we have come on the long road to equality.

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Agenda Revealed! Just 5 Days till the Power Up Concert and Conference!
Agenda Revealed! Just 5 Days till the Power Up Concert and Conference!

Are you ready for the much anticipated event? It’s just 5 days until the big day — Women’s Equality Day on August 26, that is, when we will gather for a full day of the Power Up Concert and Conference. Not even hurricanes or earthquakes will keep Take The Lead from delivering this powerful annual event in Los Angeles at UCLA’s Luskin Conference Center and streaming everywhere in the world. I cannot wait to see you there!

Have you secured your ticket?

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Rock Out for Women: Join the 2023 Women's Equality Day Power Up Concert and Conference!
Rock Out for Women: Join the 2023 Women's Equality Day Power Up Concert and Conference!

Issue 238 — August 13, 2023

You might have heard the saying, if I can’t dance, it’s not my revolution. I certainly agree with that.

We’re thrilled to invite you to the most anticipated event of the year! Learn, connect, and be inspired by the conference all day, and then kick back with a night of great music and entertainment:

2023 Women’s Equality Day Power Up Concert and Conference, on August 26, 2023!

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Getting To Equal: Why You Need To Attend This Power Up Conference
Getting To Equal: Why You Need To Attend This Power Up Conference

Issue 237 — August 7, 2023

I break out in a cold sweat when people say the word “event.”

There are so many moving parts to putting on a valuable and memorable conference — and why would you do one if it weren’t valuable and meaningful? The logistics alone break my head, and there are always dozens of opinions about who to invite to speak and perform, where to have it, what to have for lunch — you name it.

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U.S. Ranks 43rd in Gender Equality: A Women’s Equality Day Call to Action
U.S. Ranks 43rd in Gender Equality: A Women’s Equality Day Call to Action

Issue 235— July 10, 2023

“We want it all, but we’ll take half.” — Bella Abzug.

Abzug, the late NY Congresswoman and architect of Women’s Equality Day, made that declaration with a touch of wry humor, but she was serious as a heart attack. This sentiment resonates with an all-too-real truth about the ongoing struggle for women’s equality.

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Happy/Not Happy Fifth of July: The Case for Action
Happy/Not Happy Fifth of July: The Case for Action

Issue 234 — July 5, 2023

Happy Fifth of July. It’s National Bikini Day in case you hadn’t noticed. And National Graham Cracker Day (who makes these things up?).

I needed that moment of levity coming off a Fourth of July that was tinged with anger, sadness, and a new resolve, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling last week eviscerating academic affirmative action precedents. Best selling author of The Memo and Right Within Minda Harts called it a sucker punch in her LinkedIn Post responding to the ruling.

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How About We Solve a Problem Instead of Admiring It? Building a Solution-Focused Mindset
How About We Solve a Problem Instead of Admiring It? Building a Solution-Focused Mindset

Issue 232 — June 19, 2023

I often quote Mellody Hobson, President and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, in my speeches and training. She said, “We have admired the problem long enough.”

I don’t remember what she was referring to but to me this wry comment applies to every injustice people face, every complaint we may have even if it is fully warranted. We can spout data about how awful this is and how discriminatory that is, but until we are willing to roll up our sleeves and take action, we’re just “admiring the problem” and failing to get to the solutions.

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From Mass Disruption to Critical Mass of Progress: Lead YOUR Intention
From Mass Disruption to Critical Mass of Progress: Lead YOUR Intention

Issue 231 — June 12, 2023

Are you ready for the 2023 Power Up Concert and Conference, as always on Women’s Equality Day August 26? Learn about it and get your super early bird tickets here.

I am excited to invite you to join in this pivotal moment to seize opportunities in the wake of pandemic recovery. The last 3 years have exacerbated disparities and revealed fault lines in our culture. The time to advance racial and gender parity in leadership is now.

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What’s Tina Got to Do With Women’s Leadership?
What’s Tina Got to Do With Women’s Leadership?

Issue 230 — May 28, 2023

Back in the day, a friend of mine used to say that she wanted to BE Tina Turner.

As the tributes flowed following Turner’s death on May 24 at 83, it was obvious that she had an equally significant impact on countless people around the world. (In Australia, the whole country stopped to dance to “Nutbush City Limits.”)

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