Taking Credit: New Methods To Close Gender Gap in Funding

The robot may know best. In paths to close the gender funding gap in entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence may be key.

Tools and TipsMichele WeldonNovember 3, 2018business, female entrepreneurs, gender bias, Michele Weldon, women in businessComment

You Owe Me: 6 Ways To Pay It Forward Fairly With Professional Favors

“You would really be helping me out.” For many women in business, it seems we are always doing small and large favors for colleagues, clients, peers, bosses, administrators, staff and support teams. Under pressure, we may call on colleagues to help us out.

Tools and TipsMichele WeldonOctober 30, 2018business, communication, Michele Weldon, women in business, women in the workplaceComment

Iron Lady Inspiration: 100 Women In Finance CEO Forges The Future

Growing up in a suburb of Birmingham, England, Amanda Pullinger looked to Margaret Thatcher, then prime minister of England, as her role model.

Women Like YouMichele WeldonOctober 29, 2018Change, female entrepreneurs, Finance/Money, Michele Weldon, women in financeComment

5 Really Bad Strategic Mistakes Nonprofit Leaders Often Make

Issue 72 — October 28, 2018 Last week I was privileged to keynote the annual conference of Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation by being interviewed by the Center’s Executive Director Robert Ashcraft.

Gloria FeldtOctober 28, 2018business, feminism, Leadership, nonprofit, Women

A Win For Women: Close the $500 Billion Pay Gap

How many Mega Millions winning lottery tickets would it take to close the gender pay gap? 313. That’s because $500 billion is the total gender pay gap each year in the United States

ParityMichele WeldonOctober 26, 2018Equal pay, equality, gender equality, Michele Weldon, pay gapComment

To The Ballot Box: Vote For Her And Get Women In Top Office

Red. Blue. Republican. Democrat. Independent.

Change LeadershipMichele WeldonOctober 23, 2018Change, election, gender equality, Michele Weldon, parityComment

What do you do when someone takes credit for your idea?

Issue 71 — October 22, 2018 USC Associate Professor and founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Institute Stacy Smith was spitting nails. “Nothing makes me angrier than when someone takes credit for my work,” she said.

Gloria FeldtOctober 22, 2018feminism, gender-equality, Leadership, Power, Women

For The Love Of Raising Money For Good: Literacy CEO Fuels Nonprofit Mission

“Can you pick up Susan Sontag at her hotel?”

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonOctober 22, 2018business, Change, equality, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, women leadersComment

The Future of Blockchain is Female: Tech Evangelist Praises Role of Women

“This is definitely the coolest job title I have ever had,” says Rachel Black, Tech Evangelist and spokesperson at Lisk, a blockchain application platform with the mission to bring blockchain technology to the mainstream.

Finance/MoneyMichele WeldonOctober 19, 2018Career, female entrepreneurs, Finance/Money, Michele Weldon, women in technologyComment

Guarding Against Financial Abuse: A Critical and Hidden Form of Domestic Violence

Draining the joint bank account. Taking away credit cards or intentionally harming personal credit. Restricting access to cash. Monitoring spending too closely. These financial abuse tactics are as much a part of domestic violence as are physical and emotional abuse that affects one in four women in this country in