Just Curious: Is Your Workplace A Curiosity Enhancer or Barrier?

The old adage that curiosity kills the cat doesn’t address a resurge in thinking that curiosity fosters creativity and innovation and that being curious is a very good thing.

For #WomensHistoryMonth and #InternationalWomensDay, How Michelle Obama Is Helping Women Take Our…

I noticed an interesting change during Michele Obama’s ubiquitous book tour. It perfectly spans both Black History Month and Women’s History Month.

Gloria FeldtMarch 4, 2019international-womens-day, Leadership, michelle-obama, Women, womens-history-month

Where Is She? Fix the Gender, Race Gaps In Media

...“D+” for gender and racial diversity, combined, and a sixth consecutive “F” for lack of gender equity, according to the “Racial and Gender Report Card,” commissioned by the Associated Press...

ParityMichele WeldonMarch 1, 201950 Women Can, 50 Women Can Change The World, equality, journalism, Michele Weldon, parityComment

12 Black Women Leaders Share Wisdom, Advice

In honor of Black History Month, we gathered from our Take The Lead archives the best leadership, life and entrepreneurial lessons from these 12 outstanding black women leaders we greatly admire.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 26, 2019Advice, black women in leadership, black-history-month, Career, Michele WeldonComment

The Pink Chair in the Grey Office — Why on Earth This Graphic?

Over 50 years ago, the late Congresswoman and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm famously said, “If they won’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” This week, a hot pink chair with a pale pink pillow and for some inexplicable reason a pink balloon was the graphic the New York Times Magazine chose to represent the lack of women in top leadership in an article by Emily Bazelon.

Gloria FeldtFebruary 25, 2019emily-bazelon, gender-equality, Leadership, metoo, new-york-times-magazine

Library Stacks Up Opportunities: Executive Director Supports Women Tech Leaders

When Rebecca Stavick moved from a very small town in South Dakota to Omaha in 2010, she didn’t know a soul.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 25, 2019Michele Weldon, nonprofit, nonprofit leadership, Tech, women in technologyComment

Leading Ladies: Lessons on Powerful Women From All Oscar Noms

The Oscar nominations for actresses in a leading role this year present a precarious view of women in power, women blocked from power and women ignoring their own power.

Ellevate To The Top: CEO Aims to Mentor Leaders and Change Culture

Her 1995 high school graduating class of 64 students in a small Southern New Jersey town and her close friendships in her Villanova University sorority may have led the way for Kristy Wallace to become CEO of Ellevate Network, a leading women’s business networking initiative with 150,000 members.

Career successMichele WeldonFebruary 19, 2019business, Career, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leadersComment

If We Don’t Change the Narrative About Women and Leadership, We’re Doomed to Live in It Forever…

Listen to me, Women: You’re not crazy. The narrative about us makes us feel crazy by incessantly focusing on our problems in a way that makes them sound insolvable. It’s a miracle if we don’t fall into despair or rage. No wonder we may feel immobilized by the messages telling us we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t — insert the behavior of your choice here.

Gloria FeldtFebruary 18, 2019careers, feminism, gender-equality, Leadership, Women

How Can I Help You? Nancy O’Reilly On Why We Must Support Each Other

Author, psychologist, entrepreneur, broadcaster and founder of the non-profit, Women Connect4Good, Inc., Nancy D. O’Reilly knows we not only get by with a little help from our friends, but we thrive with the help of women all around us.