Issue 155 — December 28, 2020
You’d think this year is an animate being one could punch or despise or dress down. Every other headline on those end-of-year emails clogging our inboxes rails against poor old 2020. Worst year ever, leave it in the rearview mirror, kick it to the curb, and so on.
Read MoreIssue 154 — December 21, 2020
Today on the winter solstice, the stars align. For the first time since 1226, the planets Jupiter and Saturn will be so close in the night sky that they might look like one large star.
Astronomers call it the Great Conjunction. Some people call it the Christmas star.
Read More“Laughter is the only emotion that cannot be compelled. Laughter is a proof of freedom.”
Gloria Steinem, iconic feminist leader, author and activist, waxed poetically philosophical during the recent live Take The Lead event, “Putting Women at the Heart of the Recovery: An Intimate Conversation.”
Read MoreIssue 153 — December 14, 2020
This week Jupiter and Saturn will be observably closer to each other than they have been since and they won’t be as close again until 2080. This is a phenomenon not to be missed! The clearest view will happen on my wedding anniversary and the winter solstice, December 21. How cool is that?
Read MoreWhat a year it has been—and in a very good way—for Minda Harts, best-selling author and CEO, founder of The Memo, LLC.
This is true in 2020, an exceptionally challenging year particularly for women of color on so many levels. As the country faces COVID-19 fallout, racial justice atrocities and the need to rebuild and create new infrastructures and patterns with fairness, equity and inclusion, hers is a voice and stance validating the power of BIPOC and the urgent need for change.
Read MoreTake The Lead is hosting feminist icon Gloria Steinem and Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore as featured speakers in the exclusive virtual event, “Putting Women at the Heart of the Recovery: An Intimate Conversation.”
Read MoreHow many female cultural icons does it take to make a once in a lifetime virtual event just for you?
The answer is two, plus two emerging leaders in journalism, media and entertainment. Plus you.
Read MoreIssue 152 — December 6, 2020
“There are plenty of top-notch people in every demographic group for even the most high-level jobs. You just have to see them and open the barricades that have blocked them from serving.”
— Jodi Enda re Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s diverse choices of top advisors.
Real change is in the air. And it’s happening fast.
Read MoreIf COVID-19 has not directly affected your mental health, then you are likely a very rare case.
And if the collision of crises in economics, health, injustice, family, work and career have touched you in the last year, then know there is access to steps to improve your mental health.
Moving towards an economic, health and wellness recovery, many women—and men— are strategizing to not only cope with the effects of the pandemic, but to manage a re-emergence and recovery post-COVID that is better than before the crisis hit.
Read MoreIssue 151 — November 29, 2020
Do you sometimes feel powerless in these challenging days?
Let me assure you of this: you have the power to help women recover from the pandemic’s effects on their lives and livelihoods when you make a contribution to Take The Lead.
And — great news — your contribution will be matched by our amazing board members, led by chair Dr. Nancy O’Reilly.
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