The latest women's leadership news, research and advice packaged to fit your life. March 21, 2017: Edition 106
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ORIGINAL CONTENT, FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
Through The Fire: A Grandmother's Lessons In Leadership Author Vivian Sorenson follows in the footsteps of her grandmother as a leader marching for women 106 years after the Shirtwaist Factory Fire. A perfect read for Women's History Month. TELL ME MORE
UN, Take The Lead Focus on Achieving Gender Equity, Closing Pay Gap The 61st annual Commission on the Status of Women at the UN launched new initiatives on global gender pay equity as Take The Lead partnered on closing the gap. TELL ME MORE
7 Tips For Launching Your Business From a Developer Who Dared It was just another case of sexist comments, but it pushed Michelle Dewoskin into starting her own business. She'll show you how you can too. TELL ME MORE
Like It Or Not: Feedback May Burn, But Still be Authentic
Likeability may be elusive for women, but research shows that being your true self is the solution. TELL ME MORE Gloria's Pick*:I am totally smitten with Bumble, the feminist dating app that equalizes gender power in relationships: women must make
the first move. I met Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe at South by Southwest where we participated in a Women@Forbes panel (see video below). This, my friends, is a world changer. *Tweet your tips for Gloria's pick to @gloriafeldt. Gloria Feldt is the president and co-founder of Take The Lead.
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Have a conversation about power with a trusted friend. Find an opportunity to sharethe power concept of "power to" instead of "power over" within your organization.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Click here to watch a vibrant Women@Forbes panel of women entrepreneurs and mentors at SXSW
including Muslim Girl Founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Take The Lead Co-founder and President Gloria Feldt, Bumble founder Whitney Wolf and Urban Sitter CEO Founder Lynn Perkins as they tackle questions and offer solutions for rising entrepreneurs.
GREAT STUFF TO READ NOW
$500 MM From Down Under for Gender Equity An Australian bank is investing $500 million in an effort to promote companies that have gender equity. Read more about the strategies. READ IT AT NAB
50 Most Powerful Latinas At corporations from McDonald's to PepsiCo, these powerhouse women are changing the demographics of Fortune 500 companies. READ IT AT FORTUNE
Create It and They Will Read: Women's Mags Fill Gap Read how and why these editors created smart new magazines for women and how they took on a gendered editorial landscape. READ IT AT NEW YORK TIMES
Solving The High Tech Gender Gap Silicon Valley companies talk big about solving the gender gap, but what is really being done to change the tech scene? READ IT AT ATLANTIC
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I think it is morally urgent to have honest conversations about raising children differently, about trying to create a fairer world for women and men."" ---Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in “Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen
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