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January 9, 2018: Edition 146

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Voice Lessons: Digital Tech Founder Offers Tips On Finding Yours
Women in Wireless Co-President Farzana Nasser knows tech needs more women helping women help themselves. 
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Open Season on Open Seats: Moving For More Women on Boards
Check the global progress on push for women on boards of directors.  
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It's The Law: Including More Women Lawyers as Equity Partners 
See how one Texas firm led by Kelly Culhane has grown to 60 lawyers in seven cities with women as equal partners.  
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Gloria's "The Sum" Weekly Column: 3 Lessons (Not About Poker) from “Molly’s Game.” The new film, based on a true story of Molly Bloom, kept me up all night after I saw it. Here’s why and three lessons we can learn from it. Comment @GloriaFeldt
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ICYMI: From Our Archives
The Only One Who looks Like Me: Why We Need More Women of Color in Leadership Roles

To honor MLK Day next week, check out key advice from women leaders of color at the 2016 Chicago Foundation For Women annual symposium.
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TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
  • No more manels! For any professional conference you plan to attend, check the roster of speakers and panelists for fair gender representation and a diversity of voice. If not, contact the organizers and make suggestions for female speakers. If you are asked to speak, say yes.
  • VIDEO OF THE WEEK
    Author and activist Luvvie Ajai in her TEDX talk on getting comfortable with the uncomfortable and "how to leave the world better than you found it."
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    We Need Black Women in Leadership Now

    Meet the 31-year-old writer behind Katherine Graham's story in the new film, "The Post."
    QUOTE OF THE WEEK
    “What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have."
    --Oprah Winfrey at The Golden Globes

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