The latest women's leadership news, research and advice packaged to fit your life. March 28, 2017: Edition 107
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ORIGINAL CONTENT, FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
Run For Your Life: Strategies to Get More Women in Elected Office Author Rebecca Sive outlines 10 steps for women aiming for local, state or national office. TELL ME MORE
Happy Days? Measuring Happiness and Achieving It For Women Leaders Get the latest research and tips on how to make the most of your happy days at work. TELL ME MORE
Who Tells The Story Matters: Why More Women Journalists Is a Good Thing See the latest counts on women in media across platforms and why it makes a difference who reports, writes, edits and tells the stories. TELL ME MORE Gloria's Pick*: Last week I saw the new musical, War Paint. Brilliantly performed by Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, it's chock-full of profound questions for women entrepreneurs and leaders. Does the cosmetics industry (started
by two women--Helena Rubenstein and Elizabeth Arden--who hated each other), oppress women or give them confidence? Did their competition help or hinder them? If you can't see it on Broadway, check out this documentary. And let me know what you think: @GloriaFeldt
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Commit to your agenda and stay focused on what you have promised to do on a project, in a committee or to support other women in your organization with the same or similar agenda.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay shares how she changed her career later in life.
GREAT STUFF TO READ NOW
Investing in Women's Biz Is Money Well Spent See why Congress should back more women-owned businesses for greater return. READ IT AT FORBES
Single Moms Get Interrupted At Work All The Time It was big news when a dad was bothered by his children during a BBC interview, but single moms combine professional and parental lives all the time-- with high costs. READ IT AT GARNET NEWS
Myth Busting: Portraits of Women At Work In "Men's Jobs" Peruse this powerful selection of photos of women engaged in traditionally male careers. READ IT AT THE WEEK
Women Making Changes Globally Through Protest Read how women in Poland and around the world are striking for change. READ IT AT FOREIGN POLICY
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"We have nothing except our own power. Our own voices. Our own bodies."
--Journalist Masih Alinejad
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Achieving Pay Equity: What You Can Do to End the Wage Gap
Take The Lead Co-founder and President Gloria
Feldt discusses what you can do to end the wage gap with special guests Lydia Frank, vice president of Content Strategy for PayScale, the leader in modern compensation software with products that help employees and employers have more open conversations about pay; and Farnoosh Torabi, host of the "So Money" podcast and America’s leading personal finance authority hooked on helping Americans live their richest, happiest lives.
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