The latest women's leadership news, research and advice packaged to fit your life. April 11, 2017: Edition 109
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ORIGINAL CONTENT, FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
I Give It A 5: What DWTS Teaches Women Leaders About Criticism See what strategies you can adapt to your work life in the pro-am dancing show from tips on practice to answering tough critics. TELL ME MORE
Be Who You Are: BossBride Founder Offers Lessons to Dream Big Charreah Jackson is an editor, mentor, founder, speaker, author, inspiration and much more. Gather wisdom from her on how to build your dreams and reach them-- in style. TELL ME MORE
Here and Now: Splacer Cofounders Are Rethinking Venues and "Power of Space" Two former architects are taking the power of venue space to heart and creating partnerships to maximize work effectiveness and creativity. TELL ME MORE
Gloria's Pick: Even U.S. Supreme Court Justices Get "Manterrupted." it seems that the more women there are on the Supreme Court, the worse it gets. This study illustrates how deeply rooted implicit bias remains in our culture. Punchline: "Male justices could simply learn to let their female colleagues speak.” (H/T to Karen Van De Steeg for this article.) Tweet your tips to @GloriaFeldt.
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Invest, organize or volunteer in your local public schools K-12 because education can be a factor in gender pay equity.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Holy Act of Congress! "In 1973, The United States Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division’s public service announcement encouraged women to exercise their rights and use the Federal Equal Pay Law" with Batgirl demanding equal pay before she frees Robin and Batman. This clip never gets old.
GREAT STUFF TO READ NOW
Why Equal Pay Day Should Be Equal Ask Day Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead co-founder and president, offers ways to normalize the "ask," so more women ask for what they are worth. READ IT AT MOTTO
Read These Top 5 Biz Books By Women For Women Check out these books to optimize career strategies on money, life and balance from five authors who
know their stuff. READ IT AT
VOGUE
Feminism and Appearance Are Not At Odds Northwestern University Professor Candy Lee delves into the discussion of why stereotypes persist about women and their appearance and what to do about it. READ IT AT GARNET NEWS Believing Is Seeing: The Bias Against
Women of Color At Work Check out the sociology behind the bias of assigning motivation and anger to women of color in the workplace. READ IT AT LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"All of us--men, women, employers, employees, colleagues-- can step up and become stronger allies for women."
--Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
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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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