The latest women's leadership news, research and advice to fit your life. August 29, 2017: Edition 128
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ORIGINAL CONTENT & FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
Hate-Free Zone: How Strong Leaders Handle Racism At Work Subtle or overt, racism in the workplace is illegal. Learn how best to handle discrimination. TELL ME MORE
Baking Lessons: 10 Leadership Tips From Great British Baking Show It's about more than cups of sugar. Adopt these strategies from directions to presentation.
Seven Sisters Tap Into International Wine Brand Meet the founder of a South African winery up against racism and sexism to win globally. TELL ME MORE
Labor Day Dream For The Fair Future of Work So the present isn't replicated in the future, see what steps to take in STEM and beyond. TELL ME MORE
Gloria's "The Sum" Weekly Column: The Word of The Week Is Eclipsed As in where were you during the solar eclipse? Did anyone notice National Women's Equality Day August 26? And when did the Equal Rights Amendment pass? The solar eclipse news silenced most all else. Sometimes a movement is simply eclipsed by the next injustice for activists to organize around. But never let the meaning and message of Women’s Equality Day be eclipsed. Comment @GloriaFeldt TELL ME MORE
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Say "yes"
to offer advice or be a mentor when you are approached by a woman new to your field on LinkedIn or other social media.
Resistance Alone Won't Bring Gender Equality Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead co-founder and president, reminds us the path to gender equity is not a straight line. READ IT AT MOTTO Set
Boundaries for Yourself, Your Team Say no and model balance as a leader to achieve more at work and in life. READ IT AT HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
H & M Foundation Launches Women Of Color Entrepreneurs 500 To celebrate global innovation and
entrepreneurship by women of color, this is a great new list. READ IT AT GIRLTALK HQ The Real Science Of Us The way science has explained gender differences is problematic. READ IT AT ECONOMIST/MEDIUM
Working
Around The Gendered Mentor Problem Some strategies to get the mentor you want. READ IT AT THE ATLANTIC
Hey, Girl, Hey You'll like your job better if you make women friends at work. Duh. READ IT AT OZY
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I’m so excited about the future of women and this generation because they’ll change the world. Girls are, at their hearts, change agents. When you give them the power to code combined with that humanity and compassion it’s a spark to save the soul of
America.”
Join us on Wednesday, September13th at 6:30 p.m. ET when we'll be joined by two of the pioneering engineers and scientists who played a integral role in the 1977 Voyager space missions. Fran Bagenal and Linda Morabito will stop by for a live chat to discuss what it was like to be a part of the groundbreaking NASA exploration mission, the new PBS
documentary The Farthest, and how women continue to make their mark on the history of space exploration.
JOIN US FOR TOGETHER LIVE TOUR September 28, 6:30 p.m. Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix
Take The Lead Arizona partners with Together Live in Phoenix for the national touring event --headlined by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Luvvie Ajayi, and emceed by Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. The tour brings together thought leaders, local activists, artists, athletes, and celebrity guests. Click here for tickets. Use the discount code: MIGHTY.
During this three-hour experience, you will hear
from earth-shakers, heroines and storytellers to focus on finding purpose, overcoming fear, choosing love and effectuating change. You will leave asking questions about your own path; where you came from, why you're here and where you are going. Together Live is in 10 cities across the country beginning September 18 in Portland, Ore. through Philadelphia on October 26. Click here for tickets in any city and use the Take The Lead discount code: MIGHTY.
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