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She’s Doing It: Carolina Pichardo Leads Young Urban Moms to See They Are Not...
“Before I got pregnant, I was full-steam ahead in life,” said Carolina Pichardo, cofounder with Mary Targia of the educational and inspirational New York-based organization and website YUM (Young Urban...
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She’s Doing It: Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante’s Media Leads African Women to Power
I met Juliet Asante through a most remarkable friend, Eva Haller. Eva can always be counted on to be surrounded by people who are doing amazing, significant things for others in this world, and Juliet...
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They’re Doing It: Teen Activists Madison and Rhiannon Take on Girl Scouts to...
Raise your hand if you were a Girl Scout. Give the Girl Scout Sign if you ever sold Girl Scout cookies. Say “Yum!” if you have ever eaten a Girl Scout cookie. Many of us have fond memories of...
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She’s Not Only Doing It; She’s Shaking, Baking and Moving It
My definition of leadership is someone who gets something done. Read on for the inspiring story (written by Tamara Fagin) of Ashley Riley who saw something that needed to get done and did it in her...
View ArticleI Have a Dream…Martin Luther King’s Memorable Speech
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic...
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She’s Doing It: Thank You Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s star turn as Secretary of State exemplifies an important leadership lesson. Sometimes, you win when you lose. And by putting yourself forward toward a big goal, even if you don’t...
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Images of Gender Equality Aspirations and Achievements
The UN Commission on the Status of Women has New York hopping with powerful and, yes, ambitious female leaders from around the world this week. Each is making women’s history in her own way. Today, I...
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor: The “Wise Latina” Makes History Intentionally
This Women’s History Month, I want to pay special attention to women leaders who are making history today. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is one woman who is not only making history; she is...
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Dana Kaplan: How Community College Helped Her Change Careers
Most of our talk about women’s career advancement seems to focus on elite colleges and high profile professions such as corporate leadership. Yet there are many jobs open to women who want to try less...
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Stuck? Meet Jake and the Power of Letting Go to Move Forward
I’m just back from a great vacation in Croatia, Petra, and Israel. Seeing so many beautiful and historic places, I vacated my mind, let go of worries about whether my upcoming Leadership Power Tools...
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