From She Knows authored by Madison Medieros: “Welcome to 2018, when it’s somehow still more believable for people to eat Tide podsin public than it is for a woman to breastfeed on camera. Thankfully, one woman running for governor in Maryland is on a mission to bring the narrative about breastfeeding into the 21st century. Krish […]
Category Archives: Leadership
1 in 3 Americans will need to switch careers by 2030—Melinda Gates reveals the No. 1 way to stay employed
From CNBC authored by Ruth Umoh: “The workforce of the future will look very different from that of today. According to research from McKinsey, nearly one-third of U.S. workers will need to find new jobs by 2030 in response to automation and rapid advancements in technology. However, billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates says these stats should not be cause for concern. “To […]
Linda Brown, Who Was At Center Of Brown v. Board Of Education, Dies
From NPR authored by Vanessa Romo: “Linda Brown, who as a schoolgirl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that rejected racial segregation in American schools, died in Topeka, Kan., Sunday afternoon. She was 76. Her sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, confirmed the death to The Topeka Capital-Journal. The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court […]
How to get more women in the boardroom, according to experts who examined 11 years of data about gender equality at US companies
From Business Insider authored by Yannick Thams, Bari Bendell, and Siri Terjesen: In 2015 women held just 16.6% of seats in American corporate boardrooms, even though they make up 56.7% of the labor-force. In most states companies have at least one woman in the boardroom, however few companies have more than three women on their boards […]
12 Women-Run Podcasts You Aren’t Listening To (But Should Be)
From Career Contessa authored by Ellen French: “The podcast market is supersaturated these days. Not in a bad way exactly, but there are so many interesting and entertaining options that it can just feel kind of overwhelming. To make things easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of some of the women-run podcasts that we […]
All Hail the Women Who Just Bought The Weinstein Company
From She Knows authored by Christina Marfice: “It probably would have been easy to just let Harvey Weinstein’s embattled company, The Weinstein Company, fall into bankruptcy, ending the disgraced producer’s long legacy of abusing women. But that would have provided no help or closure, plus it would have taken jobs from the 150 people the […]
7 Ways to Find Powerful Female Role Models and Mentors
From motto authored by Melinda Garvey: “On International Women’s Day, it’s important to remember that women have come a long way in the fight for gender equality, but we still have a lot of work left to do. Women have the drive, motivation, passion and most importantly, the ability to make it happen, but we still […]
Aly Raisman Launches “Flip The Switch” Campaign to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Athletes
From teen Vogue authored by Suzannah Weiss: “Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of sexual abuse by more than 265 people, and gymnast Aly Raisman wants to prevent more children from experiencing the devastating effects of sexual abuse. Aly, who said she was one of Nassar’s victims, has started a campaign called #FlipTheSwitch that teaches people to protect children from […]
Dr. Jane Goodall: Being a Woman Was Crucial to My Success in a Male-Dominated Field
From motto authored by Jane Goodall: “When I was a little girl, I used to dream as a man, because I wanted to do things that women didn’t do back then such as traveling to Africa, living with wild animals and writing books. I didn’t have any female explorers or scientists to look up to […]
My Daughter Marched Before She Walked — but Activism Is More Than That
From She Knows authored by Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft: “On Jan. 20, 2018, I participated in the Women’s March in NYC — along with my 3-year-old twins, 22-month-old daughter, my husband and around 200,000 other New Yorkers who are passionate about gender equality and fundamental human rights. Attending marches and protests is not new to me, […]
