Why Every Woman for Herself is a Losing Leadership Strategy
I’ve been an avid reader of Forbeswoman for years; however, this is my first column. So, before I step up on my soap box to make the case for why it’s time for women to put aside our differences,...
View ArticleWhat Makes Teams Smarter? More Women, says Harvard Business Review
For how many years have we been hearing that men are better suited for powerful, high-pressure, high-stakes leadership positions because women are "too emotional"? Remember what an uproar all those...
View ArticleSummer's Eve's "Hail To The Big V" Campaign Deceives
Have you caught the newest advertising campaign for Summer’s Eve feminine hygiene products?
View ArticleEleanor Josaitis, Detroit's Mother Teresa, Refused To Be A Spectator
Detroit just buried a great leader.
View ArticleTexas women with "Ganas" Are Vital Engines of Economic Growth
I just returned from several days in Dallas where three generations of fabulous Texan women gave me a taste of how women with “ganas” (or drive) are on the move and beginning to flex their collective...
View ArticleAnita Hill on Herman Cain Sexual Harassment: Will Race Still Trump Gender?
Herman Cain's gender problems just got more serious, as new charges of sexual harassment were raised by a fourth woman -- this time with Gloria Allred, one of the most feared sexual discrimination...
View ArticleWhy Is Military Active Duty, "Serving Our Country," But Parenting Active...
Something is really starting to bug me.
View ArticleWhen Will We Overcome the Gender Ambition Gap? When Women Strategically...
Oregonian Karla Chambers is a rare breed. She's a product champion who invests in the economic success of others, not just her own Stahlbush Island Farms global food business.
View ArticleKah Walla's Voice From Cameroon Calls Women Everywhere To Embrace Power
It was four years ago when I first heard the unforgettable call of Cameroon political leader Kah Walla, not just to her African Sisters but to her Sisters throughout the world -- to rise up and step...
View ArticleWomen in the World 2012 Summit Rivets With the Stories of Fearless Women
The best decision I made this year was to drop everything and fly to New York City this past week for the 2012 Women in the World Summit, sponsored by Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
View ArticleWomen on Financial Boards Increases Risky Business? Ongoing Biased Coverage...
“Women Bankers Linked to Rise in Risk-Taking,”crowed the headline on a recent Financial Times story.
View ArticleWarning to Women: Don't Say Vagina And Don't Sit at the Men-Only Table
I'm still flabbergasted over two astonishing, recent incidents -- one triggered by a Michigan legislator who dared to use the word "vagina" during a floor debate over proposed regulation of female...
View ArticleChanging Roles of Muslim Women in the USA
You might not think of Detroit as an epicenter of insight about the changing roles of Muslim women in the United States. It's best known to the world as the home of Motown Music and the U.S. auto...
View ArticleAugust Was A Smashing Month For Women, From Olympics and Augusta to C-Suites...
What an incredible, barrier-busting month August has been for women POWERING UP! on all fronts, from Augusta National and Olympic pedestals to C-suites and the NFL gridiron. Here are the highlights,...
View ArticleMixing Business With Pleasure. Men Do It. Why Do Women Hesitate?
Why are so many otherwise professionally savvy women so uncomfortable when it comes to mixing business with pleasure? Since when is networking – if it includes exploring ways to actually do business...
View ArticleHuman Family Is Crying Out for World's Women to Step Up and Lead
As I reflect on both women’s progress and set-backs in 2012 and look ahead to the challenges that await us in 2013, it is clearer than ever that the human family is crying out for the world’s women to...
View ArticleIt's Time For Sports Broadcasting To Stop Relegating Women to Sideline Eye Candy
Were you as creeped out as I was by ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger's on-air drooling, during the BCS National Championship, over Katherine Webb, the gorgeous girlfriend of Alabama quarterback AJ...
View ArticleHow NASCAR's Danica Patrick And Dads Are Empowering Daughters
Did you catch the change blowing in the wind at this weekend’s Daytona 500 NASCAR race, fueled by Danicamania?
View ArticleIt's Sheryl Sandberg's Courage To Raise Her Voice That's Hot News, Not...
From the national media buzz that the Lean In pr juggernaut has been building for Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, you’d think the Facebook COO had found the “missing link” to solving the gender gap...
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