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Tag Archives: women
Speak volumes — candidkay
This reblog of CandidKay’s post on mentorship is a worthwhile read for all women and men who work with others, especially in supervisory and leadership roles. And keep in mind that sometimes (often) people serve in “unofficial” leadership roles by virtue … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Leadership, Women
Tagged chauvinism, leadership, mentoring, women, workplace
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A Message For All Women — Eclipsed Words from Aishwarya Shah
This message from Eclipsed Words is worth sharing with all women who relate to (at least occasional) concerns about lack of self-confidence – that’s about 99% of us. There’s some very good advice in what Aishwarya suggests. If either of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Women
Tagged a man's world, advice, confidence, humor, insecurity, motivation, self-confidence, women
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International Women’s Day and Politics
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone. This is the day of the year set aside to contemplate the contributions one half of our populations make to society, especially considering how far we’ve come and how far we have to go. Progress … Continue reading
The joy of being a woman in her 70s – or joy at any age
This past January saw a spate of articles in the New York Times on older women. It started with Jessica Bennett’s article “I am (an older) woman – hear me roar”, followed closely by Mary Pipher’s “The joy of being … Continue reading
Posted in Women
Tagged advice, aging, family, Glenn Close, goals, happiness, Helen Mirren, inspiration, joy, leaders, Mary Pipher, Nancy Pelosi, old, politics, women
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Thoughts on women in leadership – Part II
Obviously, I knew when I wrote my blog post ‘Thoughts on women in leadership – Part I’ that there was more to the story. That’s why I included “Part I” in the title! But I have to admit that I … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women
Tagged indigenous leaders, IT, Jody Wilson-Raybould, leaders, leadership, racism, sexism, women, women in IT, women in politics
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Thoughts on women in leadership – Part I
Women in Leadership. Women in STEM. Women on Boards. Women in politics. The push to encourage more women to consider these options is ever-present and intensifying, at least from where I sit. The questions don’t go away: How do we attract more … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Women
Tagged confidence, leaders, leadership, male-female commincation, mentoring, women, women and confidence, women in leadership
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Is guilt a female thing?
I know we all feel guilty about some things some of the time, but it dawns on me that we women truly excel at it. We embrace it. And I’m pretty sure that embracing guilt is not constructive. I got … Continue reading
Posted in Women
Tagged confidence, CS, focus groups, guilt, retired, women, women and confidence, women and IT, women and management, women and politics, young women
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