A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute offered a startling calculation: the world can gain $12 trillion by 2025 simply by empowering women and achieving gender parity in the work place and our homes. This is big news for international leaders, multinational corporations, banking conglomerates – and moms and daughters everywhere. “The Power of Parity: Advancing … [Read more...] about Women, Girls and the Cost of Being Female
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What Working Moms Can Learn From Oprah
She looked beautiful in a simple crimson dress with a flattering V neckline. She sang a few lines from one of her favorite hymns. She made mistakes as she spoke, and then told us that failure is life trying to nudge you in a different direction. She observed that from Beyonce to George Bush, every single one of the remarkable, often famous, often powerful 35,000 people she has … [Read more...] about What Working Moms Can Learn From Oprah
Celebrity Girl Scouts
It’s no secret that the Girl Scouts have some very powerful alumni. With their recent 100th anniversary - and the celebration event in Washington D.C. over the weekend - we wanted to celebrate a few of celebrity Scouts who are making a path for women via music, politics, and television presence. Here are some stars who once donned the signature green beret: Laura Bush started … [Read more...] about Celebrity Girl Scouts
Why American Women Deserve Family-Friendly Social Policy
“Women will never achieve equality until mothers do.” - Joan Williams Motherhood is esteemed as valuable in the US, after all, women give birth and nurture to the future leaders and citizens of our great country. Why, then, is a woman discriminated against, belittled, and made to feel incompetent and uncommited in the workplace just because she becomes a … [Read more...] about Why American Women Deserve Family-Friendly Social Policy