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Texas Conference for Women Donates $177,500 to Women-Owned Restaurants in Initiative with Texas Restaurant Association
In an effort to help those impacted by a pandemic-battered economy, the Texas Conference for Women has donated $177,500 to women-owned restaurants across the state in an initiative with the Texas Restaurant Association. As a result, 71 women-owned restaurants from all corner ...
Leadership Under Pressure: Admiral Michelle Howard’s Crisis Management Strategies
We caught up with Conference speaker Admiral Michelle J. Howard to hear the unique perspective she brings as: The highest-ranking woman in U.S. Arms Forces history, Highest ranking African-American and woman in Navy history, First woman to become a 4-star Admiral, and Person ...
How to Feel Successful An Exclusive Conversation with Esther Wojcicki
If there’s anyone who can put the idea of success in perspective in 2020, it’s Esther Wojcicki, the author and educator who raised three wildly successful daughters and wrote the book, How to Raise Successful People. So, here’s what she says: “We have ...
Elizabeth Gilbert: On Fear and Creativity
Elizabeth Gilbert talks about creativity, fear, and more in the latest episode of Women Amplified. While this conversation was recorded at the end of 2019, what she says about fear, in particular, is a welcome balm at any moment. Here are highlights: “I think we live i ...
Resilience Expert Valorie Burton: On the Power of Self-Talk
“At the core of resilience is how you think,” says author and life strategist Valorie Burton. “That’s the thing we can control the most. You want to know: Is what you’re saying to yourself helping you or hurting you? A huge piece of resilience i ...
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Why You May Be Better Equipped to Navigate Changes Than You Think
If you’re like many people, you’re constantly navigating change—changes that you didn’t seek out as the next positive step in your career or personal life but had thrust on you by outside circumstances. But here’s a little good news: The skills you ...
What Challenging Times Can Teach About Resilience & Perseverance
In her young lifetime, Aria Mia Loberti has faced more challenges than many of us. In the third grade, she was taken out of school because her teachers were unable to accommodate that she was blind—or, more to the point, they forbid her from using a cane, saying she might ...
Making It Easier for Women to Get Support from a Therapist
Charmain F. Jackman is a licensed psychologist who grew up on Barbados, where many people of color, she recalls, had an all-or-nothing view about mental health: You had it, or you didn’t. There was no in between. Today, she says, there is still a stigma about mental health ...
Finding Your Bravery Now: A Conversation with Reshma Saujani
Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code and author of Brave, Not Perfect, recently spoke with the Conferences for Women about perfectionism and bravery in a world turned upside down. The conversation has been edited for brevity. CFW: You’ve talked about striving ...
