Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (AlonzoDesign) Negotiation can be a triggering word, especially for women, as Meg Myers Morgan, Ph.D., said in a recent talk at the 2024 National Conference for Women. But Morgan is on a campaign to reclaim negotiation as a way to simply ask for what you need in the workplace, at home, or […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Rudzhan Nagiev) Angela Antonio just celebrated her 30th anniversary working for Bank of America and says her greatest passion is helping women succeed financially. She joined us recently for a conversation about what can get in the way, including being uncomfortable talking about money and the habit of putting others first. But […]
A 2024 Report from the Conferences for Women, the nation’s largest network of women’s conferences. New research shows that 97.63% of women consider health and well-being in the workplace “very” or “extremely” important. However, most don’t use employer-provided mental health and well-being offerings. This report identifies the top six reasons, which include concern about confidentiality […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (holaillustrations) Jameela Jamil is best known for her role in the Golden Globe-nominated series The Good Place. She has also been an English teacher and a journalist. Today, she also works as a television host and judge. But it is her role as an advocate, she says, that supersedes all the rest. […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (PCH-Vector) Two-time Booker Prize-winner Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale and more than 60 other books, brings a fierce, unflinching eye to her work – and does so with a wry smile. She spoke with us recently about how she maintains her lightness of spirit, why we need to focus on […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (nadia_bormotova) Karen Farmer White on One of the Craziest Forms of Discrimination You May Not Know About Karen Farmer White is an advocate’s advocate–a woman who has spent decades of her life working on behalf of women, racial equity, education, health care, and more. She is a founding board member of the […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Overearth) Amber Cabral is an award-winning inclusion strategist, certified coach, speaker, and author of two books, most recently Say More About That: And Other Ways to Speak Up, Push Back, and Advocate for Yourself and Others. Formerly a Diversity Strategist at Walmart Stores, Inc., she founded Cabral Co., an equity and inclusive […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (SIphotography) Funny, warm, and wise, Tina Fey is one of the few comedians to have broken barriers for women and have a wildly longstanding career. As a writer, producer, playwright, actress, and comedian, she’s been busy and admired for three decades. So, what is she up to in 2024? Her Mean Girls […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (nadia_bormotova) You probably don’t need someone else to tell you this, but the World Health Organization has called stress “the health epidemic of the 21st century.” Yes, it’s that prevalent and has been for years. So, what exactly is it? How does it affect your performance and productivity? And most importantly, what […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (UnitoneVector) Since the “Remote Revolution” ushered in by COVID—which proved that not only can work be successfully done remotely, but productivity can also go up because people value flexibility—there has been some controversy about what balance workplaces should strike between remote and in-office work. Few people know more about this than Tsedal […]