The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards happen every year at the John F. Kennedy Center, and this year I was one of many inspired audience members. Essentially these awards honor extraordinary global leaders who are working to protect and strengthen women’s rights across the world. Their vital voices are speaking out on topics ranging from [...]
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Let’s Hear it for the Girls!
The first International Day of the Girl has come and gone and I’m very excited that international agencies, non-governmental organizations, governments, and community leaders are yelling from the rooftops that girls can and are changing the world. As a former girl myself, I totally agree! There’s an old saying ‘when you educate a girl, you educate [...]
Tweetchat: Tuesday, September 18 @ 2 PM ET!
From registration to mobilization, this election has its challenges. But with a little help from some friends, AAUW and Fem2pt0 are ready to take it all on. This Tuesday, September 18, at 2 p.m. ET, we’re hosting a tweetchat to tackle questions about voter registration and inspiration. Sandra Fluke will be on hand to talk [...]
#Motherfkd: Economy Will Suffer If People Cannot Plan Parenthood
Social issues Female issues Women’s issues Single issue voters Can we please stop this pretense that effective birth control and safe and legal abortion did not transform society and help families by enabling women to plan their parenthoods and go to work? What purpose does it serve, except to deny reality and mislead people? So [...]
Moving from College to Career
If you are preparing to graduate college in another month or so, you probably have more on your mind that just your finals. Figuring the career world, finding your way through interviews, moving – sometimes back in with parents can all be daunting and stressful. Here are some tips to keep in the back of [...]
Women Advancing Haiti’s Future
I just returned from Haiti, where I was working with women, convened by the Haitian group Femmes en Democratie, to develop a women’s policy platform. In Creole, nap vanse means we advance, and it is critical that Haitians move forward together to build a stronger country and a stronger economy. The priorities identified can help both women and [...]
Where are The Women at Davos?
Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened in Davos, where thought leaders, from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, met to discuss the world’s pressing issues and the innovative new ways that we can solve them. But at a conference so committed to progress, and the progress of women, the [...]
Gen X Women Trending Childless
Last week a friend of mine told me about a report stating 43% of Gen X women do not have children. Knowing how many of my friends in Gen Y are putting off children for various reasons, I don’t find it hard to believe. I understand it may shock many of the Baby Boomer generation, [...]
The Education of Brooksley Born, Part II: The Lesson
The Players: Robert Rubin: Secretary of the Treasury during Clinton’s presidency, after which he joined the board of Citibank; has been an economic advisor to Obama Larry Summers: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under Clinton; later, Secretary of the Treasury; under Obama, was head of the White House National Economic Council until December, 2010 Arthur [...]
Blog Carnival: Women and Work
Our blog carnival about women and work is in full swing. If you have a blog post going up, let us know in the comments or by email so we can add you to this list! Joan Blades, MomsRising, Working Smart vs. Working Stupid, 03-25-09 It is hard for me to imagine a more [...]