The Goal is Equal, Not Some.

Amidst the chaos and rhetoric of the past few weeks, I don’t want to lose sight of an important historic event, our first female Vice President. As I’ve had time to reflect on the monumental significance of seeing Kamala Harris sworn in, I am also feeling a bit...

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When Our Achievements Are Discredited

For most women, the op-ed by The Wall Street Journal’s Joseph Epstein represents something that’s all too familiar. Without giving it too much more air time, his general argument was that Dr. Jill Biden should consider dropping the “Dr.” from her title since she is...

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What’s Happening to Young Working Women?

This week, I was reviewing a few important projects with one of my team members, when I asked about two of the women who had been leading the work. My colleague shared with me that both of the women were on voluntary furlough so that they could care for their young...

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What RBG Means to Me

"My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study of law was unusual for women of my generation. For most girls growing up in the '40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S."  -...

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Avoiding Tokenism

Tokenism: the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality within a workforce. In my last...

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Slowing Down & Putting Family First

A guest blog by Kaitlin Cleary, Co-Founder, Team 624 Communications After being at home every day with my two-year-old daughter and my husband for 10 plus weeks, we’ve found some new clarity on how we want our family life to operate going forward. Over the weekend, a...

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What’s Good About Staying Home?

I have always had a high bandwidth for work and for social commitments. A typical week for me is often overscheduled, and a peek at my calendar is something that would probably provoke anxiety for most people. For example, the first week of May was supposed to look...

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Leading During a Time of Crisis

The COVID 19 pandemic is certainly giving us the opportunity to see how leaders perform during a time of crisis. It is also making us more aware than ever, the important role true leadership plays in supporting our society when uncertainty is the norm. We have all...

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Are Heels Really a Sign of Success?

Recently, I spoke at a conference with 10,000 attendees, about 90 percent men. I noticed that many of the women were wearing fashionable, but very high, heels. At one point, I found myself continually noticing a woman standing on the side of the room. She was in...

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2019 Recap

Happy New Year!  As someone who takes goal-setting seriously, I enjoy looking back on the year, assessing progress I’ve made and looking ahead to all that I still want to do. While long lists of New Year's resolutions often set you up for failure, I prefer to...

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Can We Ever “Lean Out?”

Can We Ever "Lean Out"? I know first-hand the demands that motherhood places on all women, and the unique challenges it presents to women who work outside the home. I returned to my career as a nurse just six weeks after the birth of my first child, but on a part-time...

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Beat ‘Em With Your Brains

An Interview with Dr. Eve J. Higginbotham on Diversity in Leadership In the past few years, there has been much public discussion over gender equality. While not nearly enough progress has been made in the fight for equal pay or representation at the highest levels,...

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Unlearning the Lessons of “Charm School”

There is nothing more rejuvenating than spending an evening out with close female friends. The camaraderie, support and laughter that accompanies these types of friendships is, in my opinion, an essential part of mental health. I recently had dinner with my two...

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