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May, 2013
- LWP Newsletter's Summer Break Sent Thursday, May 23, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com A Note From LWP: The Leading Women Project's weekly newsletter is going on a brief vacation, and will return by summer's end. LWP Christine and LWP Janet would like to thank LWP Molly for her work editing and publishing the newsletter since it's conception almost two years ago, and wish her good travels on her upcoming WWOOFing adventure. Reach Us Web: […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of May 7, 2013 Sent Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: How Women Claim Authority In this week's blog, LWP is featuring a story that highlights Hannah Riley Bowles' research on how women claim authority. Bowles, a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School conducts research on gender in negotiation and the attainment of leadership positions. Many women follow the traditional rules of career […]
April, 2013
- LWP Newsletter for Week of April 30, 2013 Sent Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: Critic(al) Thinking In this week's blog, LWP Janet writes about the critics surround us, and how they use words, body language, and actions to convey their opinions. Even when comments and actions are hurtful or mean-spirited, there can be a morsel of truth in them that you may benefit from - though that is often hard to see. Next time you start to criticize […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of April 23, 2013 Sent Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: Executive Feminism This week, we are featuring a guest blog written by Whitney Johnson and Lisa Joy Rosner. The authors describe executive feminism and how it can help more than just the top tier. Johnson and Rosner provide an elegant analysis of the cost of making noise, looking at the massive social media conversations that Melissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of April 16, 2013 Sent Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: 'Til Death Do Us Part In this week's blog, LWP Janet writes about marriage and commitment; and what factors influence the stability of relationships. Divorce rates are still around 50% - a rather daunting and depressing statistic, especially to someone who has attended two weddings in the past 6 months, confident and hopeful that both will endure the test of […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of April 9, 2013 Sent Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: Lily Ledbetter and Me In this week's blog, LWP Christine writes about Lily Ledbetter's fight to end wage discrimination in the U.S., which resulted in the Fiar Pay Act of 2009. Ledbetter's efforts have undoubtedly helped women, but the wage gap still remains large. Women are earning an average of 77% of what men in the same jobs make, which translates to […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of April 2, 2013 Sent Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: You, You, You, and Code Switching In this week's blog, @LWP Janet describes how we are constantly moving between our various roles, and the importance of being able to switch how you communicate depending on the circumstance. For some, this comes naturally; others need more coaching and practice to be able to do this effectively. Code switching helps us move […]
March, 2013
- LWP Newsletter for Week of March 26, 2013 Sent Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: Leaning In - Necessary But Not Sufficient this week's blog, LWP Christine responds to Sheryl Sandberg's new book, Lean In, which claims women hold themselves back and are responsible for their careers and lives. Christine describes how this approach is necessary, but not sufficient. Corporations must embrace a diverse workforce and diverse thinking for women […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of March 19, 2013 Sent Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: Losing to Love Ever felt like you lost to romance when a friend chooses love over friendship? It hurts. Putting a romantic partner first is fine, but if it means abandoning your friends, it is smart to think hard about whether this is what you really want to happen. Spending time with both a partner and friends is a balancing act; it's important to be […]
- LWP Newsletter for Week of March 12, 2013 Sent Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Leading Edge News for Leading Women. Learn. Share. Participate.. View the web version leading-women.com This Week's Blog: Camera Angles In this week's blog, LWP Christine writes about how to incorporate the concept of camera angles into your life's script. If you think about the impact of your behavior, and how your it is viewed by others, you can gain valuable insights, empathy, and ways to deal with people and situations that may not have been clear before. After reading the […]