Three attacks on a women leader in one article. I just read that the incoming first lady of France is single and although Ms Trierweiler is the President’s life partner the fact that she is not married to him is wreaking havoc. Why? Because certain people do not want her to sleep with her partner […]
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I see today’s event hosted by Women’s Executive Network (WXN ,Vancouver) is sold out. It is on “Why Failing is Good.” Hmmm. I am not sure what that means 🙂
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Author of the book, “The Future of Power,” Joseph Nye has hit the nail on the head about women and leadership. In a recent article he said that research shows that the more “feminine styles” of leadership are effective and that the old tough male stereotypes based on power-over others are falling from favour. He
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Yeah for Tracy Themes (Sophia Financial) and Sheila Walkington (Canada Money Coaches) both financial planners extraordinaire. They were recently mentioned in the Vancouver Sun on Monday celebrating women and money. Yes women do have different financial needs. Yes we need to be listened to. You can find them and other amazing women one and off
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There are no women in the board of Facebook. This is surprising given that the COO is Sheryl Sandberg, an outspoken advocate for gender equality and also given that most of the 800 million users of Facebook are women. In a recent article by Bloomberg, Susan Stautberg co-founder of Women Corporate Directors, New York says
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A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … by Maya Angelou A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE… enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own , even if she never wants to or needs to something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an
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Sadly Danielle Mitterrand, France’s former first lady has died at 87. At 19 years old she joined the French Resistance and was hunted by the Gestapo. Routing Number BANCFIRST She fought her entire life, with and without her husband, the first socialist president of France. One of her main targets was financial inequality and the
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A study released in 2011 by Europe’s Institute of Leadership and Management revealed that women report having lower confidence in their careers: “Men were more confident across all age groups, with 70% of males having high or very high levels of self-confidence, compared to 50% of the women surveyed. Half of women managers admitted to feelings
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If you look closely at the criticisms levelled at women leaders, you will see that the very complaints are actually women’s feminine strengths. For example, a recent HBR article suggested that women stunt their careers in five ways. Apparently women sabotage themselves by being overly modest and not wanting to brag or appear arrogant. They do
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A recent HBR article suggested that women stunt their careers in four ways. Same old stuff really. Women are once again told that they would be much more successful if they just spoke up more, took more credit for their work, asked more and stopped being modest about their accomplishments. This is the same old
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