October was National Women’s Small Business Month. For me, that meant “shopping small” by supporting women-owned farmer’s market stands and celebrating with curbside pickup cupcakes from my favorite bakery. The month certainly looked different than it did in years past, and many women are realizing what I have experienced for decades: Owning a business allows […]
Category Archives: Empowering Women
To many people it’s a giant leap forward for womankind. But to others, the historic election of the nation’s first female and woman of color to be vice president is a long-overdue step, and a reminder of how much more of the road still lies ahead. New York marketing executive Wendy Salz is one of […]
She’s UNDAUNTED ‘Undaunted’ Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint®, Inc. Kara is best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. Her new book Undaunted, Overcoming Doubts & Doubters has just been published. An active speaker & writer, Kara also hosts the podcast Unstoppable with Kara Goldin. Kara’s unsweetened […]
How not to lose a key part of the marketing workforce Think about what you need, then prepare for the ask. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to upend the American workplace, it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is taking a particular toll on women. The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that of […]
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet and General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra top the new 2020 list of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business, which was released Monday. Because of the multiple crises marking this year — the pandemic, economic shocks, an overdue reckoning with racial injustice and climate change disasters — the criteria to […]
In reviewing Kamala D. Harris’s performance in Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate, two thoughts occurred to President Trump. “Totally unlikable,” he said during an interview on Fox Business. He also called her “a monster” — twice. Trump, who has never been big on reading, is probably unaware of the historical roots of his likability and monster […]
A meta-analysis of recent evaluations to support female entrepreneurship Around the globe, women participate less in paid economic activities than men. The gender gap in labor force participation is around 14 percent in the median OECD country, 26 percent in the median middle-income country, and 13 percent in the median low-income country. When women do […]
It felt like the grief came instantaneously. Within minutes of the Supreme Court’s announcement Friday night that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away at the age of 87 , tributes in her honor poured across social media, in text messages between family and friends, and onto the steps of the Supreme Court itself. It’s […]
By Hilary Weaver This Labor Day, the U.S. is battling a pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of more than 187,000 U.S. residents and millions of lost jobs. The crisis has necessitated those deemed “essential workers” to continue to risk their lives every day, but the U.S. Senate has yet to pass the HEROES […]
Theresa Carroll: Award Winning Entrepreneur, Founder/Co-Owner Homestead Inn & Thomas Henkelmann, Principal & Managing Member Homestead Associates LLC ‘Boy, it’s been an interesting time to be a woman because we’re groundbreaking.’ SO HOW DID THIS MOTHER OF SEVEN BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMAN?