Why Ambition Without Apology Is OK: Take The Lead This Week Edition 8/9/2016

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A Is For Ambition: How We Can Claim It Without Apology
Yes, thank you, women have ambition and it's not circular or vertical. Check out how and why it's good for leaders to admit to the "A" word.
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On The Rebound: What Makes Us Resilient?
Being able to bounce back from a fall is a good thing. Learn strategies to maximize personal and professional recovery.
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Control the Narrative and Tell Your Professional Story
Knowing how to frame your career path in a cohesive narrative is helpful at every phase of your work life.
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Gloria's Pick*
I'm mesmerized by the dedicated, talented, beautiful Olympic athletes in Rio this week. Here’s an eye-opener though: It's “totally anachronistic” to keep women participating in fewer Olympic events, says sports scientist Michael Joyner in the Wall Street Journal. The author also presents evidence that some sports have been sex segregated unnecessarily to keep women from beating men.
*Take The Lead cofounder and president Gloria Feldt shares her latest favorite content with This Week readers. Email her with your suggestions. Or tweet @GloriaFeldt.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Take The Lead does not endorse products, but this ad is just the best. Maya Angelou reads "Human Family" to photos taken around the world.

GREAT STUFF TO READ NOW

Lego My Lady NASA Scientist
There's a campaign to grab 10,000 signatures to create a Lego set of minifig women scientists at NASA.
READ IT AT SLATE

How To Help Your Co-Worker Who Has M.S.
Seventy-five percent of the people in this country with multiple sclerosis are women. Learn how to help a coworker with these simple steps.
READ IT AT WOMENSENEWS

Suffragette Is More Than A Good Wings Song
Get your facts straight on the Suffragettes, since some media mostly blew it.
READ IT AT WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTER

No Gold Medals Here
Columnist Christine Brennan writes that the International Olympic Committee scored a D+ on representation of women in leadership at the Rio games.
READ IT USA TODAY

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"We need to keep changing the attitude that permits the routine harassment of women, whether they’re walking down the street or daring to go online. We need to keep changing the attitude that teaches men to feel threatened by the presence and success of women."

--President Barack Obama on feminism in an essay in Glamour.

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