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February 7, 2017: Edition 100

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ORIGINAL CONTENT, FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
Happy 100th Edition Of Take The Lead This Week Newsletter
To commemorate this 100th edition of Take The Lead This Week newsletter, launched on the first birthday of Take The Lead, we are kicking off "Take The Lead: Your Action of The Week" and looking back at some of our favorite stories from our Take The Lead archives. 
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100 Women, 100 Years and More Milestones To Celebrate
To further mark the 100th edition of the Take The Lead This Week, we're saluting women leaders' organizations, milestones and more that we admire and hope you will too.
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Only Women Allowed: Are Women Only Work Spaces Optimal?   
Take a look at the latest no-bro workplaces designed for women.
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Fast Cars and Equal Pay: Audi Drives Controversy In Its Latest Ad 
The father in this commercial may know best; he pushes for equal pay in a Super Bowl ad for Audi that has gathered extremely negative feedback and a boycott push from some.      
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Gloria's Pick*:
"A Place in Leadership History": The new Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument  features The A. J. Gaston Motel, the center of much strategizing by Civil Rights Movement leaders. You'll get to meet Mr. Gaston's niece, Carol Jenkins, at our Virtual Happy Hour this Wednesday, 2/8.
*Tweet your tips for Gloria's pick to @gloriafeldt. Gloria Feldt is the president and co-founder of Take The Lead. 
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Use what you’ve got; your influence, intelligence and ability and organize a few friends or a big event for a meaningful outcome.     
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
This Audi ad that ran during the Super Bowl is driving us mad with appreciation for their gender parity mission. 
GREAT STUFF TO READ NOW
More Means Better 
More women leaders in all areas of work and society makes more sense.
READ IT AT DETROIT NEWS

Black Women Have Higher Rates of Depression
A new Centers for Disease Control study shows that more professional Black women are suffering from depression, though fewer seek treatment.   

READ IT AT MADAME NOIRE

Listen to Her Music         
The music industry is lacking in numbers of female composers.  

READ IT AT HUFFINGTON POST

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“At a time when people are so divided, my intention is to bring relevant insight and perspective, to look at what separates us, and help facilitate real conversations between people from different backgrounds.” 
                                                                                                                                --Oprah Winfrey on joining "60 Minutes"

VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR
"Stories From (and For) the Heart"
Join us Wednesday, February 8th at 6:30 pm ET
Celebrating Black History Month and Go Red for Women/Heart Month, Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead, will interview veteran news anchor/journalist Carol Jenkins and Dr. Cheryl Pegus, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Population Health at NYU School of Medicine. REGISTER HERE.
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