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October 11, 2016: Edition 83
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FRESH INSIGHTS ON THE LATEST NEWS Winner Take All: Do Awards Matter To Your Career? Nominate yourself, have your organization nominate you; either way, if you win or lose, does it matter? Here are some tips on how to decide what's worth it for you. TELL ME MORE Up Your Confidence: How To Work
Together To Feel Stronger Some days you have it, some days you don't. Check out ways to increase your confidence in yourself and your performance at work. TELL ME MORE
Score One for Gender Equity: Is The NFL Ready for Women Leaders? Efforts by the network TV monopolizers of Saturday and Sunday afternoons, plus Sunday and Monday nights are looking to increase numbers of women in leadership. Is it time? TELL ME MORE
Shhh! He's Talking Over You Here's a thoughtful look at the
historical and cultural context of women told to be quiet. READ IT AT THE ATLANTIC
Why Won't You Stay? Keeping Women in STEM Check out this deep dive on why women leave STEM and learn strategies to keep them. READ IT AT HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW See Me: #FacesOfFounders Campaign Launched with a kickoff at the White House, this social media campaign to show the diversity of entrepreneurs is a winning shot. READ IT AT FORBES
With Georgene Huang and Romy Newman, Co-Founders of Fairygodboss "Why You Need a Fairy God Boss On Your Side"
Wednesday, October 19: 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET
They'll share what led them to create Fairygodboss.com, an online resource for women to review employers and rate how female-friendly their work environment is, how to avoid getting "mommy tracked" and what you
can do to increase transparency in the workplace.
Attendees who sign up in advance will automatically be entered into our monthly giveaway where one lucky participant wins a free mentoring session with Take The Lead President & Co-Founder Gloria Feldt.It's your opportunity to chat with Gloria one-on-one about your goals and how to more put them into action.
With Gloria Feldt Wednesday, October 19, 10 a.m. ET
Join UN Women Empower Women Global Champion Alysia Silberg and a panel of Global Media Gurus including Take The Lead Co-founder and President Gloria Feldt for a Global Online #FiresideChat: "Capturing the Media's Attention - A Q&A with Top Media Minds from Around the World." This Wednesday 19 October 10 am ET, 3 pm Lon/CAT, 6pm & Dubai 7:30pm Mumbai.
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