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1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime…

17.7 million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape.

Donna Palomba founded Jane Doe No More Inc., to improve the way society responds to victims of sexual assault and to educate women and men about issues and risks to reduce the number of victims.

Donna writes, “Jane...

From: hilary@hpearl.associates.com; laura@insightlearningpartners.com
To: You
CC: Your colleagues; your boss; your staff
Subject: Email Pitfalls, Faux Pas and Blunders


Every time we communicate with others we send a news flash about who we are. Probably the most common form of business communication today is email. What messages are your emails sending?

In our coaching efforts, we have found that emails sometimes project an unintentional “tone,” creating a communication faux pas that rumbles...

At a recent 85 Broads Fairfield Westchester event, we had the opportunity to hear from Kathleen Snoddon, founder of Journeys...with Purpose, a social business featuring unique travel opportunities that include cultural adventures but also provide visits to women on the ground benefiting from Grameen Foundation's micro finance outreach. Women with small loans from Grameen are formed into pods to support each other through hard times and guarantee each other's...

President Obama recently spoke to honor International Women's Day. He pointed out how much work we as a nation and world need to do to reach equality and ensure that women can access economic as well as political and business leadership opportunities.

"But even as we reflect on the hope of our history, we must also face squarely the reality of the present -- a reality marked by unfairness, marked...

I found this article in The Nation and thought it might be helpful in both sobering us about the progress we've made, but also motivating us to "go for it!" There is so much room for us to grow and lead!!!

The Decade for Women: Forward, Backward, Sideways? Subject to Debate
By Katha Pollitt

Government. Sonia Sotomayor joined the Supreme Court. Before that, Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin showed how far we've come--and...

This article appeared Saturday in the New York Times. One statistic featured is that for every 2 years a woman is out of the work force,her income drops 10 percent--and that is an enduring penalty.

My personal advice to young women--based on my own experience--is to keep your foot in the work force door even when the difficulties of raising babies and working seem insurmountable. Too many of us leave...

Women comprise almost 60 percent of all undergraduate college students and more than 40 percent of business students. Yet only 12 women run Fortune 500 companies today, up from eight in 2005. In government, the news is brighter—we have seven females serving as state governors and have recently had three female Secretaries of State. A female was a close contender for the Democratic nomination this year. More...

I found this piece by Rod Schrader on the Huffington Post:

The Pink Slip: Women and Layoffs in the Recession


I noticed an interesting column in the Chicago Tribune a few days ago written by the fine journalist Greg Burns. He observed a persistent job gap that for once seemed to work in women's favor. He noted that the unemployment rate among men was about 8.8 percent compared with 7.32 percent for women....

I attended NYU’s Stern School of Business conference on “Women Empowering Women” to hear the keynote speakers and attend a panel discussion on the importance of networking.

Lauren Zalaznick, President, NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, the morning keynote speaker, asserted that women reaching out to women should not be a one-day event or one course in a business school curriculum, but rather an ongoing mind set and daily modus operandi....

Much has been written in the past about how companies need to “adjust” their styles to accommodate to the needs and interests of the new Generation Y in the work place. However, recent economic events make keeping your job even more critical. My prediction is that the recession is going to change the power balance away from the individual to the corporation-- many of us will simply need t to...