Fearless Women: Is There Such a Thing?
On August 26, 2010 women will gather around the US and Canada in celebration of their fearless journey for a first annual “Fearless Women Day.” On this day, 90 years ago, the 19th amendment was ratified to give women the right to vote. Each city participating will vote for, select and honor one fearless woman who has contributed to their community and the world by awarding them with a “Fearless Women, Susan B. Anthony” award.
Could a Photograph Really Up-Level a Woman’s Business?
A good photograph commands a conversation. It even can change the direction of the culture. Think: Demi Moore’s nude seven-month pregnant body on the cover of Vanity Fair’s August 1991 issue. That photograph made way for women to appreciate their pregnant bodies – and even see them as sexy – as opposed to cloaking their feminine selves underneath baggy, unattractive maternity clothes. Today women are celebrating their round-bellied bodies and embracing the beauty of their pregnancy. Maternity clothes have gotten more hip too. So what’s this got to do with a woman’s business?
Women and Philanthropy
Here’s a myth for you: men donate more money to charity than women. Perhaps this myth stays alive because most people don’t think of women as high-activity donors. But that’s not true. Certainly women give of their time and skills to help worthy causes, but now they are bringing money too.
Fearless Women
What I have come to discover is that each time a woman shares her truth about her insecurities, questions, doubts, addictions, abuse, etc. -- and as well shares the truth about her joys, ecstasies, discoveries, mystical experiences, spiritual beliefs, and feelings of power – it heals another woman.
Farm-fed Feminism
No longer are the days when the word feminist equates to "raging woman." Today, a new kind of feminist is staking her ground and claiming her values -- this time by raising her own chickens.
Losing It: How Men and Women Differ in Expressing Anger
Researchers have shown that females have a brain that is more oriented toward interconnectedness, global thinking, and as a result, more compassion. But I wonder, does this compassionate view sometimes keep us from speaking up for ourselves?
Women & Venture Capital - Is it a Rite of Passage Into Our Power?
Every day we hear about incredible improvements in the financial status of women. The numbers look good. But there is still an important area lacking – women’s access to big business funding. Venture Capital. Can a woman grow a really big, world-changing business if she doesn’t have big investors in on the plan? And if she needs them, where can she find them?
The Ambiguity in Women's Lives
A good friend revealed to me recently that when she first got married, she found herself doing all sorts of “Little Miss Homemaker things.” She was ironing her husband’s shirts, making him lunch, and waiting for him to come home at the end of the day. “I have never ironed in my life!” she said. “I don’t know what came over me.” This was a woman who had been on her own for 15 years, was successful in her career, and was what most would call an “independent woman.”
Making More Money Than Your Man
What would it be like if you made more money than your husband or your boyfriend or your father? For some of you, you are already in this position. For others, what once seemed like a faraway possibility, is now closer in view.
The Anti-Affirmation
I have heard it said over and over in the personal growth world that in order to reach your potential, you must “embrace your dark side,” or “shadow.” What the heck does this mean? I thought for years. What dark side?
Pleasure or Pain: take your pick
As a Buddhist practitioner you learn that lust, greed and desire are negative qualities – hindrances on the path to enlightenment and in some texts, even evil. You learn that sensual pleasures are better left renounced and the body just a vehicle to be trained and overcome. It was 12 years ago when I embarked on my Buddhist journey — sitting for 10-day silent meditation retreats at...
Women Bullies
Many of us are familiar with teen bullying. If you didn’t see Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan, you probably heard about it. Girls being mean to girls — backstabbing, back-talking and sabotaging. Pretty depressing, but pretty true. Where does this come from and does it go away as we get older or actually get worse? ...
Why Do Women Feel They Need Permission?
My husband is often surprised to learn that when I seem, to him, to make a decision, I haven’t really made it at all. “Haven’t you already decided to do that?” he asks. Coming from a male viewpoint, my husband can’t quite understand why I need to discuss the same thing multiple times and have it reflected back to me and affirmed by multiple girlfriends before I actually DO what I say I am going to do….
Women Who Wear Power Well
I don’t know about you, but I am practically just as excited to have Michelle Obama in the White House as I am her husband, Barack Obama. I am finding myself totally drawn to this new female role model — smart, sexy, motherly, proud, independent, supportive to her husband and family. She seems to be carrying it all in one package, or at least that’s how it appears. Maybe this package isn’t new, but it feels new to me….
