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Girls Scouts Get New, Updated Badges; Reflect Science & Technology
In Camp, Conferences, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology on October 16, 2011 at 3:44 pmWomen & Mobile: An Empowering Partnership
In Education, Health & Wellness, Leadership, Media & Technology on October 16, 2011 at 3:39 pmAccording to a report published by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the GSMA, Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity, cell phones improve women’s lives: 93 percent of female mobile phone users feel safer with a phone, 85 percent feel more independent, and 41 percent use their phones to increase their income and professional opportunities. Moreover, closing the gender gap is not only good for women and development, it’s good for business. Adding 300 million women subscribers could generate $13 billion in immediate incremental revenue for mobile phone operators. Such statistics indicate that there is much to be gained by empowering women through mobile technology. Learn more.
NSF, White House Support Career-Life Balance Initiative for Women in the Sciences
In Education, Government, Leadership on October 16, 2011 at 3:33 pmA National Science Foundation initiative to help retain more women in science careers received the backing of the White House. The Career-Life Balance Initiative is a ten-year plan designed to give scientists more flexibility with having a family and still maintaining their careers. One part of the plan will allow scientists to delay research grant awards for up to a year when they go on parental leave for a newborn or adopted child. Learn more.
Bentley University Launches National Center for Women and Business
In Education, Girls, Leadership on May 23, 2011 at 9:51 amBentley University, one of the nation’s leading business schools, today announced the launch of the Center for Women and Business to advance shared leadership among women and men in the business world and develop women business leaders. The Center will be led by Betsy Meyser, former senior adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and COO and chair of Women for Obama. Read more.
Girls Institute Offers Opportunity for Girls to be Themselves
In Camp, Education, Girls, Leadership on August 15, 2010 at 3:47 pmThe New York Time recently went inside Rachel Simmons’ Girls Leadership Institute, which directs camps and workshops designed to teach girls, educators and parents the core practices of emotional intelligence, healthy relationships, and assertive self-expression. Read the full article.
Women + Girls: The Solution
In Conferences, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology on July 18, 2010 at 10:16 amAt the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, this year’s program covered five tracks, including one called “Women + Girls: The Solution.” The theme presented the concept that only by helping women and girls achieve their full potential and using all of the brainpower available to us, can we hope to solve the world’s problems. The New York Times recently recapped the discussions taking place, touching on the importance of parents and mentors; gender parity; and women and leadership in science and technology.
Financial Book Clubs for Women
In Education, Leadership on June 28, 2010 at 9:00 amSponsored by the Sacramento Public Library, nine book clubs are starting this summer and aim to give women a stronger foothold on their finances, especially in this still-shaky economy. Held at various library branches around the country, each of the financial book clubs is led by local women – from stay-at-home moms to business owners – who attended the library’s “Smart Investing for Women” lunchtime speaker series last year. Each volunteer chose her book from among 50 financial titles recommended by the Sacramento Public Library’s business librarian. Read more.
10 Lessons for Daughters from The Council of Dads
In Education, Girls, Leadership on June 21, 2010 at 9:21 amBruce Feller recently published a book called The Council of Dads, which gathers the life lessons from dads and various father figures in the author’s life. In a recent Huffington Post article he offered up ten llife lessons for girls, including:
- Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist
- Always Pack Your Flip-Flops
- Use Your Words
As we celebrate Father’s Day, what advice do dads have for daughters?
Title IX Helps Girls Get Jobs
In Education, Girls, Leadership on June 14, 2010 at 7:51 amIn her paper Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports, Wharton business and public policy professor Betsey Stevenson offers evidence that playing sports leads to more education and better employment opportunities. Her paper focuses on Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which expanded high school athletic opportunities for girls. Her research compares the variation in outcomes across states for girls who went to school before Title IX and after, and concludes that playing sports paid off.
According to Stevenson, the skills associated with athletic participation and success later in life “may include the ability to communicate, the ability to work well with others, competitiveness, assertiveness and discipline.” Read more.
Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology Honored
In Education, Leadership, Media & Technology on June 14, 2010 at 7:45 amFour female industry leaders have been honored by the non-profit networking organization Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST). WEST honored four female entrepreneurs who have either started their own companies or contributed to a larger company’s success. The four recipients were Mara Aspinall, president and CEO of On-Q-ity Inc.; Katrine Bosley, CEO of Avila Therapeutics; Nancy Briefs, president of Elemé Medical Inc.; and Sue Welch, TradeStone Software’s founder and CEO. Read more.
