We would like to wish you all: a fantastic Holiday season. Here are a couple of things to pounder in order to prepare for all the overwhelming feelings that arrive with this time of the year: Take very deep breaths and tell yourself – “I can get through this with grace”. Consider being grateful for […]
My loves. Our hearts are breaking. I am mourning the country I have loved: a country, it turned out, that was a fantasy. Tomorrow, we will begin working. But today, I must mourn. We are a house divided, and I cannot speak to the other half. Many leaders are stretching to find unity, to find […]
When I first met @epicdanger, he told me that he wasn’t a feminist. And I didn’t say a word. I just gave him the snake-eyed-cold-lidded-death-stare. Then it turned out that what Canadians mean by feminist isn’t exactly the same as what Americans mean by feminist, and also much to his chagrin I unleashed four years of women’s […]
“A woman’s place is in the revolution.” We live in a time when being yourself is a revolutionary act. In America, many of us today—and if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you did too—chose to have children or not to have children, we chose our careers, we chose our spouse, what […]
Women entrepreneurs are a definitely a hot topic these days – with good reason! It’s been amazing to see the number of articles, books, and magazine covers focused on the female entrepreneur. We are a force to be reckoned with and we are growing in both numbers, influence and impact. But what exactly […]
As a strong woman who juggles the demands of the varied definitions of femininity, family, career, social and spiritual fulfillment you may often feel like a circus performer. Yet, unlike the colorful circus clown who can keep these balls in the air while riding a unicycle you may often feel like the bumbling clown whose […]
The definition of health can vary person to person. For some, it means eating a healthy diet. For others, health is measured in physical fitness. For many people out there, weight is a measure of health. For me, health pertains to many aspects of ourselves and is certainly more than physical. Balance is at the […]
“Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom.” – Lao-Tzu, 6th Century Taoism What we communicate to ourselves impacts how we connect with others. I marvel at the women I meet through my work. They are full of life-experience, compassion, self-awareness, complexity and eager to make a bigger impact in the world. When I meet […]
Women’s Plaza is thrilled to report that Family Forward Oregon and the Center for Parental Leave Leadership have announced the Oregon winners of the 2016 When Work Works Award for exemplary workplace practices. The award is part of When Work Works, a national project that also shares research on what makes an effective and […]
In the entrepreneurial world, there are a lot of silver bullets, magic pills, “must have” strategies and programs…and guides…and…the list goes on. Everyone out there claims to have the answer, the one thing. And that one thing is supposedly, your ultimate business success answer. It’s the reason you are not where you want to be. […]