Families on Ice – A Step Forward or Backwards?
I have been paralyzed about writing this blog. Facebook and Apple recently launched a new employee perk aimed at their young women professionals, providing them with $20,000 in order to freeze their...
View ArticleWorking With Men
During a recent talk I gave based upon my curriculum, “Women who Dare,” I shared with the audience my own journey of assimilation to the dominant North American culture of work and subsequent journey...
View ArticleSeven Classic Missteps Men Make at Work
When it comes to working with women on their teams, many of the male leaders we work with tell us that they aren’t blind to gender; they just don’t know how to acknowledge it without making a...
View ArticleWorking Mother: Friend or Foe?
The innocuous term “working mother,” descriptive of me for 22 years, still leaves me feeling pushed up against the wall, it’s metaphoric hand on my throat. Inherent in the expression is the profound...
View ArticleOverwhelm: More than a Woman’s Issue
I just finished reading Bridget Schulte’s “Overwhelmed: Work Love and Play When No One Has the Time.” I liked the book very much, but I am uncomfortable with its premise. Like any great self-help...
View ArticleWomen at Work: An Interview with Cammie Dunaway
With Mother’s Day, TEDWomen, TEDxBendWomen and more happening in the month of May, Moementum is taking time to focus on the theme of “Women at Work.” What better way to explore the opportunities,...
View ArticleWorth and Women: Is asking for higher pay the real issue?
Research confirms that women earn less money than men. Despite equal opportunity legislation, assertiveness training, and increased transparency about pay scales to ensure equality, women consistently...
View Article4 Ways Work Isn’t Working for Men and How Women Can Help
The gender equity conversation often focuses on ways in which women continue to struggle for parity with wages, work-life balance, room in the C Suite, etc. But what is also true and often unspoken is...
View ArticleSix (More) Women Who Inspire Me
Just about everyone has heard of Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates. And names like Angela Merkel (the Chancellor of Germany), Mary Barra (CEO of General Motors), Indra...
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