The Goldman Sachs Alum Helping Young People Manage Their Finances By Amanda Breen “One of the hardest things about adulthood is that it is undefined — no one gives you the playbook when you start working, and you have to figure out a lot of things yourself,” says Genevieve Bellaire, founder and CEO of Realworld. Bellaire graduated with an MBA and JD from…
Photojournalist Enters Women’s Hall of Fame By Associated Press The newest inductee to the Nevada Women’s Fund Hall of Fame is Marilyn Newton, a longtime newspaper photographer who helped blaze the trail for other female journalists in the state a half-century ago. Newton, 77, spent 52 years at the Reno Gazette-Journal and still makes photos for the Reno Rodeo, Reno…
The Emotional Process To Help Senior Leaders Make Better Decisions By Christine Michel Carter In our personal lives, we sometimes rely on our gut to make bold decisions. However, in the business world, depending on your gut is risky. In its 2022 Research Report, cloud-based software company Momentive (the parent company of SurveyMonkey) found that 32% of senior leaders rely on their…
17 Fun Fourth of July Facts for Kids to Explain the Holiday’s History On July 4, families all over the U.S. celebrate our country’s independence. Get kids in the patriotic spirit with these fun Fourth of July facts that offer up entertaining tidbits as well as a dose of history. By Nicole Harris Every year on July 4, kids and…
Remember the Ladies Behind the American Revolution Women were the midwives of the Revolution. By Jeanne Abrams Looking back a quarter-century after the war had ended, in 1807, revolutionary leader and former U.S. president John Adams aptly observed, “Was not every Fireside, indeed a Theater of Politics?” He recognized what popular memory does not: Women were essential players in the…
Title IX Marks 50 Years Of Gender Equity in Education The celebration marking half a century of one of the country’s most consequential engines of gender equity comes at a pivotal moment for girls and women in education. By Lauren Camera Sandler’s investigation uncovered arbitrary admission quotas, illegal hiring practices and disparities in promotions and salaries. And when she handed…
Resources To Support Children Arriving From Ukraine This information is provided solely for reference to help schools and colleges. Resources included are not endorsed, promoted, recommended or connected to the Department for Education in any legally binding way. Explaining the education system Refugee Education UK has published a welcome booklet to tell parents and guardians about the education system in England so they…
Why Women Should Consider Distribution Sales By Lawson Products Inc. Sandy Riggs is a senior director of national sales at Lawson Products, where she leads the company’s East Coast sales teams and the North American sales force for Lawson’s Kent Automotive brand. Lawson’s sales force now totals more than 1,000 representatives amid organic growth and following the company’s acquisition of…
Everything To Know About The Abortion Pill By Rose Minutaglio Update, June 24, 2022: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending our constitutional right to abortion. For more information about the ruling and how you can help, click here. For Nicole, taking the abortion pill was like getting through “an extremely painful poop.” It hurt—a lot—and then it was done.…
Kamala Harris Blazed a Trail. These Women Are Walking It San Francisco mayor London Breed (pictured above, left, next to Kamala Harris, right), Cook County top prosecutor Kim Foxx, and Public Rights Project founder Jill Habig pay tribute to their mentor. In her inaugural speech as the first woman elected vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris invoked a…
