COVID-19 was highly contagious, unpredictable, and deadly, even with an aggressive public policy response in China. So, what to do? How to prepare and respond? Leaders of cities, states and countries faced an unprecedented test. The ones who passed this test with flying colors are disproportionately women. This is despite the fact that they make up only 7% of heads of state.
By Kim Fusaro This story is part of a series profiling the inspiring women behind the 2018/2019 Hello Sunshine x Together Live tour, a band of all-female storytellers who traveled to 10 cities across North America in November. On tour, the women shared their stories and songs, and made 10,000 women across though country laugh and cry. Abby Wambach (two-time Olympic gold…
By François Ortalo-Magné A confusing, overwhelming, fragmented, unstructured deluge. This is how business leaders often described their context. Yet, as the top executives of their organizations, they understand the importance of remaining informed and vigilant about their fast-shifting landscape. Building on insights from researchers at London Business School, I find that, in the current interconnected and fast-changing world, leaders are…
Episode 7: Women & Maternity (Featuring Allyson Felix, Tips on Leadership, Facts about Abortion) Welcome back to the Global Connections for Women’s News Weekly. This week we are going to be discussing three articles regarding motherhood news and advice. These three articles speak about Olympic athlete Allyson Felix, the six ways leaders should be like Mothers, and facts about the…
Motherhood is often a thankless and tiring endeavor. It’s easy to take for granted the hard work, sacrifice, and love that moms contribute to our lives. So today we pause to appreciate the countless ways our mothers have positively influenced us and shaped us into the people we are today. In many ways, moms are the ultimate picture of leaders…
