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April 5, 2016: Edition 56a
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IN THE HEADLINES
Time to Score on Pay Equity Day For Women
Even President Barack Obama called the U.S. Women’s Soccer team “badass.” So it makes no sense they are paid 40 percent of what players on the U.S. men’s soccer team earn. Five women players took their complaints to the EEOC, just in time for Pay Equity Day April 12. Hope Solo is not alone; millions of American women are paid less than men for the same work. See how and why that is changing.
Bernee Strom, former founding CEO of Priceline and now chairman and CEO of WebTuner Corp. suggests it helps your career to bear the scent of a woman. Apparently no one would recognize you without perfume. See more tips to use or ignore.
There are simply fewer women leaders in Congress, business, academia, nonprofits, religious organizations and more. And there are fewer women of color in leadership positions. A new report from the American Association of University Women, "Barriers & Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership,” offers solutions.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in 1872, and several others have gone for the top office before Hillary Clinton aimed for the oval office. Learn about them.
Whoopi Goldberg and biz partner Maya Elisabeth are launching a line of medical marijuana relaxation body products for women, hoping to cash in the $5.7 billion med pot market. Perhaps a snack line to follow?
“So let’s not be afraid of our own strength. The challenge is to think about how you can use that strength to your advantage—and to help other women—every single day.”
Tune in Wednesday, April 13th, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ET when serial social entrepreneur Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line, joins us to discuss her many successes as a leader & founder of nonprofits changing the world. Register here.
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