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February 11, 2007
Leaders First. But It IS a big deal that they're Women Also
Now Announced, Drew Gilpin Faust is the new head of Harvard. Congratulations.
"I was the rebel who did not just march for civil rights and against the Vietnam War but who fought endlessly with my mother, refusing to accept her insistence that 'this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be,'" she writes. Read more on what the new Harvard prez has to say in Yahoo article: Click here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_on_re_us/harvard_president
Katharine Jefferts Schori is the first woman bishop in history of the Anglican Communion. She was formerly bishop of Nevada. She is also gay and so is facing criticism and challenges. Follow her progress as she heads to Tanzania for an Episcopal Summit meeting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/us/11bishop.html?th&emc=th
Looking for your own outreach as a business woman or man, check into these organizations and websites and see how women in particular are working together to build businesses and make a diference in the world. Note to men, get involved with these women and their networks as an entrepreneur or sponsor:
www.womensleadershipexchange.com
Posted by cinderblog at 11:34 PM | Comments (269)
February 09, 2007
Harvard Considering Woman President
Drew Gilpin is being considered by Harvard University to replace current President Lawrence Summers. She's an expert on the Civil War and the American South....and she led the faculty gender task force at Harvard - created after the recent controversery about women's potential in the sciences - stirred up by Summers' comments at a faculty event. Click for a Yahoo story to read more.
This is a major leap for American society to have one of the top Ivy League schools to be considering a woman president. I also want to tip my hat to Associate Dean Lalia Rach at NYU's Tisch Hotel School who has held that post for about ten years. Women like Lalia in academia have proven women are more than capable and willing to lead universities. Read more about Lalia
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Link to Peggy Orenstein's NYTimes Article
Read the NYTimes article "What's Wrong With Cinderella?" I googled the author of the article, Peggy Orenstein. I couldn't get the link through the New York Times website. This provactive article is quite good as it makes you think about Princess culture and I'm sure Daffy Duck at Disney and all the other characters are taking notice...and probably loving the publicity whether bad or good. (The article cost $4.95 to download). - it was a great read and she is a fascinating writer to follow further especially in her writings about women whether you agree with her or not.....Many thanks to my friend Percy for bringing it to my attention....
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February 02, 2007
Percolating Princesses
I have received several emails from mothers worried about their daughters' fascination with princess culture . (see comment below). Let me know what you think about your daughters, sons and society's overall fascination with materialism and what "success" looks like to them. Anyone care to comment about the fairy tale character Ariel? - Cary Broussard
....Many of my friends including me are doctors and engineers. We were very worried how "into" princesses our 2,3,4 year old daughters are and were worried about the messages they were getting. Your analogies are wonderful and make us feel a lot better about the whole princess thing. By the way, Ariel is now one my daughter's favorite - do you have a lesson from Ariel? I never would have thought of most of the analogies you drew, and I learned so much. Thanks again for a great book and congratulations on a stellar career. I feel proud of you, even though I don't know you personally.
....Yes, my parents drilled into both my sister's and my head from a young age never to rely on a guy for money, so I hope to pass that message on to my daughter. Yet my friends and I felt overwhelmed competing with the massive marketing machine for the Disney princesses and I feel your book helped us compete on a more even playing field. (By the way, did you see the recent - around December, 2006-New York Times article along similar lines.)
- Jane, Clearwater, Fla.
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February 01, 2007
Blog with Cary
Career advice, workplace issues and yes family issues that affect our work life and the world-at-large will be the current topics of the new “Swim with the Swans” blog, hosted by Cary J. Broussard, author of From Cinderella to CEO – How to Master the 10 Lessons of Fairy Tales to Transform Your Work Life and featured on www.cinderellaceo.com
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