Category Archives: On Leadership
Tiffany Dufu and the International Museum of Women
Check out some of Tiffany’s selections for her feature as a curator with the International Museum of Women Why she chose the selection, entitled “If Women Ran Hip-Hop”: “Immediately took me back to those summer days when I sojourned to 7-11 to buy Now & Laters. Everything was pink: the flowered bike, my jelly sandals and […]
Take A Girl to the Poll for Election Day!
One of the many ways you can ignite your own leadership during the presidential election is to lead by example. We have teamed up with Mattel to encourage young girls to participate in Election Day 2012, and we’re asking you to encourage a young girl in your life to get involved. Here’s your challenge: When […]
A Breaking Point: Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman ever to win Best Director
By Robyn Gordon March 8, 2010 Last night’s 82nd Academy Awards saw film history made with the first woman ever winning the Oscar for Best Director. Kathryn Bigelow, director of the 2008 American war film, The Hurt Locker, which follows a United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War, took home […]
By Punditry Alone?
The Washington Post Marie Wilson February 8, 2010 Sarah Palin would have to have an “extreme makeover” in political knowledge and experience to restore confidence in her beyond the conservative base. The only people who have been able to come from outside the political world (and she is now outside that world) and run have […]
Mulcahy-Burns Transition
The Washington Post Marie Wilson December 17, 2009 I nominate Ursula Burns and Anne Mulcahy of Xerox as a leaders who exemplify the unique leadership women can bring to corporate America. In July of this year, Ursula Burns was tapped to succeed Anne Mulcahy as CEO of Xerox with Ms. Mulcahy remaining as Chairman of […]
Like Women Leaders
Believe it or not Tiger Woods is in a place very much like women find themselves when we are in leadership positions: breeches of integrity by women (of whom so much more in this area is expected) are not easily tolerated, by women or men. We are held to a higher standard as Woods will be. And though his endorsements are still largely intact, the popularity behind the Tiger Woods brand will likely continue to falter, as news about his alleged dalliances builds.
