by Jill Tietjen | Jun 1, 2016 | In The News, Newsletters
Of the five leadership traits needed in the 21st century as espoused by The Athena Group Learning Institute, stewardship is the one least expressed in the leadership development literature. Two amazing stewards are profiled – Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Katherine Siva Saubel, both of whom have been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
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by Jill Tietjen | May 1, 2016 | In The News, Newsletters
On May 7, 2016, the inaugural Women’s Right to Run 19K will be held in Seneca Falls, New York, the birthplace of women’s rights (where the first women’s rights convention was held in 1848). The unusual distance of 19k was selected to acknowledge the importance of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that enfranchised women. Joan Beloit Samuelson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee are featured.
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 1, 2016 | In The News, Newsletters
In the twenty-first century, we often hear how important it is for our country’s youth, and young women in particular, to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Two women who pursued important scientific careers – as nuclear physicists – did so well before it was popular or of national interest. Read about the significant contributions of Maria Goeppert-Mayer and Chien-Shiung Wu.
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by Jill Tietjen | Mar 2, 2016 | In The News, Publications, Radio
Lauren Schiller hosts conversations with women changing the status quo.
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by Jill Tietjen | Mar 1, 2016 | In The News, Newsletters
The recent passing of Harper Lee brings to mind authors whose writing addresses Southern culture. This newsletter pays homage to Harper Lee and profiles another significant author as well, Zora Neale Hurston.
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