BlogHer's Bright, Shiny Secret
Many conferences have a quiet, dark secret. The folks attending share some longing yet to be fulfilled, some disappointments buried deep, some ideas that will never become actions. Many professional […]
Heaping Scorn & Criticism on Feminist Advocates at Newsweek
This week’s story about feminists at Newsweek who have publicly challenged that magazine for failing to make progress against gender discrimination encouraged me, as I’m sure it encouraged many others. […]
The (Feminist) Business Bloggers' Lament
In the past several weeks I’ve been working with two different groups of businesswomen, developing social-media based movements to advance social change in and around the workplace. Conversations with these […]
Authentic Twitter: Are exclamation points unprofessional?
Exclamation Points: An Authenticity Issue Last week, I got a bit of crap from I was chided by one of my colleagues for sending a 4-line email with three (three!!) […]
When Will "Social Business" Become Social Change Business?
Why aren’t we be re-creating the worlds of work and commerce, as we implement and develop the social media tools that make it easier to work- together? Just a quick […]
Bias Bingo: Blending Branding and Learning
I love it when basic business science can be applied to important causes. So, I was excited when my favorite FemaleScienceProfessor pointed me towards a clever website designed to teach […]
Defend Your Personal Brand. Barbara Boxer shows how.
What can we learn from Senator Barbara Boxer and her interaction with Brigadier General Michael Walsh? 1. Defend your personal brand. 2. Ask to be treated in a way that […]
Reason #238 that we should have another woman on the Supreme Court
From Feministing. com Really, Ann Friedman nails it. No sense in trying to recap this… just head to the full article. (captioned photo from Feministing) Supreme Court: Pregnancy discrimination A-OK! […]
Authentic Playlist at Misogyny Free Prom
A shout out to my girlfriends at Bust magazine, home of the GirlWideWeb and all things hip & 3rd wave feminist . They share the news today of an advocacy […]
"What if you could buy social justice?" or Does 'values shopping' really make a difference?
Can for-profit, for-purpose organizations make a difference, if we patronize them? Thinking about an organization’s authenticity invites us to examine simultaneously what the organization does and how it does it. […]