December 2011
14 posts
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A Call to Immigrant Women
Jenny Choi, Intern
I am a young immigrant woman. Around the third grade, my father decided to move our family to the United States so that he could make use of his American law degree and my sister and I could eventually go to college here. I, like many other young immigrant women living here, carry with me the experience of walking through the airport with my family, pushing a cart of a dozen...
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Leadership Spotlight: Mary Cay Marubio
As a volunteer voter protection lawyer, and a member of host committees for LGBT activists in political campaigns and fundraisers, Mary Cay Marubio is no stranger to politics.
“I love being present at the polling station and advocating for the rights of the voter,” said Mary, “I am always energized when a voter takes on the initiative and refuses to give up their right to vote—defending their...
"Controlling Trillions, Women Drive Charitable... →
“Three out of four individuals in households with incomes of $200,000 or more report women are either the sole decision maker or equal partner in directing their family’s philanthropy, according a new Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey released today.” Check this Reuters report on the increasing importance of women’s “financial clout and moral imagination” for...
"Key to Women's Ascent to Leadership Roles in... →
Check out this piece on Forbes.com where three female powerhouses, Lynn Fantom, CEO and chairman, Interpublic Group’s ID Media, Donna Pedro, chief diversity and inclusion officer, Ogilvy & Mather, and Betty Spence, NAFE president, talk about “what it takes to be a leader, how motherhood can benefit women as leaders, the importance of mentors and sponsors, and why female leadership is...
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Changing Public Education, Changing Lives!
Kathleen Ponze, Guest Blogger
I grew up the daughter of a career army officer and attended fourteen schools before I graduated from high school. Public, parochial, Department of Defense schools, coed…yet an all-girls environment was where I always felt valued and nurtured.
Fast forward almost forty years and I land my dream job: principal of an all girls’ secondary school. But not just any...
Join Shayla Owens at Go Run in Dallas!
As an Education major at Texas Southern University, Shayla Owens is a young leader working to improve public education. Shayla has spent her short college career advocating for social equity in public schools, specifically in Texas.
“In Dallas and Houston we see a great need for change because the school districts are in disarray,” says Owens, “Texas has more students in public...
Leadership Spotlight: Catherine Strode
“The White House Project trainings emphasized the concept that change doesn’t happen in isolation – you have to bring the community with you.”
It’s been two years since Catherine’s first experience with TWHP, and its lessons have stuck with her. Catherine attended TWHP trainings in order to increase her effectiveness in advocacy work. Throughout the years, Catherine has been heavily involved in...
"Women! Seize Your Authority and Trumpet Your... →
“Even though the second highly accomplished woman white collar crime professor had heard about the case I was covering, she also demurred, saying she didn’t believe she had sufficient expertise to comment. She gave me the names of a couple of male colleagues who she believed were better qualified.
Frustrated, I picked up the telephone and called a male criminal defense attorney who had been...
TWHP in the Media: "Morning After" Pill Battle →
Check out TWHP President Tiffany Dufu’s CNN interview about the Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ recent decision against making the contraceptive “morning-after” pill available over the counter without age restriction. Make sure to share your comments and input below!
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How to Fix Congress? Guide Women Through the Front...
Rebecca Liu, Intern
Germany, Brazil, India, Argentina, and Australia—five of the world’s major players—have at least one thing in common: Each has a head-of-state who is female. Why, then, hasn’t the United States been able to elect a female President in its 235 years as a country?
According to a political study conducted by researchers at both...
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Leadership Spotlight: Tracy Lenzini
Tracy Lenzini is knocking on doors and knocking doors down in Kingsley, Michigan. As a strong believer in helping those who help others, Tracy is devoted to motivating citizens to make their voices heard. She understand the daily struggles of families across the country—she’s been living with rheumatoid arthritis for ten years, and has since experienced the devastation of the recession.
But the...
A Call for More Young Women's Involvement in the... →
The movement for more women’s leadership is more focused on the future than it is in the past; the goal is to increase the number of women in leadership, not to lament the lack of women that’s been on the leadership stage in the past. But Erica Dhawan in this article asks, so where are the young women that represent this future? “In order to build a broader women’s...
"Key to Women Entering the C-suite May Just Be a... →
Research from Columbia University, Harvard Business Review, and Catalyst have all shown that having women in senior level positions at companies does make a difference in financial performance and organizational health. But a recent Ernst & Young research paper shows that without male sponsor “heroes,” it is difficult for women to rise up to leadership positions in the corporate...
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Do Not Wait: Using Student Experience to Advance...
Catherine Emmanuelle, Guest Blogger
My parents often tell the story of my bout with community organizing at the age of five, when I convened my fellow siblings around my parents’ bedroom door. With my hand on my hip and my foot tapping:
Knock knock knock. It’s Catherine and the children, and we’re here to talk to you about the rules in this house.
My parents giggled at my requests for...
