Editor’s Note: Leading up to the 40th Anniversary of Title IX on June 23, 2012, SWSG is engaging the voices of women of all ages who have been impacted by this groundbreaking legislation. So far, Diana Cutaia, Director of Athletics at Wheelock College, and Linda Driscoll, Founder of Dream Big!, have contributed. This month, Susan Golbe, Research Associate at the Center for Sports-Based Youth Development at Up2Us (and former SWSG...

The focus of Strong Women, Strong Girls is fostering mutual cycles of empowerment among women and girls of all ages. But after our days of formal education are long over, do we, as women, ever pause to recognize when we are actively being empowered? Do we acknowledge how many forms empowerment may come in – whether it is a connection made through a mentor, a word of encouragement from a coworker, or…the moment of inner peace...

Leading up to the 40th anniversary of Title IX in June of this year, SWSG will be featuring monthly blog posts reflecting on where this monumental legislation stands today, 40 years after its enactment. Our first blogger, Diana Cutaia, is the Director of Athletics at Wheelock College. I am a strong woman, because through sport, I learned to be a strong girl. And, for those of you questioning my definition of strength — yes, it...

I recently joined Twitter.  I decided to take the plunge after encouragement from my college adviser.  She suggested that it might be a good way to learn more about various non-profits working in the industry in which I’d like to be employed post-graduation.  Unwilling to risk unemployment due to not utilizing all available resources, I used my high school AIM screen-name and started following a few friends and the few organizations I...

Growing up, my mom and dad realized the effect that parental enthusiasm and support has on children, and only constructively criticized me when it was absolutely necessary. I was never told I wasn’t good enough, that I didn’t do a good job, or that my performance had been disappointing. In fact, it was quite the opposite; I was constantly showered with love, appreciation and applause, perhaps even when it was not quite...