I want to acknowledge women that embody the mutual cycles of empowerment that SWSG aspires to develop in each of its participants. Women that see a problem and initiate a solution.  We all have ideas and opinions: “You know what would make a great iPhone app?”… “I really wish someone could restore that old library”… “You know what the government SHOULD do!?”, but this series of blogs will emphasize women...

I am truly blessed in my life in many ways – I have my health, a wonderful family, a passion for the work that I do and many, many awesome friends.  Standout among my wonderful group of friends however is my BFF – Mary.  Mary and I have been friends for, gulp, 37 years, well, since 7th grade. If my memory serves me correctly, we connected on our first day of what way back then was called junior high and have had the text book...

When I heard the buzz about the performance of Rihanna and Britney Spears the day following the Billboard Music Awards, I was peeved for a couple of reasons.   And I hadn’t even seen it yet. First of all, there was buzz.  The fact that people were talking about it means that the uninspired formula worked.   The two singers sang the “S&M remix” while gyrating around two stripper poles, holding chains, neither wearing pants,...

The Sheryl Sandberg TED Talk, “Why we have too few women leaders” was both inspiring and incredibly important. If you haven’t watched yet, the video is above. This talk reminded me of all the progress women have accomplished yet the lengths that we, men and women, must still go for real gender equality. Ms. Sandberg’s talk really opens up the conversation about what gender equality means and some possible solutions to achieve...

Last  Thursday,  the Strong Blogging Corps (SBC) hosted its fourth webinar in the  SBC Webinar Series. Alyssa Best, from the OpEd Project, led an excellent webinar about writing OpEds. Alyssa is a career coach, and writer passionate about building leadership for social change. Her writing has appeared in mainstream and scholarly media, including The Huffington Post. She contributes to a group blog on career issues: LYJ–Love Your...