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empowerment
Ode to Abigail Adams
This year marks 250 years since Abigail Adams sat down and wrote her husband John, then at the Continental Congress, a letter that would outlast both of them: “I desire you would remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands...
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Q&A and Influence Rebecca P. Murray
In academic and scientific conferences, studies show that women hold back during the Q&A. However, studies also show that when a woman is the first to ask a question, she can shift female participation rates that follow.
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I can still recall the first time I saw The Sound of Music. My dad took me to see it at our local movie theater.  I sat spellbound as I was swept away through music and story. My future was clear. I wanted to be Julie Andrews. The next day I hopped over our back...
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