The Giving Girls

09/03/2015

"Life is not about warming yourself by the fire, life is about building the fire. And generosity is the match...If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap, but if you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody." -Larry Lucchino

09/30/2013

09/24/2012

Sure, we have powerful jobs, well-run homes, and perfect children. But we're still not making it to the very top. There are things we can learn from the rest of the world.

06/25/2012

Keep It Real!

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06/19/2012

10×10 is a groundbreaking film, a global social action campaign and an extraordinary opportunity: Investing in adolescent girls in the developing world creates a ripple effect of change that transforms families, communities and entire countries for generations

04/11/2012

Is it ever okay for a woman to use her sexuality to get ahead in the workplace? According to a prominent British sociologist and expert on women’s issues and employment, not only is it perfectly permissible, but it’s also important for women to learn that “erotic capital” has genuine economic [...]

03/28/2012

It has been found that education—especially education of girls—is the bedrock of development. It has innumerable positive implications, from improving infant mortality, child rearing, health and hygiene, to impacting voting patterns. The greatest strength of the U.S. economy is its higher education system.

Education is the real catalyst for human development

03/26/2012

Just read an excerpt of an article from HBR, over at my friend Bob Morris' blog. The articl,e by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, is based on a research study they did of 7,280 leaders in 2011. They looked at leaders in a variety of positions - from very senior management [...]

03/13/2012

A must read ladies... we're all making a real difference in so many ways! Give>Get

Women are proving what the late NY Congresswoman Bella Abzug once predicted: “In the twenty-first century, women will change the nature of power rather than power changing the nature of women.”

03/09/2012

Women have gotten ahead in the workplace while men are stepping up to do more housework. So why don’t these women feel more relaxed? This morning, some accomplished women carved some time from their busy schedules to get to the bottom of it.

03/02/2012

Ladies, we've got some educating to do with our female youth...

In a recent study 650 teenagers were asked, "When you grow up, which of the following jobs would you most like to have?"

Among girls, the results were as follows: 9.5% chose “the chief of a major company like General Motors”; 9.8% chose “a Navy SEAL”; 13.6% chose “a United States Senator”; 23.7% chose “the president of a great university like Harvard or Yale”; and 43.4% chose “the personal assistant to a very famous singer or movie star.”

02/23/2012

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