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Great article on pay gaps between men and women in same positions but with slightly different levels of experience, college attainment--men except for one earned more, sometimes much more.

history of NCNW and Mary McLeod Bethune's leadership

Blog by Harold Jarche, April 30, 2012. This excerpt IMO justifies why women (and everyone else!) needs to know how to work in social networks to learn and to help others learn and apply their "capacity for action" in their workplaces and elsewhere. They can transform their workplaces through enriched learning practices. They may not have the HR title but they can still role model organizational learning on a small scale at least. Excerpt: "Individual learning in organizations is irrelevant, as work is almost never done by one person alone. Knowledge, Senge said, is the capacity for effective action (know how) and it is the only aspect of knowledge that really matters in business and life. Value is created by teams and mostly by networks of people. While learning may be generated in teams, this type of knowledge comes and goes. Learning really spreads through social networks." Excerpt: It shows that the company never gave any thought to organizational learning. ■Are employees narrating their work in a transparent environment? ■Does the daily routine support social learning? ■Is time made available for reflection and sharing stories? "Narrating their work in a transparent environment," "support social learning," and "reflection" are all linked to other resources.

Interesting site for women to find out and act on what they desire to be. She has courses (paid), groups, workshops, etc. Worth looking at for her content, offerings, and possible connection to the Studio. Plus, she is something else!

I like the feel of the site. It is a little more fluff than I think we would use, but it offers some interesting components for us to consider. Thanks.

Even if you've never purchased Mifeprex, the abortion pill that turns 10 years old this week, you've seen the logo. At a yoga studio, in the supermarket's natural foods aisle, or even at a charity event, the silhouette of a dancing woman has become the marker of a product designed for women.

Attempt to interest girls in tech careers by Silicon Valley. Interesting in that this is a business decision, not just an altruistic one. Women are not a big factor in the app design field, and it is felt they would design different apps than are currently being produced.

Good career choice for the future

I joined Sheryl N-B's Google circle and have wandered through her posts including her Connected Learner Manifesto (that I believe came from a Twitter request she made, subsequently summarized into Circle document). I wrote a couple of entries. Note that on this page advertising the PLP Live 2012 event, they stress the need to do "embedded job learning" with their learners. Makes me wonder if we need to be more specific about the types of transitions/situations we wish to help women with. Because all learning needs to be applied/reflected on/? to be owned and used as a springboard for the next phase? Writing reflections or doing representations of learning advance learning and certainly document waypoints but are they enough?

profile of Shireen Mitchell, NCWO's Chair of the Media and Technology Taskforce, president of the board of CTCNet, and founder/ED of Digital Sisters/Sistas, a nonprofit org focused on using media and technology to access self-sufficiency tools for women and children.

This article provides some wonderful tips to women in the business world who find it necessary to approach others to sell products, ideas or services. "I've always had a pretty good relationship with the idea of being a salesperson.  For some reason, even from an early age, I had it in my head that sales was simply about finding people who wanted what I had to offer. So, for instance, selling Camp Fire Girls candy in grade school held no terrors for me: I'd go around and ask people if they wanted to buy it, and if not, I'd ask the next person.  I figured there was no harm in asking, even if they didn't want it - and them not wanting it didn't have anything to do with me; maybe they didn't like candy, or were on a diet, or had already bought some from somebody else."

blog by Maggie Jackson, on Forbes 100 list of websites for women. Written June 6, 2012. "Encore careers drive to the heart of who we are, and who we want to be. We can't google the answers to such dilemmas. Earlier in the day, I'd attended a rehearsal at the Yale School of Drama for Waiting for Godot. Asked how she prepared for a role, one student said: 'I look for the character's super-objective. What is the essence of what this character seeks?' I shared her words with my classmates, because in an age of career fluidity, we are always shaping and reshaping our life roles. Today, 31 million workers ages 44 to 70 want an 'encore' career that combines income, impact and meaning, according to the think-tank Civic Ventures. On average, they will take 18 months - and a likely pay cut - to make the change. Twelve million in this age group are interested in starting a non-profit or social venture. In this time of invention and insecurity, we need to take the time to think about our next steps. We need to have patience with ourselves."

This is an amazing page from a woman who gave a testimonial on the WomenWhoLaunch website. Look at how easy she makes it to understand what she does and the value she brings to women entrepreneurs.

Mother lode of social media leadership ideas from BlogHer Conference, July 2013, from Ananda Leeke's talk Seven archetypes of social media leadership: creativista, empirista, empowerista, enchanista, evangelista, flowista, lifestylista Excerpt: ) The Digital Sisterhood Leadership Project has identified 12 key leadership roles that women in social media are currently playing. They include the roles of: Advocate Community builder Content creator Content curator Educator Influencer Mentor Motivator Promoter Social do gooder Storyteller Thought leader

best rationale for why women need to connect online to learn and lead is right here in this pdf by Seth Godin, 10/17/13, from his blog post today.

Very interesting treatment of "Implicit Bias in STEM" on AWIS (Association for Women in Science) web site. Outlines the research detailed in video that we viewed in LeanIn Circle this week.

Transition Network of the USA, working with professional women 50+whose life situations lead them to seek new connections, resources, and opportunities.

Meghan Casserly of Forbes interviewed 20 young female entrepreneurs and how to use Twitter to find mentors and those that can give you advice as you build your business. All agree it is essential to have mentors, not just 1, and a support group of women in the same stage as you are or a little ahead in building a business.

A bio of Shireen Mitchell on the National Council of Women's Organizations website. She is "ED of Digital Sisters/Sistas, a nonprofit organization on using media and technology to access self-sufficiency tools for women and children who are traditionally underserved." Has written "Gaining Daily Access to Science and Technology" in the book 50 Ways to Improve Women's Lives and Access to Technology: Race, Gender, Class Bias.

great article on rise and decline of Wikipedia by Andrew Lih, June 21, 2015, NYT. Rise of smartphones is one challenge; fundraising continues apace creating new tensions around allocating/dividing proceeds; record participation in elections for new trustees is call for new governance?; too few women as editors or trustees; yet Wikipedia is most popular way into articles/resources in museums, etc.