…in business, law, and medicine. One of my students was born with her knee caps on the opposite side of her legs. her mother brought her to me after several…
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
…her campaign below. New Mexico Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham has her eye on higher office in 2018. Among the country’s few Hispanic lawmakers, she is relinquishing her seat in the…
Christy Duncan: Clothing Consignment with a Mission to Help Others
…In February 2015, I attended a sponsorship event with my step-daughter and my mother-in-law. We learned about the treacherous lives of impoverished children worldwide and the unfathomable obstacles they face…
Experts Anticipate a Surge in Young Women Voters in Upcoming Midterm Elections
…to first-time voters because they are “harder to find.” Kirkland, who studies the relationships between health, law and rights in the U.S., is teaching nine students this year, all women….
She Wants People to Heal Themselves as Ancestors Did
…you create it in your head first, it will manifest as success in reality. It’s the law of the universe. How do you find inspiration on your darkest days? Discipline….
A Glimpse Behind The London’s ‘Women’s Olympics’
…Olympic Committee, is because of Title IX, the 1972 federal law that prohibited gender discrimination in school sports. “Title nine really gave us a head start because of our… national…
Anjou Kurian & Anne-Barbara Lemmens: Coaching For Every Chapter of Your Career
…out of the workforce for 8 years to take care of her children. With a background in employment law, her goal was to transition to employee relations. She is now…
Getting Federal Contracts Into Women’s Hands
…see the government meet this goal? We’re hoping so. To offer a bit of background, in 2001, we got the 5-percent set aside passed into law. But even though it…
Constructing a Green Company — and Country
…says, much to her father’s dismay. A director-level government employee, he wanted the security of regular paychecks for his daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, who is now 12. “As a woman,…
She’s Making It Easy for Millennials to Vote by Mail
Jennifer Hill, a lawyer in Hoboken, N.J., was inspired by the pandemic to launch WeVoteByMail.org. (Credit: Courtesy of Jennifer Hill) Some people want to target millennials to sell them hipster…
Meet the Cannabis Queens: 9 Women in Weed You Need to Know
…the shifting legal landscape as a cannabis user or entrepreneur is tough — Ostrowitz, a specialist in cannabis regulations and banking law, makes the process that much easier with her…
Moving on From ‘Mad Men’: Obama’s New Campaign
…a gathering of Democratic female lawmakers. Though the report’s findings indicate that women have taken significant strides toward occupying more jobs in male-dominated fields – and are earning more college…
The First Black Woman Founder in Solar Is Energizing the Industry
…achieved through renewable solar energy, a field dominated by men. And the law is on her side — in May 2019, Maryland politicians passed legislation that 50% of its electricity…
All-Inclusive Hiring Tips for Entrepreneurs
…experts in what they need, and ensuring they are welcome and comfortable will mean that they are present, equipped, and engaged in their work. It may even be the law…
Get a Life: It Takes a Village
…connections. Best practices that have worked well for me personally are: Be authentic Listen more than you talk Exercise the law of reciprocity, and help others achieve what they want…