Leading Together: Committing to Leadership Equity, Health Advocacy, Access and Treatment for Women

It was the perfect combination of celebration and commitment—saluting 10 years of exceptional work with tangible outcomes for Take The Lead plus a roadmap for connecting purposefully to change the present for a gender and racially equitable future.

“Together We Lead” was the theme of the fifth annual Power Up Concert & Conference on Women’s Equality Day in Washington, D.C. with men and women from across the country convening to salute accomplishments spearheaded by Take The Lead co-founder and president Gloria Feldt.

PowerUp ConferenceMichele WeldonSeptember 6, 2024healthcare, Heart Health, Public Health, womens movementComment

Why Do We Need a Women’s History Month?

Issue 164 — March 29, 2021

First a fun quiz.

Do you recognize these women?

The SumGloria FeldtMarch 29, 2021Women's History Month, womens movement, Women Leaders, 9 Leadership Power ToolsComment

Get It Done: When Will Women Have True Equality in U.S.?

We get it that this is not Iceland. Iceland is No. 1 on the “World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index, which ranks 144 countries based on how close they are to achieving gender equality,” Melissa Jun Rowley writes in Forbes. The U.S. ranks 45th. “According to the Global Gender

ParityMichele WeldonAugust 21, 2018Equal pay, equality, Michele Weldon, Women's equality day, womens movementComment

Celebrate International Women’s Day With Action Today Aimed For A Fair Future

How will you mark International Women's Day?

We suggest spending March 8 and all week celebrating women's economic, political, cultural and societal contributions globally by seeing where we are, where we need to go and determining how you can take the lead to get there.

Through the Fire: A Century Later, Lessons Of Women Leaders From Triangle Factory

As I headed out at 4:30 a.m. with my 13-year-old daughter, Zoe, recently for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., I could not help but think about my grandmother, Sarah Dubow Sorenson.

Lucky Strike: What Women Leaders Can Do Beyond "A Day Without A Woman"

I literally can’t imagine A Day Without A Woman. I work with women, mentor women. I have sisters. And friends. The majority of my business and professional interactions are with women.

Movement BuildingMichele WeldonFebruary 28, 2017Change, equality, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, womens movementComment

Marching Into Action: Take The Lead Strategically Leading The Way Forward

What began as the Women’s March on Washington blossomed last week into the largest protest in U.S. history, one day after the presidential inauguration of President Donald Trump.

EventMichele WeldonJanuary 24, 2017Activism, Leadership, Michele Weldon, Women's March on Washington, womens movementComment

Time to Score on Pay Equity Day For Women in the Workplace April 12

Even President Barack Obama called the U.S. Women’s Soccer team “badass.” So it makes no sense they are paid 40 percent of what players on the U.S. men’s soccer team earn. The women’s soccer team took their complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, just in time for Equity pay Day April 12.

On Martin Luther King Day, What We Can Learn from Dr. King About Embracing Real Power

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today, as we commemorate the great Martin Luther King, let’s take a moment to not only listen to his words of wisdom again, but to stop and think about what meaning they hold in our own lives.

Marlene Gordon & Fran Hauser On What It Takes To Excel in the Corporate Arena

Last month at the SHE Summit, Take The Lead Co-Founder Gloria Feldt moderated the panel “How Women Can Pave a Path to Corporate Leadership” with Marlene Gordon, VP & General Council Bacardi North America Corporation, and Fran Hauser, Partner at Rothenberg Ventures & former President of Digital at Time Inc.

Parity Just Got PowHer-ed

Success is the sum of small efforts day in and day out. And when that success has the power to affect millions of lives, it’s bigger than any tangible reward. The NYS Women’s Equality Bill, which was passed in this year’s Legislative session, was formally signed to law this Wednesday at 11 AM. The celebratory PowHer Hour was captured and streamed all across social media. Learn more about The New NYS Women’s Equality Law Primer, PowHer Play Video Series Highlighting 2015 NYS Women’s Legislation.