The Merriam Webster dictionary defines badass as “informal + sometimes offensive : ready to cause or get into trouble” as a noun. As an adjective, informal + sometimes offensive as in “of formidable strength or skill such a badass guitar player.”
Read More“This shows what happens when you tell the most difficult stories without fear,” says Nikole Hannah-Jones, accepting The Ripple Effect Award at the 25th annual Studs Terkel Community Media Awards from Public Narrative in Chicago. The New York Times columnist who created the 1619 Project of “print, audio podcasts, school curriculum, essays, stories, poetry and historic reframing” defining the context of 400 years of slavery in America, has received accolades and awards across the country for the effort.
Read MoreFive years after Canadian native Bracha Halperin launched her own business consultancy firm in 2013, she had an idea that there had to be a better way to rent out apartments. So she began launching the idea for Cazamio. As founder and chief operating officer, Halperin says, “It is the merging of two dynamic industries of real estate and technology.”
Read More“Appoint yourself,” Elaine Welteroth, author, journalist, “Project Runway” judge and former editor in chief of Teen Vogue, told a crowd of close to 2,000 at the 34th annual Chicago Foundation for Women luncheon. “We have a responsibility to make a difference right where we are.”
Read MoreI dare say the women of “Downton Abbey” would not be at all surprised. Yet reviewers, pundits and even the creators of the film, “Downton Abbey,” a follow up on the big screen after six seasons on television, were surprised that in its first three weeks at the box office the movie earned $135.4 million, more than 10 times its operating budget.
Read More“I geek out about leadership,” says Mira Lowe, president of Journalism & Women Symposium, assistant dean at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and director of the Innovation News Center there. Leading a panel on “Stepping into Leadership” at the recent JAWS Conference and Mentoring Program, Lowe, who was a recent participant in Take The Lead’s 50 Women Can Change The World in Journalism program, adds, “Leadership is a constant avocation. You are never done learning about leadership.”
Read MoreIt can’t be just about the food anymore. For generations the promise of a great breakfast or lunch served in the conference room could improve the attendance and enthusiasm for a mandatory meeting in the office. But the growth of remote work calls for the likelihood of virtual meetings for many—if not most—of scheduled meetings.
Read MoreDeconstructing how we spend our entertainment time this fall whether it is reading books or watching films, documentaries and series on the big and small screens, shows some vast improvement moving toward gender parity in representation.
Read MoreIn the opening moments of the documentary, “This Changes Everything,” actress and executive producer of the movie, Geena Davis cracks a joke that is the heart of the film. Referring to the children’s books of “See Dick, See Jane,” Davis says,” I felt like we see Dick all the time. I want to see more Jane.”
Read MoreThe last movie I saw in a theater was pre-empted by 35 minutes of previews of summer movies. All but one of them were action films that were violent, male-dominated and not at all my cup of tea, or bucket of popcorn.
Read MoreIt matters who reports the stories. It matters who edits the stories and it matters who is quoted in the stories. It also matters who is leading the journalism organization and making key decisions. Why? Because invisibility in the media is erasure in society.
Read More“Crazy Rich Asians” is a critical hit and a box office stunner with $34 million in box office receipts the first week reaching broad audiences as the sleek Hollywood adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel directed by Jon M. Chu with an Asian cast.
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