In Her Own Voice

• Cool New Infographic: Women At Work
  Mashable has put together a new infographic that visually represents women in business.  The infographic, based on compiled research from the University of North Carolina’s online MBA program, details where women fall in the grand (business) scheme of things. The graphic notes that only 5% of startups are owned by women, and that only 3-5% […]
• Women Leaders Still Face Challenges
  Pamela T. Reid is the President of Saint Joseph College.  Her new article “Women Leaders Still Face Challenges” for Huff Post Women discusses how women leaders still face challenges.  She discusses what she learned while attending the Women in Public Service Colloquium last December.  It’s an interesting article about women leaders.  You can read it […]
• Paralyzed Woman Finishes Marathon in London
  Claire Lomas is a walking miracle.  On May 8, 2012 she finished the London Marathon wearing a 40-lb exoskeleton strapped to her lower body.   Lomas is paralyzed from the chest down and wore the bionic suit that allowed her to stand and walk.  She entered the marathon to raise money for the charity “Spinal Research”.  […]
• Are Investors Asleep At The Wheel?
  Although research shows that having women in top leadership positions boosts the bottom line investors aren’t pulling out their wallets because women are perceived as less capable than their mail counterparts with identification qualifications. Fox Small Business has an article detailing this conundrum and the research behind it online. […]
• HEADLINE: Nurses Week and no Weak Nurses!!
  Just returned from York, PA and the funeral of my almost 96-year old Mother.  In the course of the past four years, I’ve watched nurses in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice settings. Without a doubt, these women and men represent a resiliency in the face of systems and situations that could wear anyone down. […]