It’s no secret that many physicians practicing medicine in the United States are frustrated with the state of medical care. From managing insurance paperwork to reduced payments to less time available for patients, doctors find that their passion for patient care is increasingly at odds with the system. Enter physicians turned entrepreneurs. Women especially are […]
Debra Mesch, MBA, PhD, is on a mission to help more women own their innate inclinations to be outstanding philanthropists and to educate the world about the transformational change this can create. As Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Lilly School of Philanthropy, she’s the world’s leading expert on the topic, too. […]
Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). It’s a day to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. This day has been observed since 1910, when a woman named Clara Zetkin proposed the idea at the Second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen. She thought there should be a day when women in every […]
Ladies, let’s talk about the girls. They’re a distinctive feature of femininity and should be a source of pleasure and pride, but the truth is, many women feel some degree of conflict about their breasts. Society pays so much attention to them. We see a lot of boobs in the media but they tend to […]
I’m pushing 50 and excited about this stage of life, but that doesn’t mean I’m embracing all the physical changes that come my way. It’s not that I’m afraid to look my age, but a couple of these developments don’t feel like me. In the not too distant past, women had no choice but to […]
Women, welcome to a new dimension of sexual empowerment, created by the strength of your desire, and backed by the might of your pocketbook. Marketers of products for sexual pleasure—once targeted almost entirely to men—have realized that women are consumers with appetites worth satisfying. In fact, a 2009 Indiana University study claims 53 percent of […]
Now is the best time to be a woman. We’re poised to find greater success than ever before—personally, professionally and philanthropically. Because this world is crazy busy, fast changing and full of complex problems, the way forward must include growing as many win/win scenarios as possible. This, of course, is what women are asked to […]
When I told my mother I was writing an article about orgasms, I could feel her cringe over the phone. “Why?” she asked, “It’s so personal.” “Mom,” I said, “I’m not writing about my orgasms.” “Well, I should hope not!” she retorted, thus ending the one and only conversation we’ve ever had on the topic. […]
Women of a certain age used to not mention the number attached to a birthday. ] But now, women are wearing a new decade like a badge of honor, and not simply celebrating a birthday, but elevating the experience beyond a party and into a life-changing transformation. Around the World in 18 Days Last year, […]
Eileen Fisher is dedicated to helping women build confidence and become effective leaders. Through their grant program, they are providing funds to nonprofits with those same goals. Eileen Fisher’s Activating Leadership Grant Program for Women and Girls provides funding to organizations that facilitate leadership in women. They look for nonprofits that use an innovative and […]
