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No More Excuses
Vision 2020 National Advisor Laurel Bellows is Past President of the American Bar Association NO MORE EXCUSES By Laurel Bellows We are the most effective generation of womankind ever—that is, if “effectiveness” is measured in terms of confronting legal issues … Continue reading
National Advisor Dawn Staley on women’s equality
Vision 2020 National Advisor Dawn Staley is University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach and three-time Olympic gold medalist: What Women’s Equality Means to Me When I think about equality, I reflect on my own experiences in athletics. From … Continue reading
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Vision 2020 National Advisor Donna Shalala on women’s equality
Vision 2020 National Advisor Donna Shalala is President, University of Miami and former US Secretary of Health and Human Services: Generations have come and gone since Lizzy Stanton added two crucial words to the most hallowed phrase in our shared … Continue reading
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In Pennsylvania, little gender representation
By Lynn Yeakel “No taxation without representation” was the cry that ignited the American revolution. Women in Pennsylvania may have no representative of our gender in Congress after the current session. Allyson Schwartz, the only woman in the tri-state Congressional … Continue reading
Four Resolutions We Must Make (and keep) This Year
Each year we make resolutions or promises to ourselves that are not kept. We promise to eat healthier than we ever have, read more, learn a new skill or forgive someone we haven’t spoken to in years. But, as we … Continue reading
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Delegates Share State Initiatives with National Ally
On November 26, Vision 2020 Maryland Delegate Kate Campbell Stevenson, spoke on “Trailblazing Women, Past and Present.” at The Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues held in Washington, DC. The Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues (CWI) is a Vision 2020 National Ally that … Continue reading
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Today’s Teens are Tomorrows Leaders: Music City Girls Leadership Academy Lays Foundation
Leadership is a lifelong process and developing leaders in middle and high school is not too early to start. Teenage years are critical period for developing leadership skills. Young girls don’t necessarily recognize their leadership potential or realize that participating … Continue reading
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Women Heroes Soar High in Box Office
The holiday season is a time for families to join together and go see the latest box-office hit. Last weekend was no exception. The box office report announced The Hunger Games: Catching Fire broke a November record with its hero, … Continue reading
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Information Sciences isn’t Just for Men
Marissa Mayer once said, “I refuse to be stereotyped,” an unsurprising statement as she works in the very heart of an industry in which women are virtually absent. Mayer was Google’s first woman engineer, and she is now the CEO … Continue reading
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Report Gives Dollar Amount to Domestic Violence in Tennessee
When a dollar figure is attached to a problem, it draws special attention. That’s one of the many important results accomplished by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women with its recently released report, “The Economic Impact of Violence Against Women in … Continue reading
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Vision 2020: Equality in Sight 