I recommended these books because they were written by leading authorities on different important topics regarding the challenges women leaders face. All are well researched, well written, and offered lots of OMG and ah hah moments.
Less Death and Gender Bias – Why we need more Women in STEM
The insufficient presence of women in STEM-related disciplines is resulting in women needlessly dying and facing programmed discrimination.
Sobering global #MeToo outcomes show why gender equality will take 4-20 generations
#metoo inadvertently reveals why gender equality will take 208 years. Hollywood actresses emboldened to share #metoo stories inspired a global movement. Women all over the world joined in, and for many or most, their lives got worse, sometimes a lot worse.
Iran – From American Ally to Adversary
How did we get here with Iran? The story goes back much further than many would believe but puts today’s events in a much more clear view. Iran knows that disliking America has been a sport since it became a superpower after WWII and keeps score through manipulation of perception, such as the recently downed passenger jetliner. From David and Goliath perceptions when the US beat the British Empire to the US’ becoming a Goliath, and from a secular Iran to an Islamist state the relationship between the two countries has evolved.
East vs West global powers – A decade in review pt2
In Part I of this article, we covered a review of economic-related data for four centers of power for the past decade. In Part II, we cover changes to military power, political orientations, and backward progress for gender equality.
East vs West global powers – A decade in review pt1
In the contest for global supremacy, China gains, western nations maintain with the US in the lead, Russia’s military-first strategy conceals decline, and disunited Islamic nations can’t compete. Part 1.
2 years on – Oprah’s new horizon becomes a reinforced glass ceiling
Two years ago, Oprah galvanized the Golden Globes with her #metoo speech. She declared a new day was on the horizon. For men – time was up. Oprah threw down […]
A retro decade for the women in country
In the late 20th century, the women of country music were charting a path of progress toward parity with their male counterparts and then things began to go backward. The […]
Women Leaders: Washington Post ✘: Obama ✔
Is it a Christmas gift that both sides of the aisle agree on something? Writers for liberal and conservative media, the Washington Post and the Washington Times, agree that Obama […]
Women Leaders: Fox News ✘: Obama ✔
The blowback from Obama’s recent statement about women being better leaders has included comments from other women. This intra-gender bias, women biased against women, isn’t new.