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12/20/2021

Dr. Crusher -- scientist, doctor, mom, and awesome woman.

We’re sharing quotes from “Star Trek’s” leading women and the remarkable women who play them during The Roddenberry Foundation’s #BoldlyGo Campaign, running through 2021.⁠
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Dr. Beverly Crusher, the U.S.S. Enterprise’s chief medical officer on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” is a powerhouse. She’s kind, brilliant, friendly, patient, a single mother of a precocious teen, and a fantastic doctor. She supports everyone—particularly other women—and works hard while honoring her personal life. No one’s perfect, but Crusher is an excellent example of a well-rounded professional woman and leader.

One of our favorite moments: When she finds herself in a seemingly impossible situation and is the only one to notice, she goes to the captain—who immediately believes her. When the problem persists, eventually leaving her alone; she approaches it scientifically and ultimately relies on her research, intelligence, and confidence: “If there’s nothing wrong with me, maybe there’s something wrong with the universe.”

Her resolve and intellect—and the way her skills are respected—were a valuable representation, especially for women and girls.

Follow us for other pivotal moments from leading women (in sci-fi and real life)!

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The Roddenberry Foundation is currently holding the Captains’ Contest, asking you to pick your fave with #BoldlyGo100.
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Someone from the winning team will receive a ticket to any U.S. Comic-Con of their choice.⁠
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Details at: https://boldlygo100.org/captainscontest/
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#StarTrek #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #WomenInScience

11/02/2021

Catch our founder Anu Bhardwaj TODAY as she discusses questions, hype, and the reality of cryptocurrency. Moderated by Praggya Garg, technology leader at PlayStation, hosted by Athena San Diego.

Register at www.athenasd.org

Catch our founder Anu Bhardwaj TODAY as she discusses questions, hype, and the reality of cryptocurrency. Moderated by Praggya Garg, technology leader at PlayStation, hosted by Athena San Diego.

Register at www.athenasd.org

10/09/2021

Melinda French Gates' Next Move? Launching a Female-Focused Book Imprint

Melinda French Gates' Next Move? Launching a Female-Focused Book Imprint

The author and philanthropist is teaming up with Flatiron Books to highlight nonfiction about global gender equity.

10/07/2021

100 Women of Impact In 2021

100 Women of Impact In 2021

Our annual celebration of the women leading today's most influential, innovative companies, and changing lives while they're at it.

09/30/2021

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September is Self-Care Awareness Month.

Many of us, especially women, tend to be better at caring for others than we are at caring for ourselves. Self-care allows you to prioritize yourself—and be your best self. Take some time to yourself. Get some rest, cuddle a pet, write in a journal, take a walk outside, clean or decorate your space, get lost in a book or some music. Do whatever works for you to reset, rejuvenate, and re-affirm your commitment to showing up for yourself.

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#SelfCare #SelfCareAwarenessMonth

09/30/2021

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Favianna Rodriguez is a first-generation American Latinx artist with Afro-Peruvian roots, an organizer, and an activist. She’s also the president, co-founder, and cultural strategist of The Center for Cultural Power, a national organization using art to stand for social justice. In an interview with BELatina, she shared how culture shapes who we are—and why the art we consume must represent the diversity of culture that exists, especially BIPOC lives and perspectives.

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#HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #Latinas #BIPOC #Representation #TheStateOfWomen
(Photo by Jami430 | Creative Commons CC 4.0 SA)

09/30/2021

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It’s International Podcast Day! The State of Women and SHEQONOMI are so honored and excited to feature amazing storytellers, diverse perspectives, experts in various industries and spaces, leading and new voices, and content from around the world to inspire, educate, and connect us on The State of Women Podcast Network.

Tune in, find some new faves, share women’s voices, and raise your own. Happy International Podcast Day. Our voices matter. 🙌🎙️

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#InternationalPodcastDay #Podcasts #Podcasting #WomenInPodcasting #WomenWhoPodcast #PodcastsForWomen #PodcastDay #PodcastersOfInstagram #Podcasters

08/29/2021

Crypto can alleviate the financial fallout for people in Afghanistan

Crypto can alleviate the financial fallout for people in Afghanistan

Cryptocurrencies offer a legitimate lifeline to people whose lives are very much on the line — in this case, the people of Afghanistan.

08/19/2021

‘My bosses were happy to destroy me’ – the women forced out of work by menopause

Unbelievable!

Almost a million women in the UK have left their jobs because of menopausal symptoms. Countless others are discriminated against, denied support and openly mocked. Do they need new legal protections?

08/11/2021

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We’re so honored to count powerful voices like Ami Thakkar Raval in The State of Women Podcast Network. Drawing on her experience as a first-generation South Asian born in the United States as well as working and living around the world, “Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar” introduces listeners to the diaspora of South Asian trailblazers around the world.

Find Ami and other influential, insightful, and inspirational women podcasters by checking out The State of Women Podcast Network at listen.sheqonomi.com. And don’t forget to download the SHEQONOMI app by heading to www.sheqonomi.com!

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#TheStateOfWomen #SHEQONOMI #SHEQ #WomenInPodcasting #WomenEmpowerment #Podcasting #TuckeredOutWithAmi #SouthAsianTrailblazers

08/10/2021

Silver~

“How many years of beauty do I have left?
she asks me.
How many more do you want?
Here. Here is 34. Here is 50.

When you are 80 years old
and your beauty rises in ways
your cells cannot even imagine now
and your wild bones grow luminous and
ripe, having carried the weight
of a passionate life.

When your hair is aflame
with winter
and you have decades of
learning and leaving and loving
sewn into
the corners of your eyes
and your children come home
to find their own history
in your face.

When you know what it feels like to fail
ferociously
and have gained the
capacity
to rise and rise and rise again.

When you can make your tea
on a quiet and ridiculously lonely afternoon
and still have a song in your heart
Queen owl wings beating
beneath the cotton of your sweater.

Because your beauty began there
beneath the sweater and the skin,
remember?

This is when I will take you
into my arms and coo
YOU BRAVE AND GLORIOUS THING
you’ve come so far.

I see you.
Your beauty is breathtaking."

~ Jeannette Encinias

R/T Larson Langston LAc

Silver~

“How many years of beauty do I have left?
she asks me.
How many more do you want?
Here. Here is 34. Here is 50.

When you are 80 years old
and your beauty rises in ways
your cells cannot even imagine now
and your wild bones grow luminous and
ripe, having carried the weight
of a passionate life.

When your hair is aflame
with winter
and you have decades of
learning and leaving and loving
sewn into
the corners of your eyes
and your children come home
to find their own history
in your face.

When you know what it feels like to fail
ferociously
and have gained the
capacity
to rise and rise and rise again.

When you can make your tea
on a quiet and ridiculously lonely afternoon
and still have a song in your heart
Queen owl wings beating
beneath the cotton of your sweater.

Because your beauty began there
beneath the sweater and the skin,
remember?

This is when I will take you
into my arms and coo
YOU BRAVE AND GLORIOUS THING
you’ve come so far.

I see you.
Your beauty is breathtaking."

~ Jeannette Encinias

R/T Larson Langston LAc

08/08/2021

Rihanna is now a billionaire, and second only to Oprah Winfrey as wealthiest female entertainer

Rihanna is now a billionaire. https://nbcnews.to/3jEg4qd

Rihanna is now worth $1.7 billion, according to Forbes — though the bulk of that fortune does not come from her performances.

08/06/2021

America’s Richest Self-Made Women 2021

America’s 100 richest self-made women- entrepreneurs, executives, entrertainers with a collective net worth of $118bn according to Forbes.

The list is topped by Diane Hendricks and features Oprah Winfrey, Indra Nooyi, Katrina Lake , Pamela Lopker, Meg Whitman , Sheryl Sandberg, Kim Kardashian and sister Kylie Jenner, Dolly Parton, Serena Williams amongst others.

As women’s net worth rises so does their determination to help other women rise- case in point Ms Williams with Serena Williams Ventures ; Melinda French Gates’s Pivotal Ventures both investing in funds for female-led businesses

The female economy globally is growing fast and with. We can expect to see more of these powerhouses using their considerable wealth to support other females towards gender equality in the work place and particular in funding entrepreneurship.

Congratulations to these admirable self made women who are trailblazers and challenging stereotypes about business leadership and wealth creation.

Read the Forbes article here:

https://lnkd.in/eN8RHyfT

#womeninbusiness #genderequality #wealth

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Thank You & Repost: Dr Anino Emuwa
Art: Victor Miller Gausz

Inside Forbes' ranking of the country's most successful self-made women entrepreneurs and executives as measured by their net worths.

07/26/2021

Women Investing in Women Digital updated their info in the about section.

Women Investing in Women Digital updated their info in the about section.

07/24/2021

Ms. Shelli Brunswick: COO of Space Foundation & Women in Aerospace Foundation Participant

I had the honor to join Gitika Gorthi, Founder and CEO of IgnitedThinkers, for one of her Space Champion Interviews. Space Champion Interviews are about breaking down stereotypes and equipping students with the confidence to pursue a career in the space industry.

We had an amazing discussion about ways you can create access and gain opportunities in the new global space ecosystem.

"Just do it, what do you have to lose? Join us!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY3vqMOq-Ys&t=10s

#diversity #inclusion #career #leadership #diversityandinclusion #opportunities #futureofwork #innovation #collaboration #womenintech #spacetechnology #spaceindustry #spaceeconomy #spacecareers #spacetech #spacenews #spacejobs #spaceforeveryone

I had the great honor and pleasure of interviewing Ms. Shelli Brunswick. Ms. Brunswick is the COO of Space Foundation, was a space acquisition and program ma...

07/24/2021

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Today we’re remembering lawyer, U.S. Representative, peace activist, politician, and feminist Bella Abzug, who was born on this day in 1920. Abzug was a lawyer when few women practiced law (her signature wide-brimmed hat kept her from being mistaken for a secretary), and campaigned for office under the slogan “This woman’s place in in the house: the House of Representatives.” She was elected to the United States Congress in 1970. At the time, only a dozen women served in Congress. The next year she helped found the National Women's Political Caucus and introduced a bill marking August 26 as Women’s Equality Day to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment. Her tireless advocacy for justice and equal rights earned her the nickname “Battling Bella.”

We’re inspired by the boldness, advocacy, and legacy of Battling Bella—and by courageous women who continue the battle today.

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#TheStateOfWomen #WomenYouShouldKnow #WomenLeaders #BellaAbzug #OnThisDay #19thAmendment #Feminism

Public Domain Photo: Library of Congress

07/23/2021

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Vera Rubin was born on this day in 1928, and though she is no longer with us her galactic legacy lives on (literally).

Starting as a girl with a homemade telescope, Rubin never let the exclusion of women from astronomy dissuade her. From being the only astronomy undergrad at her school to balancing doctorate work with motherhood, Rubin paved her own path. She became the first woman allowed to use the Palomar telescope, and though her research and insight was often dismissed; she keep asking questions, searching for answers, and working. While studying galaxy rotation and the difference between the speed of distant stars and what had been predicted, Rubin found some of the first evidence for dark matter. A genius seen and appreciated by too few had discovered what few had seen or thought to look for, and in large part because of Rubin we know that most of the universe’s mass is unobservable and invisible. She and her colleagues would go on, and continue to this day, to shed light (not literally) on dark matter by studying billions of galaxies through time and space.

An asteroid and Martian crater have both been named after Rubin, and the new observatory looking to take a detailed, decade-long time-lapse of the galaxy was renamed the Vera C. Rubin Observatory at last year’s American Astronomical Society meeting.

For asking and striving to answer profound questions about the universe and for inspiring girls and everyone to work hard to find answers and achieve their dreams, we look up to Rubin. She inspires us all to look to—and reach for—the stars.

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#TheStateOfWomen #WomenYouShouldKnow
#VeraRubin #VeraCRubin #WomenInScience #WomenInSpace

Photo: Archives & Special Collections, Vassar College Library

07/21/2021

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Happy birthday to Representative Cori Bush!

She was elected in Missouri’s 1st district following a grassroots campaign to become the state’s first Black congresswoman, and the first woman to represent Missouri’s 1st District in its 173-year history.

Sharing her experiences as a single mom, a nurse, a COVID patient, and more and vowing to help those who struggle and strive, Bush promised in her victory speech last year: “I’m proud to stand before you today knowing it was this person, with these experiences [...] as the first Black woman, nurse, and single mother to have the honor to represent Missouri in the United States Congress, let me just say this. To the Black women. The Black girls. The nurses. The single mothers. The essential workers. This is our moment.”

Thank you, Representative Bush.

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#TheStateOfWomen #CoriBush #WomenYouShouldKnow
#BlackWomen #WomenLeaders

07/20/2021

07/19/2021

07/18/2021

100+ Female angel investors in Europe

https://sifted.eu/articles/female-angel-investors-europe/?fbclid=IwAR2AC8wqPtlJ4xbfxNcUnQbIxJylnYweVXEJU9PXWQODyq2zrZDrukmpjsg

For the first time ever, Sifted has compiled a comprehensive list of active female angel investors in Europe.

07/12/2021

07/12/2021

If you haven’t caught it yet, check out the “Deep Dive Into the New Digital Economy” panel discussion from our Father’s Day global summit, Amplifying Her Voice: Stronger Together!

Follow along as experts discuss the continued evolution of this new economy, understanding the roles individuals and companies play in the new and developing economic landscape, what’s still to come, how to spot and avoid mistakes, and more.

Watch the discussion here ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c97usStUGCE

#IAmVested in #TheStateOfWomen
#WomenInvesting #WomenInvestingInWomen
#StrongerTogether #DeepDive #Economics

07/12/2021

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Happy birthday, Malala.

Malala Yousafzai; a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (the youngest ever) and fierce advocate for the rights of women and girls, for girls’ education, and for human rights for all; is the first to point out she's only one voice of many that deserve to be heard. She calls on us all to stand against hate and violence, to stand for the rights of everyone, to support education for girls, to lift up girls and women, and to amplify their (and our own) voices as we move into the future.

Thank you, Malala. For your work, your courage, your conviction, your generosity, and the inspiration you provide to so many.

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#TheStateOfWomen #Malala #MalalaYousafzai #MalalaDay

07/11/2021

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So excited for and proud of Zaila Avant-garde, the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in its almost 100 years! The 14-year-old 8th grader; who is also an expert juggler, basketball player, and unicycle rider; won with the word “Murraya.” Here’s to Black girls everywhere, and to the well-earned joy and pride in this moment. Congrats, Zaila. 🥇🐝🎉

Screenshot of article from The New York Times
📷 by Scott McIntyre

#BlackGirls #BlackGirlMagic #BlackExcellence #GirlsCan #GirlsCanDoAnything #SpellingBee

07/10/2021

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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune—an educator, civil rights leader, and the founder of Bethune-Cookman University—will be the first Black American representing a state at the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Her statue, which will represent Florida, was unveiled today in Italy on the 146th anniversary of her birthday.

Bethune, a daughter of former slaves, was a fierce proponent of education for girls, especially Black girls. In 1904 she founded the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls. She had almost no money, but her determination and faith drove students forward. The first class of a five girls, who made their own ink from elderberry juice and pencils from burned wood, would grow twenty years later to become Bethune-Cookman College when the school merged with Cookman Institute. Bethune-Cookman University remains a respected private historically Black university today, educating thousands of students each year.

In addition to founding an educational institution on almost nothing and supporting young Black girls’ right to an education, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 and was one of the first Black advisers to a U.S. president, serving as Franklin D. Roosevelt's Minority Affairs adviser. In 1936, she was named director of the National Youth Administration's Division of Negro Affairs, making her the first Black woman with the position.

Bethune worked ceaselessly throughout her life; motivated by her faith, her belief in the potential of education, her devotion to those she could help, and her drive to fill needs wherever she saw them. As we continue to advocate and work for equality, inclusion, and educational opportunities for all; we look to Dr. Bethune’s hope, vision, and perseverance.

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#TheStateOfWomen #MaryMcLeodBethune #BethuneCookman
#BlackWomen #BlackGirls Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statuary Project