Guest Posts – Female Citizens of the World

Career or Family: A Story of One Decision

Career or family? Or, both? If we can have it all, then how? I’ve been thinking about it for long time by now and, honestly, I don’t know the answer. But what I do know is that there can’t be a single solution that would fit everybody at all the moments of their life. I also know that there should be a choice and the right to make the choice equally available for both men and women and recognized by the society.
This is a story of Ilona Bouzoukachvili, a devoted art teacher, a wife, and a mother of two, where she speaks about her approach to a “career or family” challenge which she recently faced and her decision.

This summer, I faced one of my most difficult career decisions. Continue reading “Career or Family: A Story of One Decision”

Power + Love: The Women’s Way

Vijaya Nene is a senior executive at one of the fastest growing life insurance companies in India. Sioux Messinger is a business owner and an executive coach with more than 20 years of experience. Recently, these two powerful women set on exploring the topic of women, power, and love.

Power and love is the ultimate combination. Real power is benevolent; it seeks to energize, equalize, and embolden others toward their most magnificent selves.

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The Illusion of Inclusion

Have you ever felt invisible? Excluded? Taken advantage of? Dr. Lois Frankel, a pioneer in business coaching and professional development, a well-known speaker and an author of several bestselling business books including Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, speaks on micro-inequities at workplace and shares practical tips on how to make yourself visible again, as a person and as a leader.

As I travel the globe speaking with primarily women’s groups about the current state of workplace gender equity, I encounter mixed messages. Although most people agree that things are better than a decade or two ago, how much is that really saying? Continue reading “The Illusion of Inclusion”