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Why are so many otherwise professionally savvy women so uncomfortable when it comes to mixing business with pleasure? Since when is networking – if it includes exploring ways to actually do business

Wow.  What an incredible month August has been for women POWERING UP! and breaking glass ceilings to Smithereens.   The highlights for me included:

Female athletes at the Olympics -- led by American women.  As TIME magazine put it, "London exposed a fallacy: that women's sports are less gripping, less serious and less entertaining than men's.  The women have made glorious the Summer Olympics." 

NFL's First Female Referee -- Shannon Eastin broke...

The Detroit, Michigan area, where I live, is home to the the largest Arab and Muslim population outside of the Mideast. Cultural differences, particularly around gender roles, are often at the heart of misunderstanding and discomfort many Americans struggle with.  

Our terrific Detroit NPR Talk Show host, Craig Fahle, led a courageous and fascinating conversation this week about the changing roles of Muslim women.  

I was honored to be...

Gender Landmines have been exploding all around recently.  From women legislators being "muzzled" in Michigan to women executives being told they had to move from a "men-only" table in one of the most prestigious private business clubs in the USA.  

Believe me, I can't make...

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told global leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos that a "Gender Ambition Gap" is a major barrier to women moving into leadership roles. What can we do to close that gap?