On Friday, together with 20-year CNN veteran, Chris Crommett and brand management expert, Mike Wien,  I co-instructed NewsCertified Exchange's "Influencing the Headlines: Empowering Women in Global Media" media skills...

I was reading Meghan Casserly's Forbes.com blog " Gender Quotas and Women's Conferences" and was struck by the insightful quote of Lisa Witter, Chief Strategy Officer at Fenton:

“At the same time we need to push women to do a better job at raising their hands. To say that they are good speakers, they are the experts and that they should be listened to.”