By Angela Haines

Originally published on the 85 Broads Forbes.com blog: http://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2012/01/10/making-science-fun-with-high-tech-popsicle-sticks-and-pipe-cleaners/

After an accomplished educational background in computer engineering in her native Lebanon, Ayah Bdeir felt she was on the wrong track.  “My parents and teachers always encouraged me to take more and more science because I was good at it, but I really didn’t enjoy it. It seemed too abstract for me; too many equations and formulas.” But then she...

 

85 Broads to have its own blog space on Forbes.com!

We are excited to announce the launch of our very own blog on Forbes.com through  a fabulous new partnership with our friends at ForbesWoman!   

This is a great opportunity for members of 85 Broads to provide the intelligent, ambitious, professional woman's perspective on news events, underreported topics, stories that...

This morning I commented on the ForbesWoman LinkedIn group to a discussion on personal branding. The question was, "are businesswomen avoiding the spotlight, not as focused on Personal Branding as men?" Here's my response:

I just spent 3 amazing days in Silicon Valley at our first ever "Alley to the Valley" Summit.  The purpose was to connect some of the female movers and shakers from the East Coast with their female counterparts on the West Coast.  The Summit was held at the Rosewood Hotel & Spa on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park --  home to Stanford University and many of the heaviest hitters in...

Read what Alison Levine and Sheila Wellington have to say on how to take smart risk!


Leadership
How To Take Smart Risks
Sara Eckel, 08.19.09, 6:00 PM ET

Shortly after last year's economic crisis hit, many experts on Wall Street and in academia speculated about whether the meltdown might have been averted if more women held decision-making positions in the financial sector. The argument, which was reported in ForbesWoman and other publications, went...