From homelessness and incarceration to CEO. One woman’s empowering story of resilience and transformation
Jessica Nowlan’s story began on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, an area of the city known for its high crime rate, drug use, and homelessness. There, as a young girl, Jessica experienced living on the streets, life in the underground economy,...
How will anyone know your value if you don’t know it yourself
I received a phone call from Susan, who was looking for a coach to help her find a job. She has been out of work for 18 months and was ready to rejoin the workforce. She wanted some help with interviewing and promoting herself for employment. “Fabulous,” I said. “I’m...
One thing that keeps women up at night: the lack of paid family leave
No one ever said it’s easy to be a working woman, especially once the decision is made to have children. A very special moment in a woman’s life can be clouded over by the fear of losing her job and/or career. Motherhood penalizes working mothers by potentially losing...
A wake up call for women
Our history Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change in the Constitution – guaranteeing women the...
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