Are you tired of waiting around for happiness to find you? ...and waiting and waiting and waiting. Happiness can't find you and you cannot find happiness. Happiness is not something to be found... it exists whenever you decide you want it to. Notice I said, "You decide!" Happiness is a conscious decision that pushes it to express itself. Your thoughts become words, words become acts, acts become habits, habits express your character and your character becomes your destiny. Imagine if … [Read more...]
Remembering All Moms on Mother’s Day
April 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
If your family chose to partake in an open adoption relationship with your child's birth mother, you are definitely not alone. According to the Independent Adoption Center, the majority of the 4,000 families that used its services chose open adoptions. Unfortunately, as you may have learned, there are no rules when it comes to open adoptions. Or as OpenAdoption.com states, "The most important thing to remember is that there is no typical open adoption relationship." To Celebrate or … [Read more...]
DESA, The role of partnerships beyond 2015
April 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“Together, nothing is impossible; if we strengthen these partnerships among governments, business communities, civil organizations and philanthropists, then I think all these powerful partnerships can bring us towards the right direction” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Strengthening the global partnerships for sustainable development for the post-2015 development agenda will be the main topic of a thematic debate and Forum on Partnerships jointly convened by the President of the … [Read more...]
WEWednesdays! … is BORN
March 30, 2014 By 3 Comments
This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office Online. APRIL 2 was our Grand Launch of this pristine opportunity for WOMEN to NETWORK, share, mingle, meet & greet other great women in business, women building a dream, women starting new projects, women writing great books, women meeting women, women supporting women ... and will run every second WEDNESDAY. Each week will have a Surprise Guest Speaker, an interactive game; and always great Draws & Raffles! APRIL … [Read more...]
DARE to SUCCEED – Women’s Boardroom VIP Dinner Workshop – APRIL 23
March 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
DARE to SUCCEED The Leadership and Empowerment "Boardroom Style - Gourmet Dinner" Workshop Andrea Ivanka International Inc. Find out what people are raving about! If you could empower yourself, your family, your staff, your clients... would you? What are the qualities of leadership? What prevents us from actioning those qualities? What does cutting-edge science know now that could assist you instantly? Come experience it…and learn how easy and instantaneous it can … [Read more...]
Seneca Falls, Women’s Interfaith Institute Breaks New Ground
March 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Seneca Falls, Women’s Interfaith Institute Breaks New Ground Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Dr. Melinda Grube) and Attorney Nadia Shahram meet in Seneca Falls to talk on International Women’s Day 2014 —across religious traditions, countries of origin, and centuries! Photo by Dave Duprey It seemed like a good idea at the time. The church in Seneca Falls had a For Sale sign in front with a “Price Reduced” banner across it. The structure, built in 1871, stood next door to … [Read more...]
Women In the Workplace: Then Vs. Now
March 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
1980 vs. Today: The workplace is largely unequal, but gender equality in the workplace is the best it’s ever been. With millennial women leading the charge, there’s no telling what another 30 years will bring! Today: 19% of C-level execs[2] 24% of senior vice presidents 27% of vice presidents 35% of directors 40% of managers 53% of entry level positions Are women.. But there are still barriers to women’s workplace advancement Women make $.77 for every $1 a man … [Read more...]
Stop Child Trafficking In The U.S.
March 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Human traffickers prey on abused or neglected young people. State child welfare systems are doing what they can to help, but far too often many of these victims are falling through the cracks. Change is needed. That's why the bipartisan Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act has been put in motion by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. If approved, these laws would make it easier to aid trafficking victims and help put an end to the horrific practice … [Read more...]
Women’s Work in a Male Dominated Environment
March 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
President Barack Obama and the National Women’s’ Law Center promote efforts to encourage women and girls to prepare for nontraditional fields, realizing the importance of fighting gender inequality in career preparation, math and sciences, and vocational and apprenticeship programs. Despite the fact that women earn an average of 33 percent more when they work in the high growth fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, they make up only 24 percent of the STEM workforce according to … [Read more...]
International World Water Day, March 22
March 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
22 March each year is International World Water Day. It is a mean of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme in 2014 is Water and Energy Date: 22 March 2014 Location: Worldwide Organizer: United Nations International World Water Day tries to remind people about the significance of fresh water and to promote sustainability for fresh water resources' management. . The first proposal for the … [Read more...]
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