It’s no secret that women have historically faced greater barriers than men when it comes to fully participating in the economy. Across geographies and income levels, disparities between men and women persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important decision-making.
The value of gender diversity particularly in the workplace—is widely acknowledged. Women bring different perspectives and approaches to business, resulting in a more inclusive workplace and often better performance for the company. Yet today, only
few women are at the helm of Fortune 500 Companies.
The only way to address and overcome these preconceptions and barriers is to have more women in positions of leadership; providing the support and role models women desperately need to advance in their careers, and bringing about much-needed changes in the workplace benefitting both genders.
“Being such an expansive organization does come with its challenges, but I believe our diverse offerings are what makes us different from a lot of other great groups in the area.”
My legacy will revolve entirely around giving back. I’ll give back by volunteering, making financial contributions to causes I believe in and care about, such as lowering carbon emissions, and by sharing my knowledge and experience.
“Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. There have been many times where I’ve questioned if I can handle it.”
I will always encourage women to go for what they want, and I appreciate all the other women who keep inspiring other women in the tech space.
The Center is the perfect living laboratory for discovery, and the projects provide the field experience to learn how to restore coral reefs and forests as well as implement your own home food garden
In capitalistic economies like those in the West, wealth and status accumulation often drive our every endeavour.
With governments seemingly giving up their responsibility to keep people safe, it is time for businesses to take the lead on health and safety.
Strategically, autonomous weapons are a military dream. They let a military scale its operations unhindered by manpower constraints.
Most plastic products that are clear and strong are made using bisphenol A, or BPA.
Dairy, meats and eggs can get risky when left in warm conditions.
People close to you, including family members, friends, and co-workers, frequently express their “stress” at this time of year.
The planet is heating up as greenhouse gas emissions rise, contributing to extreme heat waves and once-unimaginable flooding.
Technology has undoubtedly contributed to global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
-Robert Frost
Thoughts
What kind of thoughts now, do you carry
In your travels day by day
Are they bright and lofty visions,
Or neglected, gone astray?
Matters not how great in fancy,
Or what deeds of skill you’ve wrought;
Man, though high may be his station,
Is no better than his thoughts.
Catch your thoughts and hold them tightly,
Let each one an honor be;
Purge them, scourge them, burnish brightly,
Then in love set each one free.
-Myra Viola Wilds
The Garden
My heart is a garden tired with autumn,
Heaped with bending asters and dahlias heavy and dark,
In the hazy sunshine, the garden remembers April,
The drench of rains and a snow-drop quick and clear as a spark;
Daffodils blowing in the cold wind of morning,
And golden tulips, goblets holding the rain,
The garden will be hushed with snow, forgotten soon, forgotten,
After the stillness, will spring come again?
-Sara Teasdale
The Circus
O, the circus parade! O, the circus parade!
It lays all the politics back in the shade,
And the merchants forget that they’ve got any trade,
While many remember they’ve never been paid
As they rushed out to look at the circus parade;
And preachers who used to be terribly staid
Yell just like boys at the circus parade.
Every one’s there, both the mistress and maid,
All looking on at the circus parade.
And out at the grounds, when you’ve seen the parade,
How delicious it is to drink pink lemonade;
And look at the elephant twirling his trunk,
And laugh at the capers cut by the monk;
Watch the old clown who is acting a dunce,
And try hard to see three rings going at once;
Gaze at the ringmaster cracking his whip,
And watch the tight-rope artist skip.
I saw that circus, Yes Sirree!
Saw about enough for three.
-Edwin C. Ranck
“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
-Marilyn Monroe
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
-Mark Twain