North America | United States | Business

3 Women Transforming How We View Business

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There are many ways we can approach the topic of women in business. We could collect lists of the most powerful women in business, or the most handsomely paid. We could look for figures illustrating how many female CEOs there are in America today (far fewer than you probably think), or how many companies include one or more females on their boards of directors (hint: not nearly enough). Those are all legitimate topics, but what about women who are shaking up business, changing how we view the marketplace with their bold and sometimes even controversial stances? They aren't simply out to pro
International | History

When Woman Is Boss: Nikola Tesla on Gender Equality and How Technology Will Unleash Women’s True Potential

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Engineer, physicist, and futurist Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856–January 7, 1943) is among the most radical rule-breakers of science and is regarded by many as the greatest inventor in human history. His groundbreaking work paved the way for wireless communication and imprinted every electrical device we use today. Without Tesla, I wouldn’t be writing these words on this keyboard and you wouldn’t be reading them on this screen. But like all true geniuses, Tesla envisioned not only the practical applications of his inventions but the profound cultural shifts that any successful technology pr
International | Advice

50 Motivational Quotes From Disruptive, Trailblazing, Inspiring Women Leaders

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The climb to the top can be tough going -- for anyone. But as women, there are particular hurdles that can make the journey upward toward positions of power and influence -- in myriad spheres -- especially challenging. Here, in 50 inspiring quotes, businesswomen, role models, activists, entertainers, authors, politicians and more share their thoughts on leadership and success -- and what exactly those mean to them. Whether we're forging our own paths or following in the footsteps of those who've gone ahead, these trailblazers, innovators, explorers and disrupters can encourage, m
Asia | Singapore | Leadership

Chan Heng Chee – Positive Reinforcement Equalized the Gender Gap

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As Singapore's ambassador to the United States, I was frequently asked to speak at women's forums for professionals, executives and students. They wanted to learn from women in top positions about how they got there, how to prepare for leadership roles and how to achieve success, however you define it. I believe many young women in Singapore ask those questions as well. The 50th anniversary of the nation's independence gives us time to ask if anything has changed in the issues listed here. At one forum, I was asked a question I had never encountered before. "How did you, an Asian wom
International | History

The Contributions of Women Philosophers Recovered by the New Project Vox Website

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Project Vox seeks to recover the lost voices of women who have been ignored in standard narratives of the history of modern philosophy. We aim to change those narratives, thereby changing what students around the world learn about philosophy’s history. Lady Damaris Masham (1658-1708), Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), Viscountess Anne Conway (1631-1679), and Émilie Du Châtelet were highly thought of in their day, and praised by male contemporaries including John Locke. Project Vox resurrects their overlooked-to-the-point-of-undiscovered contributions by publishing their long out o