Cities Where Women Are Most Successful

The new rankings, from the website SmartAsset, analyzed the “percentage of women with a bachelor’s degree, median earnings for women working full-time, percentage of business owners who are women, housing costs as a percentage of women’s earnings and the percentage of full-time working women earning $75,000 or more.”

Here's what they discovered.

Illustration credit:  SmartAsset

One Woman's Battle with COVID-19

With COVID-19, it's likely you know someone who has gotten it – a colleague, a neighbor or family member.  And should that be the case, you can always lend a helping safe hand – from a distance – and have the person realize they are never alone.

Read this story about one woman's journey getting COVID-19 and how she discovered a support team to help her.

Color Blind or Color Brave?

Open Your Hearts and Be An Ally to Black People

Some good resources curated by Susan Diamond, Vice President, Chapter Chairs and Chief Learning Officer, Women Presidents’ Organization.

From Paulette Turner – Chapter Chair, Fort Worth, TX
Black People Need Allies, Too

Nancy Geenen – Chapter Chair, Silicon Valley, CA
This will make you understand privilege

Betty Hines – Chapter Chair, Greenbelt, MD
10 Books About Race to Read Instead of Asking a Person of Color to Explain Things To You

Laurel Delaney – Chapter Chair, Chicago
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

Leaders Who Have Already Had to Prove Themselves Are the Most Effective

Women account for less than 7 percent of the world’s leaders, so the fact that so many have distinguished themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic is noteworthy. But that’s not all.

Some of the worst-performing countries are led by unapologetically old-fashioned “men’s men.”

In the article below, the authors says:  "If traditionally “feminine” traits don’t explain female leaders’ strong performance in times of crisis, what does?"

The authors go on to say:  "The answer may be related to the path women take to power, which is generally more demanding than that faced by men. In particular, it may be linked to the “glass cliff” phenomenon, whereby women are more likely than men to be appointed to leadership positions that are “risky and precarious.”

The authors close with:

While many factors are shaping outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership is undoubtedly one of the most important. It should surprise no one that, by and large, it is the leaders [who also start and run businesses] who have already had to prove themselves who are the most effective. That very often means they are women.

Read the entire opinion piece, here.