Join Author and Attorney Areva Martin for an Evening Focused on Female Leadership
Award-winning author, civil rights attorney and CNN Legal Analyst Areva Martin recently released her fourth book, “Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We’ve Been Told,” also the topic of her talk and book signing this week at St. Louis Public Radio.
Ladies, Don’t Take a Seat at the Table
As women, we’ve been encouraged to proudly and boldly take our seat at the table. But what happens when the door is locked, and we can’t enter the room with the table? What does it say when women take a seat at the table but aren’t given the chance to own that table? What does this say about women? What does it say about our value?
Mentors, Men, and Leaning Into Closed Doors
As the world navigates the complexities of gender inequity and the systems that hold it in place, individual women are trying to navigate their own industries. Hard work alone will not earn recognition from the system. Often, you need connections, clout, or a mentor to open doors for you. Those “doors”—including jobs, projects, or speaking opportunities—have been shut to women for decades.
WHY ARE MORE WOMEN BECOMING ENTREPRENEURS? AND IS IT WORTH IT?
The pandemic and its ripple effects woke up many people to the fact that they weren’t as happy as they’d thought in their jobs. They discovered there were things missing in their corporate environment, from support and flexibility to trust and autonomy.
Enough With the False Assurances About Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org released their annual report, Women in the Workplace, in late September. The report’s summary opens: “A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, women have made important gains in representation, and especially in senior leadership.”