“Sisters on a symbiotic voyage make rogue waves quiver.” 6-time award-winning #Book “Finding Our She-Compass” & The She-Compass Show 🎧 #podcast LadyPodSquad
The She-Compass Show is stories, interviews, and advice that encourages women to discover their own sense of purpose and empower themselves and their sisterhood. Thank you for being a part of our journey! #podcast#LadyPodSquad#thankyouforyoursupport
"Black women with textured hair are twice as likely to experience microaggressions in the workplace compared to Black women with straight hair. And 25% of Black women ages 25 to 34 surveyed said they were sent home from work because of their hair." https://t.co/teFztiA6xs
When women-esp. diverse women-sit on corporate boards, companies perform better.
In partnership w/ @StanfordGSB, my org @CalPartnersProj released a Board Diversity Playbook-actionable steps for companies to harness the power of corporate board diversity.
https://t.co/F88YftZUsl
TRUE ANGEL IN BUFFALO 💯 A THREAD: A local woman received a call on Christmas Eve, “Hi, you don't know me but I have your brother.” The woman’s brother’s name is Joey. He is 64 years old and mentally disabled.
The most beautiful people we know are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, and have found their way out of the depths. They have a understanding of life that fills them with compassion.
Beautiful people don't just happen, they're created through hardship
It’s hard to be a teenager — more so when your family is in the public eye — and it’s a shame that any young person’s worst moments can be tattooed on them at a time of vulnerability. Let’s not do that. Love not shame is the answer.
Call or Text 988 for help 24/7 ♥️
Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, countless deaf women fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote. https://t.co/r5FiIUZWpl
"You cannot calculate how many lives were saved...because you did that." 💙 Dr. Denison of Vanderbilt Institute shares an emotional thank you to @DollyParton for her help funding the Covid-19 vaccine: https://t.co/tA6OKIY1xB
Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day — the day that symbolizes how far into 2022 the average Black woman has to work to catch up to an average white man's pay in 2021. It's over a month later this year than last. 🧵
Pell grant recipients whose loan debt will be forgiven can thank Lois Dickson Rice, without whom the grant wouldn't exist.
Via @NadraKareem for @19thnews: https://t.co/3Jwx8WT66e
Next time you look in the mirror or start scrolling through your photos make sure you tell yourself that you’re beautiful. Because:
1. You are
2. You deserve to hear it
#WeAreRoyalTea#Upspoken#UpspokenWomen
My story about the Fair Play documentary which includes an interview with @eve_rodsky and @JenSiebelNewsom is now live. Let it be a call for all men to pick up a toilet brush. Enjoy! https://t.co/pNSugWKZxU
And thank you to the journalists who have worked tirelessly and diligently to inform the public about this important story and the truth. I hope to be able to share my story soon. 2/2
Thank you for the outpouring of courageous support. It has been a difficult week, but my colleagues and I will continue to provide healthcare ethically, lovingly, and bravely each and every day. 1/2
@petersagal My heart hurts for so many today. Recalling the day I was chosen as the support person for a woman on my team who’s life could have ended if she had not had access to a safe abortion. I was proud to stand with her when no one else could and make she sure knew she wasn’t alone.
It’s Black Maternal Health Week, and @ReporterBlayne is here to talk us through some of the challenges and dangers Black women can face on the way to motherhood.