The United State of Mothers
I recently came across a report produced by Save the Children, the world’s leading nonprofit organization for children, entitled “State of the World’s Mothers 2011”. I had never heard of this report...
View ArticleCracking the Glass Ceiling One VOTE at a Time
I recently received my first issue of Ms. Magazine and I’m already very impressed with the publication. You may recall (hopefully) that one of the first pieces I posted here on Cracking The Glass...
View ArticleVote The Society for Girls, Inc. for Non-Profit of the Year!
Update: The Society for Girls, Inc. won non-profit of the year for the southeast region! Thank-you to everyone who voted! Please continue to follow and support the organization in the great work that...
View ArticleWhy Black LGBT Americans Need More than Marriage Equality
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending an event at the Center for American Progress (CAP) for a discussion about their new report, “Jumping Beyond the Broom: Why Black Gay and Transgender Americans...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Comes to Maryland!
Yesterday Martin O’Malley, Governor of my home state of Maryland, signed a bill into law that protects individual civil marriage rights. While there is still much work to be done, Maryland has taken...
View ArticleGiving a Voice to Mothers of Color (Via Center for American Progress)
Conversations on Women’s Rights Must Include This Critical Group This material [article] was published by the Center for American Progress By Amy Navvab | July 17, 2012 When considering the issue of...
View ArticleLeToya Luckett joins panel for the Girls Inspire Summit in Washington, DC
On September 8, 2012 The Society For Girls, Inc held its first Girls Inspire Summit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson opened the...
View ArticleEvent Highlights! The Women’s Engagement and EmpowHERment Conference
It’s been a while since the last post here on Cracking The Glass Ceiling, but, with good reason. I’ve spent the summer working on coordinating the first ever “Women’s Engagement and EmpowHERment...
View ArticleThe FAMILY Act…It’s About Time…
Last month, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), proposed legislation that would establish a national paid, family and medical-leave insurance program. Under the...
View ArticlePreparing Women to Lead
If you’re in college or know a woman in college, check out this fantastic opportunity from the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) as well other programs the organization offers. PLEN offers...
View ArticleThis Week’s Must Reads
Eggs Don’t Cause Heart Attacks — Sugar Does (Huffington Post) 9 Things Great Leaders Say Every Day (Inc.) Moving the War on Poverty Forward (Center For American Progress) Empowerment Comes From...
View ArticleScholarships Available for PLEN’s Women & Policy in the Global Community Seminar
Via http://www.plen.org WOMEN & POLICY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY Seminar Dates | May 19 – 23, 2014 Start your international policy career by connecting with women whose work impacts the entire world....
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