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At Last! First-Ever Women Referees Smash Glass Ceiling At World Cup

On Jan 4, 2023 6:00:00 AM

/ ML Ball

Categories: women leaders, Rethinking Women

"Ref, no way was that offsides." "Foul? You call that a foul?" "Oh c'mon, you're giving me a YELLOW CARD??"

At the recently-concluded World Cup held over 29 days in Quatar, the comments levied at referees from players, coaches and spectators alike were in some cases, for the first time ever, directed at women referees. That's right: six women officials (including Kathryn Nesbitt of the US) worked this year's tournament, the most-watched international sporting event on the planet.

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What A Year For Women Smashing Glass Ceilings In Sports!

On Dec 30, 2022 12:50:21 PM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: women leaders, Rethinking Women

Recently I learned about the Women’s Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports, an event held in New York City in October which celebrated the extraordinary achievements of women athletes this year. As 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, this year's WSF tribute must have been especially meaningful to those in attendance and all of us everywhere who reap the benefits of this landmark law.

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Women "Firsts" Are Shattering Stereotypes And Boldly Moving Forward

On Dec 20, 2022 7:42:51 PM

/ Andrew Simon

Categories: Andrew Simon, women in business, women leaders, rethinking women in business, Rethinking Women

In the NFL, women are finally breaking through

In February of last year, there was an article in The New York Times entitled, “These Women Were N.F.L. ‘Firsts.’ They’re Eager for Company.” It discusses the many “firsts” in the NFL from team CEO (Amy Trask of the Oakland Raiders) to coaches (Maral Javadifar, an assistant strength and conditioning coach, and Lori Locust, a defensive-line assistant, both for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) to referee (Sarah Thomas who officiated the 2021 Super Bowl) to the front office (Callie Brownson, chief of staff for the Cleveland Browns).

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A New Era Has Begun!!! Finally, Women Have A Seat At The Table, Even In Football

On Dec 20, 2022 7:31:24 PM

/ Andrew Simon

Categories: Andrew Simon, women in business, women leaders, rethinking women in business, Rethinking Women

In January of 2021, there was big news concerning the NFL’s Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas — the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium, the first full-time female official in NFL history and the first to officiate an NFL playoff game — was named to the referee crew for the 2021 Super Bowl, having officiated NFL games since 2015.

Talk about a glass ceiling being smashed! This put a woman squarely in the arena of what has traditionally been a men-only sport.

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Refusing To Be Held Back, Women Are Proving They Can Do Jobs Once Reserved For Men

On Dec 20, 2022 11:07:27 AM

/ Andrew Simon

Categories: Andrew Simon, women leaders, rethinking women in business, Rethinking Women


In soccer. In football. In basketball. Now in ski patrols. More and more, women today are breaking barriers and smashing glass ceilings in fields that traditionally have been men-only, not just in sports but across all disciplines: business, politics, medicine, law, tech...the list goes on.

Are men changing as well as women?

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Woman Leader Brought In To Fix NFL Embarrassment

On Dec 19, 2022 2:34:52 PM

/ Andrew Simon

Categories: Culture Change, Leadership, Rethinking Women

                                                                      

Multiple news outlets, including the NY Times, published an announcement on July 7th, 2022 that the Las Vegas Raiders (sorry, I still think of them as the Oakland Raiders) hired Sandra Douglass Morgan as their President, the first African American woman to hold the role in N.F.L. history.

Why is this important for leadership?

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“Girl, You Have To Get Your Power Back” — The WBC Action For Impact Summit

On Oct 4, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: Culture Change, women in business, women entrepreneurs, business culture, women leaders, rethinking women in business, Rethinking Women

WOW! That's how I sum up the 4th Annual Women Business Collaborative (WBC) Action for Impact Summit which took place September 21 and 22. Over the two days, I was amazed at the quality of the speakers and panels, and the excitement and energy that were so evident. From using data to achieve DEI, to rethinking your hiring, to “The Talent War is over and talent has won,” there was so much to absorb and apply to your business, your career, your life. If you missed it, the links to all the talks are below. Enjoy, and please share.

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How Can You Thrive As A Woman In A Male-Dominated Industry? 5 Steps To Follow

On Sep 22, 2022 12:21:36 PM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: Culture Change, women in business, Rethinking Women

I started my career as an academic anthropologist, then shifted my focus to banking and then healthcare. As a consultant or an executive, I quickly found that whether it was a staff meeting, a board meeting, or a client meeting, I was often the only woman in the room. When it was my turn to make a presentation, I watched with wonder as some of the men left to get coffee. When I shared my ideas, my insights or wisdom were often ignored.

I realized that my male colleagues weren’t going to change the prevailing culture and suddenly include a woman in "how we do things here." Things had to change if they were going to accept me, listen to me, follow me. But for the culture to change, I had to be the enabler of those changes. I had to help others feel comfortable letting me be part of their team as a highly competent, albeit female, teammate. As I stated in a recent Authority Magazine interview, which you can read here, here are the strategies that helped me do that. I wrote this article to help other women better choose the firms with which to work and create the right cultures for the future in which men and women work better together.

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Ready To Help Create Equal Position, Pay And Power For All Women In Business?

On Aug 4, 2022 4:57:16 PM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: women in business, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, Rethinking Women

Want to help change the world for working women?

Please be our guest at our 4th Annual Women Business Collaborative (WBC) Action for Impact Summit taking place virtually on September 21 and 22. Join WBC members and hundreds of business people like yourself for a day and a half of high-level panels and speakers discussing how best to create equal position, pay and power for all women. 

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You Can Find Joy And Happiness In Turbulent Times!

On Jun 22, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: women leaders, Rethinking Women, Human Development, self-care, happiness


With all that's going on today and in your world, do you sometimes feel down? Overwhelmed? Wishing there was a way to feel happy, joyful, fulfilled?

Me too. That's why I was thrilled to be interviewed recently by Authority magazine for its interview series "Finding Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times." They're talking with experts, business leaders, authors and mental health professionals who share lessons from their research and experience about how to find happiness and joy during troubled and turbulent times. And boy, aren't those the times we're living in. You can read the interview here.

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