Posts under ‘feminism’

First, a little bit about me and how this book came to be… So, let’s chat. I love chatting! And meeting new people, especially moms. I am a mom, I have a mom, and I have worked with moms for years as a childbirth educator. And my writing style is much like my teaching style, [...]

Having a positive attitude is Necessary for Leadership.  John Maxwell devoted a chapter to Positive Attitude in his book The 21 Indispensable Qualities  of a Leader ( Becoming the Person others will want to Follow). He describes four attributes that contribute to having a  positive attitude. According the elements of Leadership being conscientiousness is one. [...]

This month in Professional Women’s group we focused on  the 7 Steps for Living Your Best Life Right Now.  Seven is the number of completion. As I reflected on these steps, I realized all seven steps deal with vision. The first step is to enlarge your vision. I thought this fits nicely with what I [...]

Being ready is an essential for an effective leader. Intelligent, consciousness and general self efficacy leader spend time preparing.  According Wikipedia Leadership is described as ,”the process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.”  This type of  leadership can be [...]

This post is based on a presentation I gave to the Professional Women’s Group Women_s_Leadership I have been selected as the Midwest Delegate for Professional Women’s group who will lead the community action project next year.  Leadership has been a part of my life since I was a teenager. I was the youth day chairperson [...]

 I had shared with my daughter that my vision for my life is to encourage and empower women. This is blog is one of the tools I can use to carry out that Goal. I thought about how in the Naomi was able to encourage and empower Ruth with  knowledge. In the book of Ruth, Naomi helped Ruth in spite of her [...]

Christ Church International Growing in Grace Ministry (CCIGIGM) held their annual women’s conference at Victory Christian Outreach Church. “Chosen Vessel, Chosen to Serve” is the message Apostle Valerie Isiah wanted to convey the message that women are important in the body of Christ and their service is valuable.  The conference speakers reflected issues that affect [...]

A few days ago, I saw something online that discussed difference in pay between men and women, of course being a woman with feminist interest and christian. Christianity does not discourage employers from paying workers fairly, If anything the bible has numerous reference to treating workers correctly. Personally, I have worked in the customer service [...]

On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, demonstrating his commitment to ending pay discrimination against women. But significant gaps in the laws against wage discrimination remain. To further strengthen current laws and require the federal government to be more proactive in addressing wage discrimination, I urge you [...]

Today my daughters confronted me about my male bashing behavior. I was abusing the good Queen’s English and calling men everything but a child of God. I was disappointed because my plans for a date fell through. It reminded me of all the hurt and disappointment I have went through in relationships with men. The spirit [...]