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Dr. Marsha Firestone
Marsha Firestone, President and Founder of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), shares key principles for leadership and success during the launch of the Womensphere Leadership Institute.
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Womensphere is a global community of leaders, organizations and companies, aligned by the shared purpose of unleashing women's potential and uniting leaders to collaborate on solving the most important issues of our time.
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Shining Hope for CommunitiesLinking free schools for girls to basic services in Kenya, creating greater value for women in the community.
Windows for WidowsEmpowering widows and their families through economic training, jobs, and microfinance.
Advancement for Rural KidsInnovative, community-powered model that advances education and health for kids in rural Philippines.
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Emerging Leaders Global Summit 2011View talks by leaders and experts at Womensphere Emerging Leaders Global Summit (January 2011).
Womensphere at the Emerging Leaders SummitThe Womensphere Community smiles for the camera at the 2011 Emerging Leaders Global Summit!
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Featured Organizations
Lion GuardiansLion Guardians teach Maasai warriors to protect Lions from slaughter in Kenya Maasailand.
Polaris ProjectPolaris Project works to eliminate human trafficking and serves victims of slavery and human trafficking.
Earth Day NetworkEarth Day Network (EDN) mobilizes over 1 billion people in 192 countries on environment and sustainability.
Featured Videos
Innovation in GovernmentIn very tough economic times when people don''t have a lot of resources, it is vital to be able to create institutional renewal. Beth Simone Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the White house,...read more
Empowering a CommunityAyesha Vera-Yu shares the story of Advancement for Rural Kids, which aims to provide the critical tools that will enable every child to dream, carve new paths, seize new opportunities and create a pro...read more
Passion in LeadershipShelly Lazarus has been working, as she would say it, "In the business I love," for more than three decades, almost all of that time at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. ...read more
Pragmatic VisionariesPamela Hartigan talks about the power of unreasonable people. She claims to be surrounded by "visionary pragmatists", people who absolutely refuse to take take "no" for an answer and to really believe...read more
Windows for WidowsHeather Ibrahim Leathers founded Windows for Widows following the passing of her grandmother in 2009. Her goal is to help widows achieve financial stability, self-sufficiency, accountability, and impo...read more
Growing Your Own BusinessGay Gaddis has built the nation''s largest advertising agency wholly owned by a woman. Gay shares with Womensphere the challenges and joys of such responsibility. ...read more
Rebuilding from Financial CrisisBarbara Byrne was on the front lines of the 2009 financial crisis. As Vice Chairman of Barclays Capital, and former Vice Chairman at Lehman Brothers, she shares what it was like to be "in the front ca...read more
Creating Peace And UnityAfter witnessing the abuse of young women, Lena Alhusseini was moved to involve herself in child protection and domestic violence. She is now the Executive Director of the Arab American Family Support...read more
The Three M's of LeadershipMonica Mandelli is a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. She speaks to Womensphere''s Emerging Leaders about the three "M''s" of leadership....read more
Earth We ShareDr. Mae Jemison, the first female African American in space, wears a bracelet that says "reality leads fantasy." It's vitally important that we understand the reality that we're creating, because it's...read more
The Water PlanetNational Geographic Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of legend Jacques-Yves Cousteau, talks about Blue Legacy, a nonprofit that she founded to leverage new technologies to connect a...read more
Becoming An Innovative LeaderDr. Keren Bergman is a Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University where she also directs the Lightwave Research Laboratory. Labeling herself the "resident nerd", she tells us...read more
Women Need Our InvestmentFocusing on women is just a simple, smart business. Zouera Youssoufo, in her position as Head of the IFC Women in Business Proggram, identifies and supports women entrepreneurs in developing countries...read more
Combating Modern Day SlaveryTen years ago, Katherine Chon discovered that slavery still exists in America. She decided she had to do something, and co-founded the Polaris Project. She shares her story, and what Polaris is doing ...read more
Creating Our PathMarissa Wesely is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and the chair of the Firm's Women's Committee and chaired the firm's Recruiting Committee for six years. She reminds us that it's importa...read more
Women Saving the WorldKathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network, explains how Earth Day Network convenes women leaders to create strategic goals and objectives, and an international framework for allowing women to ri...read more
Shining Hope in KenyaJessica Posner is the Co-Founder of Shining Hope for Communities, a non-profit that combats extreme poverty and gender inequality in Kibera, Africa's largest slum. Hear about her journey and thoughts ...read more
Your Personal BrandAngela Leaney has over 20 years of experience building brands. She explains why the most important brand to develop is your unique personal brand. In her words, influence and leadership comes from wie...read more
Empowering WomenKavita Ramdas provides leadership and direction for the largest grantmaking foundation in the world focused exclusively on supporting international women's human rights. She shares her perspective on ...read more
Alleviating Poverty with MicroloansMolly McGrath is currently Vice president of Development at Grameen America, a nonprofit organization that provides income-generating microloans to people living below the poverty line....read more
Why Women Are ImportantAbigail Disney, a renown filmmaker and philanthropist, explains why she feels women are truly important and necessary in building our future.
