Editor’s note: Beginning this month, The New Agenda Blog will be featuring regular columns from a diverse group of contributors. Gretchen Glasscock is Founder and President of Advancing Women, an organization and web portal that supports equity for women and minorities in the workplace through career and financial parity. She’s also the editor of the Advancing Women Career & Biz Blog and a co-founder of The New Agenda.

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I have to admit I feel intensely conflicted when I see stories like the following:
“Democratic women in …

Carol BartzGiven that one of our goals is to increase women’s representation in business, I thought I’d share the good news that a woman, Carol Bartz, has been named CEO of Yahoo.
At Internetnews.com, Andy Patrizio writes:
“Two days after taking the job of CEO of AutoDesk, Carol Bartz was diagnosed with breast cancer. She missed one month for surgery and chemo, returned to work, and proceeded to whip an aimless, undisciplined company into shape…
“In her 14 years at AutoDesk, the company grew from a $200 million play to a $1.4 …

What Every Woman Should Know is a bi-weekly series on American Women’s History.
“There are a lot of people who would love to relegate me to a symbolic figure and that’s it. I have never been just a symbol of anything. I am a thinker. I have strong beliefs, and I try to be an example of what I believe in.”
— Coretta Scott King, 1993
Coretta Scott King’s place in history may be forever shadowed by her great husband, Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life’s work we celebrate today. But …

A new kind of fireside chat.
Ophelia has been a busy little gal recently hosting a wonderful string of guests to discuss Fair Pay, Domestic Violence and Title IX. Well, once in a while, a girl needs to just stop being so darn serious and blow off some steam!
Ophelia is ticked off about the Ms. Cover. She’s even more ticked off about that blow-hard has-been Wolf.
So join Ophelia Monday night from 10-11 p.m. EST and let her know what you are thinking. What should be our next step on the Ms. …

This afternoon: Amy will again be talking about the Ms. cover and The New Agenda for a radio show called The Big Talker on radio station 1210 AM. The show is broadcast in 38 states and can also be heard online. The show is expected to air at 5 p.m. EST today (Saturday).
Listen online at www.thebigtalker1210.com.

I’ve been outed. A couple of days ago Naomi Wolf was on CNN, talking about The New Agenda. It seems she’d had a look around the website and saw some posts criticizing Obama. I’ll say one thing for Naomi; she’s a smart one.
“I’m interested in knowing who funds [the] blog,” she said. “We know that the right-wing is very very skillful at funding voices of dissent that look like something else.”
Busted.
As the person who created The New Agenda website, it’s time for …

Our friend and colleague, Beverly Neufeld, sent us the wonderful message below.  Beverly is co-chair of the Equal Pay Coaltion NYC, and a contributor to our blog and former guest on Chewing the Fat with Opehlia.
Before you leave for the weekend and the start of an historic week ahead, we want to give you a quick update and share great news.
Yesterday, the Senate voted 72-23 to advance the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to a floor debate. The vote is expected to follow soon!
Although this is an impressive margin, during …

Yes I said it, let me explain.
Growing up, I never had to share a room, share my toys, or sacrifice very much of anything for anyone else. Although I had many family members and friends in the military, no one can prepare you for the first morning of Basic Training when Reveille sounds at 4:30 am. I had no time to introduce myself to any of the women in the barracks the night before because the TI’s (Air Force version of a Drill Instructor) were busy ransacking our …

On Saturday, Amy will again be talking about the Ms. cover and The New Agenda for a radio show called The Big Talker on radio station 1210 AM.  The show is broadcast in 38 states and can also be heard online. The show is expected to air at 5 p.m. EST.
Listen online at www.thebigtalker1210.com.

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