Everyday I check the news for articles relating to women and the sciences or math.  I was intrigued by an article that came up in my search today called Women in Startups: Is There Room for Us and Our Mad Baby Fever?  The author, Elisa Gabbert, was describing the horrific messages issued forth to women and the abysmal assumptions made in another article that was posted at TechCrunch by guest author Penelope Trunk on December 11.  Ms. Trunk’s article was called Stop Telling Women to do Startups and the gist …

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The conventional “wisdom” tells society that males are better at math and science than females. However, these myths are being debunked. As we at The New Agenda shared in September, the difference in male and female brain function, when it comes to performing mathematical or scientific tasks, is non-existent. Why is this stereotype perpetuated? Even though great strides have been made in gender equity and gender perception, our society has not been without its …

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Montana Mann on set of "Dangerously Close"Even though I was originally born in Los Angeles, I spent the majority of my life in rural Virginia and it was not until high school that I decided to move in with my father back in Los Angeles.
Whenever I would visit my father throughout my childhood, I would also visit his sets. It was definitely the type of environment that gets your heart beating, but it was …

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It was a joy to see the magnificent Margo Martindale receive an Emmy for her work as the villainous backwoods matriarch Mags Bennett on FX’s “Justified” this season. But as heartening as it was to see a 60 year old character actress being recognized for her portrayal of a complex, distinctly non-cookie cutter character — and one originally written for a man — she is something of an anomaly in a world where actresses …

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So, the truth comes out about what it’s like to work as a woman in the White House. In Ron Suskind’s new upcoming book, Confidence Men, Women in Obama’s White House felt excluded and ignored:
A new book claims that the Obama White House is a boys’ club marred by rampant infighting that has hindered the administration’s economic policy and left top female advisers …

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Secretary Clinton (Sept. 16, APEC’s Women and the Economy Summit):
   ”To make it real, to achieve the economic expansion we all seek, we need to unlock a vital source of growth that can power our economies in the decades to come. And that vital source of growth is women.“

It is unfortunately rare that the media feature Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speeches in her leadership role as the United States’ chief representative and negotiator with …

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New York based filmmaker Sarah Singh was born into India’s royal family as a Princess of Patiala before relocating to America when she was two. Sarah has travelled across dangerous territories to highlight the story of partition in her award-winning documentary The Sky Below, a contemporary exploration of the creation of Pakistan and the 1947 Partition of …

Yes, adorable can be good. The story behind this picture is about a random/fortuitous event. My sister Ale and I were at Lincoln center this July, around the fountain of the Metropolitan opera with my granddaughter Victoria. Three girls, probably 13-14 year olds who perhaps studied ballet somewhere nearby, came to the Met to take pictures of themselves within the side columns of the building (I guess dreaming of one day dancing in this building).
Victoria was running around the plaza like any toddler (and me chasing after her), and …

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Drawing created by Byron Eggenschwiler to accompany Peggy Klaus's essay in The New York Times. Click the above image to see the full-size original drawing.“YOU can’t be afraid to ask,” my Uncle Art used to say when recounting tales of his successful 40-odd-year career selling mattresses up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
My uncle was talking about making the sale, but corporate …

The New Agenda is thrilled to announce that the Staples Foundation has approved a grant to fund The Mentor Exchange, our futuristic social media solution to significantly expand career mentoring opportunities for women.  Set to launch this fall, The Mentor Exchange will virtually connect college and post-graduate women with professional women in their chosen field.
WATCH: introducing The Mentor Exchange here (from our May 2011 event, Mentor Up!).
The New Agenda is also proud to announce the newest members to our Board of Directors and Advisory Council:

Board of Directors

Lara Brown
Engaging college women …