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Fighting the Gender Pay Gap: What I am I Worth?

Because the gender pay gap is still very much alive and kicking, we as women should take it as our responsibility to our gender to insist we are paid what we are worth. Recognize that you need to advocate for yourself, and prepare yourself for difficult conversations about money. Here’s how.

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Washington, D.C., Here We Come!

The one constant throughout the transition of making a life as a newlywed woman in a new place and launching a new company was Tide Risers. I don’t know of any other year long experience designed for women and committed to providing each woman the space to get “unstuck” personally and professionally.

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Making My Roadmap for 2018

Now that I run my own company AND find myself in one of the most demanding moments of my personal life, I knew I needed to set aside time to plan for 2018. My first step was asking brilliant leaders how they plan for the year. I received a variety of responses, reminding me there was not one way to approach this. Here's what I learned.

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#MeToo and Necessity Entrepreneurship

Women, particularly women of color, are fighting for access to investment capital and are starting businesses at higher rates. Undoubtedly this is a result of a combination of factors, but what's undeniable is that a generation of women whose talent, connectedness, and level of educational attainment has never been higher, will not settle for the grossly abusive and exclusionary practices of the traditional workplace indefinitely.

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