Women Farmers Key to Food Security

As we confront the food security issue, we need to pay attention to women farmers globally. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, simply providing women farmers the same access to land, technology, financial services, education and markets as men...

A Picture is Worth (At Least) a 1000 Words

This is a compelling (and provocative) analysis of how the Daily Journal, the daily legal publication in San Francisco covers women in the legal profession. Its written by my good friend Gay Grunfeld, a partner at Rosen Bien and Galvan,and second year law student...

2010 Best Companies for Women Named

The 2010 best companies for women was just released by the National Association of Female Executive (NAFE). This list reflects companies that make use of all of their talented staff and create incentives for high performers to stay and thrive. The Top 50 companies...

Women in Today’s World Published!

I am so pleased to be part of this excellent and comprehensive publication Encyclopedia of Women in Todays World, which was published yesterday. Iauthored severalsectionsin the Encyclopedia, including one on Women Heads of State and one on Michelle Obama. In...

Japan Relief Needs Our Help

The multiple disasters facing Japan have captivated us all: the destructive force of the earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the potential meltdowns of the nuclear power plants. It is estimated that 21,000 people are either dead or missing, and there is...