by Stephenie Foster | Dec 31, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership
This blog originally appeared on Medium. 52 women (and one man) from 53 countries. 11 cities. 21 days. Is this a formula for a reality show? It’s not. It’s a snapshot of the itinerary for a recent U.S. State Department International Visitor Leadership Program...
by Stephenie Foster | Nov 26, 2018 | Elections, Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Originally published on Medium. Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. While voting is a right, for many Americans, exercising their right to vote is challenging and difficult. We need to reframe our approach to voting and structure our electoral systems to make...
by Stephenie Foster | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women & Infrastructure, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics, Women in Technology
Young women aren’t future women leaders. They are women leaders. Period. Last month, I participated in two events that drove home that point. First, I spoke at the kick-off event for Gender Balance Consulting, a student-led organization at the University of...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 5, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Readings, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics
About the Authors: Stephenie Foster is a Co-Founder and Partner at Smash Strategies, Yeva Avakyan is Associate Vice President, Gender Equality at Save the Children, and Kristin Kim Bart is Senior Director, Gender Equality, International Rescue Committee. All three are...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 1, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Technology
Businesses ignore women — and a focus on gender — at their peril. Everyone from startup founders to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies needs to promote women’s leadership, create safe and fair workplaces, support and engage women in the community, and ensure that their...