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10 Steps to Getting a Raise
By Rana Florida, Contributor
CEO, The Creative Class Group & Best-Selling Author, Upgrade
If you're doing an outstanding job, your bosses will do what it takes to keep you. All that you need is a plan. Here's one you can carry out in ten easy steps.
BUSINESS
How to Get a Raise Without Asking
By Brian Ainsley Horn, Contributor
Entrepreneur. Investor. Author.
Here is a five step process to not only get a raise, but to transform how your organization values you forever." I call it "microspecialization."
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'Social Entrepreneurs Challenge' Kicks Off, Rewards Innovators And Crowdfunding Virtuosos!
By Joe Van Brussel
On Tuesday, The Huffington Post and the Skoll Foundation launched the Social Entrepreneurs Challenge, a fundraising initiative
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The Future of Egypt Depends on Investing in Women
By Dina Powell, Contributor
Head of Goldman Sachs’ Impact Investing business and President...
If the new Egypt, the most populous Arab nation in the world, empowers its women fully, it can also become the strongest, most prosperous and hopefully most peaceful nation in the region.
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Taught to Be Worthless
By Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Contributor
CEO, ZanaAfrica Foundation
We are not going to propose the complete and immediate elimination of these poems from Cambodian schools and homes -- that's not realistic, nor is it our right. Instead, we ask that Cambodians examine these poems critically, with a modern and analytical eye and a healthy amount of skepticism.
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Self-Love and Self-Awareness Are Not Just Words
By MotherWoman Inc., Contributor
MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers.
Working on positive coping mechanisms is a good way to manage your emotions, prenatally and postpartum. Everyone copes with
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Why We Are Empowered
By Jamie Mittelman, Contributor
Marketer for social change
These are the voices of our future leaders, students of the Asian University for Women (AUW), the first women's liberal arts college in Asia. These women wake up everyday with a passion to make a difference for themselves, families, and cultures.
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RaiseForWomen Charity Initiative Highlights Men's Roles In Empowering Women, Girls (VIDEO)
By Jessica Prois
Warner shared specific initiatives, such as working with coaches to teach young male athletes that violence against women
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How Exactly Is a Girl Empowered by Sport?
By Women Win, Contributor
Equipping girls to exercise their rights through sport
When provided with the opportunity, we know that girls can significantly benefit from the economic, emotional and physical self-determination that an intentionally-crafted sport for development program can offer.
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RaiseForWomen Huff Post Twitter Giveaway
This giveaway will take place on June 5th and 6th, 2013. 5 winners will be selected in a random drawing. Complete Rules Open
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Girls at Great Risk
By Shomira Sanyal, Contributor
Half The Sky Movement campus ambassador
It is distressing that a society cannot guarantee safety to its children.
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Family Planning 101: Delaying Marriage and Motherhood in India's Heartland
By International Center for Research on Women, Contributor
Global research institution
This is not a place accustomed to talking about condoms and family planning. Shrimati, who is 18 years old, would have never
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But At Least You have a Healthy Baby: Traumatic Birth and Maternal Mental Health
By MotherWoman Inc., Contributor
MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers.
My friend Jill was never asked by her provider if she had a history of trauma. Jill dreaded her late-pregnancy appointments
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Literacy and Networking for Afghan Women Through Texting
By Afghan Institute of Learning, Contributor
NGO providing education to Afghan women and children
The use of text messaging opened up a wider world for the women and girls who participated in the program and would do the same for other women who had access to phones.
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Are Financial Institutions Serving Women Well?
By Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Contributor
President and CEO of Women’s World Banking
Is it enough to have an institution with a stated commitment to serving women? Or does an institution have to serve a client base that is proportional to the male-female population in the region? Or are there other factors we need to measure?
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Women as Agents of Change
By Trisha Mani, Contributor
Campus Ambassador, Half the Sky
We must take a stand if we want the 21st century to be one of change and reformation, one that converts oppression into opportunity for women worldwide.
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One Life at a Time
By Avery McCall, Contributor
Teen advocate for human rights
I had never heard of issues like sex trafficking and obstetric fistulas, let alone how prevalent they are. I couldn't believe that so many girls and women suffered and the rest of us let it continue.
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Hindsight is 20/20: Taking Personal PPD Experiences and Helping Other New Moms
By MotherWoman Inc., Contributor
MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers.
I would've loved to have enjoyed my experience in my first few months as a mother, but I didn't. I was caught unaware and
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A Life More Enlightened: Giving Girls a Second Chance in Egypt
By International Center for Research on Women, Contributor
Global research institution
A confident 18 year old named Gameela once faced a similar fate. When we met she had a sparkle in her eyes, but, she told
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What Are Women For?
By MotherWoman Inc., Contributor
MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers.
"If we're going to reverse this decline," writes Last, "we'll need to reintroduce into American culture the notion that human
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Half the Sky Movement Diary
By Robert Hanna, Contributor
Cinematographer
The story began with an image. Somaly Mam had snuck into the brothel and took a snapshot of a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl.
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Why I Support the Edna Adan University Hospital...and Why I'm Asking You to Join Me
By Friends of Edna's Maternity Hospital, Contributor
Funding healthcare for women and children in Somaliland
Many in Edna's position might have justifiably chosen to rest on their laurels. Instead, upon retiring from WHO, she decided to continue giving back to her country. Edna is a humanitarian of a different sort -- cut from the same cloth as Mother Teresa or Paul Farmer.
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Men and Boys Are Key to Empowering Women and Girls
By Wendi Deng Murdoch, Contributor
Co-CEO, Big Feet Productions
Programs focused on the empowerment of girls and women are a solution to poverty. But empowering a woman with the skill to make a blanket or feed her family is not enough.
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Protecting the Most Vulnerable by Ending Child Trafficking
By Perri Peltz, Contributor
Documentary filmmaker, public health advocate
In the United States, we have a growing and significant problem where young girls are sold for sex. As part of our global commitment to improve the lives of women and girls, we can't forget these vulnerable girls in our own communities.
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Education for Girls: Why Are We Still Talking About This?
By Tracy Middendorf, Contributor
Actress; Founder, Shutter to Think
Education is a pretty basic right. If we can't make sure it's available to everyone, we're not doing so well.
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Gold in the Dark: Having Children After Infant Loss
By MotherWoman Inc., Contributor
MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers.
It took only one more year. A new baby was born, and this time he lived. When his cry echoed through the delivery room it
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