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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

But in our industry, it's very hard to argue that gender diversity is anything less than key. We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. Not everyone agrees that the presence of women at the top should be so imperative.

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How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

Shonda Rhimes, with four television shows simultaneously in production, is an entertainment industry titan. She became more outspoken about being a woman, a mother, and an African American in the entertainment industry: “Work’s hum is still a piece of me, it is just no longer all of me,” she said.

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Entrepreneurs: You're More Important Than Your Business Plan

Harvard Business Review

But he also understood that while a career as a professional athlete was extremely unlikely, sports itself was a multi-billion dollar industry with great opportunity as coaches, trainers, even youth camp organizers. Perspective and Resilience. Power Source and Resource Magnetism.