In recognition of Women’s History Month, Goodwill of North Georgia is highlighting its efforts to expand economic opportunity for women through workforce development programs. According to the nonprofit, more than 10,000 women secured employment in Fiscal Year 2024 with support from its career services and training programs. In total, over 25,000 women received assistance through […]
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Woodruff Arts Center to host TEDWomen conference for next three years
The team was ready for a place to call their own, and Atlanta felt like the right match.
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Women making great strides among Georgia’s public companies
The number of women on the boards of Georgia’s 119 public companies increased dramatically over the past year, according to the 2021 OnBoard study of women on corporate boards and those serving in executive roles.
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Three women named to lead schools in Georgia Tech’s College of Design
The three women who this summer take office as chairs of three schools at Georgia Tech’s College of Design continue both a tradition of academic excellence and the growing role of women in fields that once had been the domains of men, according to the dean of the college.
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Transforming women’s lives: Atlanta part of Carter Center’s global initiative
The lack of information about government services is a theme shared by women in Atlanta and 12 other cities around the world that have launched the Carter Center’s “Inform Women, Transform Lives” outreach program.
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Changing complexion of Atlanta’s metro leaders bodes well for region
The complexion of leaders in the Atlanta region totally changed with the elections in 2020.
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Women’s disproportionate setbacks in Covid economy subject of ATL Fed’s webinar
The gender wage gap is expected to widen during the coronavirus pandemic – and persist. The Atlanta Fed’s webinar on Friday is to expand on this topic as part of Raphael Bostic’s call for a more inclusive economy.
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‘More men have walked on the moon than women have completed’ this boat race
The strength of human spirit will be on display starting Sunday, when six women and 27 men begin a round-the-world sailboat race. Each skipper will be alone in a 60-foot sailboat capable of speeds to 45 mph and, in the Southern Ocean, summiting waves 60 feet high.
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Lisa Robinson named president of OnBoard nonprofit
One of Georgia’s most influential organizations advocating for more women in the corporate world – OnBoard Inc. – has named Lisa Robinson as its new president, effective June 1.
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YWCA’s Salute to Women on Tuesday evening will be virtual – and free
The YWCA of Greater Atlanta decided to hold its Salute to Women of Achievement on April 21 at 7 p.m. – virus or no virus. But this year’s Salute will be virtual, and it will be free to whoever wants to join in. Folks just have to register online to be able to participate.
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Georgia WIN List celebrates 20 years, announces its slate – ‘20 for 2020’
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, executive director of Georgia’s WIN List
As Georgia legislators grapple with how to divide a smaller budget among a variety of state services, the growing percentage of women legislators has shifted both how discussions of issues take place under Georgia’s Gold Dome and which issues are discussed.
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All-male boardrooms gone among Georgia’s top public companies
For women serving on boards of Georgia’s public companies, 2019 was a good year.
OnBoard, the nonprofit that tracks the presence of women directors and officers on Georgia’s public company boards, says in a new study that for the first time in the organization’s 27-year history, the top 50 public companies in Georgia all now have at least one woman on their boards.
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Women, wages, wealth, health: Power at the polls must translate to policy change
By Guest Columnist JENNIFER OWENS, deputy director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
During the 2018 elections, a record number of women engaged in the political process, many for the first time. They ran for office, turned out to vote and flexed their civic engagement muscles. Nearly two-thirds of all competitive state legislative races had at least one woman on last November’s ballot.
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Women in the arts, past, present and future: 50 years of Woodruff Arts Center
By Guest Columnist LOLI LUCACIU, marketing and communications manager at The Woodruff Arts Center
You can credit women for getting it all started. Back in 1905, a small group of women founded the Atlanta Arts Association, a forerunner organization that later became the Woodruff Arts Center.
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Women, people of color in Georgia Senate call out crummy committee assignments
“The eyes of Georgia are watching, especially the women of Georgia, who are now engaged in voting in record numbers. Thank goodness they’re voting and they’re engaged … ”
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‘The Wife’ explores role of the woman behind the man
He is a world-famous novelist. His life is all about lectures, conferences and picking up prestigious awards.
She is his wife. Her life is all about…well…him.
But appearances can be deceiving, as we learn a bit too ham-handedly in ”The Wife,” based on Meg Wolitzer’s far more caustic, socially observant 2003 novel.
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‘RBG’ – a love letter movie to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Never mind The Avengers. The real superhero in theaters right now is Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the focus of “RBG.”
More valentine than documentary, the film is a spritely and affectionate tribute to the 84-year-old judge and unlikely pop-culture phenom who, like some fairy godmother many of us never knew we had, helped change the landscape of women’s rights in 20th and 21st century America.
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Female candidates offer chance to end ‘toxic testosterone’ of patriarchal power structure
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, executive director and founding chair of Georgia’s WIN List
Record numbers of progressive Georgia women candidates, backed by hundreds who have volunteered to support them, are part of a headline-grabbing and magazine-cover-inspiring national wave of newly emboldened activists who plan to qualify for elected office over the coming weeks.
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Commerce Club Foundation donates $200,000 for GSU’s WomenLead program
The Commerce Club Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Atlanta’s historic business and civic club, has donated $200,000 to Georgia State University’s WomenLead program to expand and formalize its Atlanta Civic Leadership Initiative.
The Initiative is a program that connects students with influential civic leaders for educational and mentorship opportunities.
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Atlanta Women’s Foundation raises $2 million at lunch with Madeleine Albright
By Maria Saporta Two was the operative number for the Atlanta Women’s Foundation annual luncheon – Numbers 2 Big to Ignore – at the Georgia World Congress Center. The lunch itself raised more than $1 million, including on-the-spot pledges from dozens of women who raised their hands to make donations from $500 to $10,000. Kari […]
