*This article originally appeared on Elle.com. Click here to view on their site.* Twenty-five years ago, my native country of Rwanda faced a genocide that killed nearly one million people. Over the course of 100 days, thousands of women were raped and killed, children were smashed against walls, and men were slaughtered—all because they were […]
Play Like a Woman
Full confession…I have never played chess in my life. To be honest, it kind of intimidated me so I never chose to learn the game. But the film The Queen of Katwe made me think twice about it. Click to Watch The Queen of Katwe Trailer Once in a great while a movie comes along […]
Your Life Is Calling You To Listen
Do you hear that? Listen. Can you hear your inner voice begging you to slow down, relax, and take better care of yourself? Do you hear it? It’s telling you that you can’t keep up this pace; you’re on the brink, and it never seems to end. Let me guess. You hear it, but you […]
Women, Please Stop Apologizing Already
Be honest – how many times have you said “I’m sorry” today? Two times, four times, maybe more? The sad thing is you probably aren’t even aware of how many times you say it. As women, we’re compulsive qualifiers – we diminish our very value by prefacing our opinions and ideas about them. This has […]
Women Must Break Through Bias For A Seat At The Table
If you could travel through time and tell suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony about the progress women have made in the last 100 years, they would probably laugh in your face in disbelief. They probably couldn’t imagine a world where women lead Fortune 500 companies, control their lives and bodies, and are […]