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Join the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter Saturday, February 12th
Learn the Secrets of Personal Financial Success
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Aneshia Smith, Investing Coach with ITATI Stocks
Bring something to take plenty of notes and feel free to bring a guest.
Java Blues Cafe
Saturday, February 12, 2011
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1171 Lavista Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30324
404.549.2980
All are Welcome to Attend
YWTF-ATL Advocates: Free
General Public: $10 Cash Donation at the Door
We hope to see you there!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Leadership Defined
By Natasha L. Foreman, MBA
Natasha L. Foreman, MBA is a Business and Entertainment Consultant, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, and Blogger. She has been an YWTF-ATL advocate at large since 2010 and she recently joined the YWTF-ATL Board of Directors as the Communications and Marketing Director. Natasha can be reached via email at natasha.ywtf@gmail.com.
Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the
needs of those who would be affected by it.
~Marian Anderson
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| Photo Credit: acacialeadership.com |
Marian Anderson’s quote is so deep yet simple. You need to know where you want to go, recognize and determine how best to use the resources that are made available to you; equip those who follow you with the tools needed to build and help support your vision and mission; and understand the needs of every single person who will be affected by your reign of leadership. If you merely seek to lead for self-serving reasons you will find yourself carrying your own banner with no one behind you.
Natasha L. Foreman, MBA is a Business and Entertainment Consultant, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, and Blogger. She has been an YWTF-ATL advocate at large since 2010 and she recently joined the YWTF-ATL Board of Directors as the Communications and Marketing Director. Natasha can be reached via email at natasha.ywtf@gmail.com.
Congratulations to the 2011 YWTF-ATL Board of Directors
Terica Scott, the Chapter Director of the Younger Women’s Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter would like to congratulate and announce the 2011 Board of Directors:
Returning Board Members (2nd Year)
Karen Moore, Program and Events Director
Carry Smith, Policy and Advocacy Director
Newly Appointed 2011 YWTF-ATL Board of Directors
Shanna Cox, Fundraising and Development Director
Natasha Foreman, Communications and Marketing Director
Kamaria Mosley, Operations Director
Lateefah Mosley, Membership and Outreach Director
Claudia Owens, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances Director
Congratulations again ladies and have an awesome year as you enter the final phases of planning and preparation for the A.S.C.E.N.D. First Annual Leadership Conference for Younger Women on March 26, 2011 from 9:30am-4:00pm at 103 West located at 103 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta.
For those ladies interested in learning more about the conference and to register visit: ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Supersizing Our Mentoring Efforts
Supersizing Our Mentoring Efforts
By Natasha L. Foreman, MBA
According to the Harvard Business Review a Catalyst survey shows that more women have mentors than men but they are paid $4,600 less in their first post-MBA jobs than their male counterparts; they hold lower positions, and feel less satisfied in their career than men. After an interview of 40 women who participated in a mentoring program through a large multinational corporation, the researchers discovered that women in general are over-mentored, under-sponsored, and advance slower within their organizations than men.
Women have mentors galore but these mentorships are not translating and evolving into sponsorships where advancement and advocacy is directly linked. According to the article, without proper sponsorship women will be less likely to be appointed to top roles or even consider striving for them. Sponsorship is about game-shifting, meeting the right people, making the right connections, finding out the right solutions, and forging relationships with sponsors who will help you through the tangled corporate web and see you to the top.
There is a big difference between a mentor giving you a pep talk, sharing enlightening and uplifting stories, and a sponsor helping to guide and open doors for you. You must transition your mentorships into sponsorships if you want to play on the same field with the 'guys'. You must expand your horizons and your concept of mentoring if you seek higher pay, advancements, and a more rewarding and fulfilling career.
Natasha L. Foreman, MBA is a Business and Entertainment Consultant, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, and Blogger. She has been a YWTF-ATL advocate at large since 2010 and she recently joined the YWTF-ATL Board of Directors as the Communications and Marketing Director. Natasha can be reached via email at natasha.ywtf@gmail.com.
By Natasha L. Foreman, MBA
According to the Harvard Business Review a Catalyst survey shows that more women have mentors than men but they are paid $4,600 less in their first post-MBA jobs than their male counterparts; they hold lower positions, and feel less satisfied in their career than men. After an interview of 40 women who participated in a mentoring program through a large multinational corporation, the researchers discovered that women in general are over-mentored, under-sponsored, and advance slower within their organizations than men.
Women have mentors galore but these mentorships are not translating and evolving into sponsorships where advancement and advocacy is directly linked. According to the article, without proper sponsorship women will be less likely to be appointed to top roles or even consider striving for them. Sponsorship is about game-shifting, meeting the right people, making the right connections, finding out the right solutions, and forging relationships with sponsors who will help you through the tangled corporate web and see you to the top.
There is a big difference between a mentor giving you a pep talk, sharing enlightening and uplifting stories, and a sponsor helping to guide and open doors for you. You must transition your mentorships into sponsorships if you want to play on the same field with the 'guys'. You must expand your horizons and your concept of mentoring if you seek higher pay, advancements, and a more rewarding and fulfilling career.
Natasha L. Foreman, MBA is a Business and Entertainment Consultant, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, and Blogger. She has been a YWTF-ATL advocate at large since 2010 and she recently joined the YWTF-ATL Board of Directors as the Communications and Marketing Director. Natasha can be reached via email at natasha.ywtf@gmail.com.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Younger Women: Take a little time to nurture yourself physically, mentally and spiritually.
By Claudia Owens
Today's younger women have to find greater life balance than our mothers and grandmothers had to do because we are in the work force and we are responsible for making a living for ourselves and our families. We wear many hats and play multiple roles-- and we are also have a greater tendency to be nurturers to others than men ( often time not nurturing ourselves in the process of helping others or putting others first).
Women bring compassion, love, and gentleness to any situation and life itself. Although these statements may not not apply to all women, I think that most of society would agree most women do have the above characteristics.
Due to the complexity of the human body, especially the female body, women’s health issues cover a wide range of issues and topics.
From our diets, heart health, breast and cervical cancers to the female reproductive health ( including menstruation and menopause), younger women in particular should stay abreast of all the health complications they may face if we do not take the time to nurture themselves.
Did you know that your simple annual physical may not examine all of the important health areas and risk factors? Subsequently, you should be sure to ask your doctor the appropriate questions to get the best care possible.
Furthermore, we need to take action ourselves and do the research ourselves to stay educated on the latest health technology, medicines/medical tests and even statistics regarding diseases primarily affected by women, ie., a self-breast exam should not be the only self-checkup we do as women.
Learn to monitor and track your weight. Weight loss and gain is a very sensitive issue however we must get past that sensitivity and have open honest discussions on weight gain.
Though incessant weight loss such as anorexia, is still a problem in America, our society’s biggest and most precedent problem is obesity.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 72.5 million U.S. adults are overweight or obese which includes an estimate of 23.4 % of women ages 20 and older with college degrees and around 40% of women ages 20 and older with less than high school education (www.cdc.gov)
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<SOURCES: CDC/NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 and 2005-2008>
Some known factors of weight loss and weight gain are diet, heredity and genetic makeup and the most underrated factor, stress. Stress can deteriorate your appearance, physical and mental health if you let it.
Aim to eat healthy foods and snacks every day. Learn to count calories and pay closer attention to what you put into your body.
Get moving! This year, identify creative ways to work out and stay health while having fun and giving back to yourself !
Get moving! This year, identify creative ways to work out and stay health while having fun and giving back to yourself !
Join that Yoga or Zumba class you have been putting off (even if none of your friends want to join).
Host spa days with your friends to promote wellness holistically.
Make 2011 the year that you get it right and take better care of yourself
Focus on the possibilities instead of the current situation and know that you can control your well-being
Eliminate unnecessary stress in your life. As nurturers of life itself, we must learn to love yourselves back and take a little time to nurture OUR bodies by living healthy lifestyles physically, mentally and spiritually.
Focus on the possibilities instead of the current situation and know that you can control your well-being
Eliminate unnecessary stress in your life. As nurturers of life itself, we must learn to love yourselves back and take a little time to nurture OUR bodies by living healthy lifestyles physically, mentally and spiritually.
Here are a few web links to get you started on your quest for a healthier stress free lifestyle!
Claudia Owens in a member of YWTF-ATL chapter and lives and works in Atlanta.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
No Hope For Education?
By Sarah R. Bailey
If you are currently in college, or have recently graduated then chances are you have heard all the ruckus about the Hope scholarship. Well, consider yourself lucky if you got a free ride all four years, because policy-makers in Georgia want to rid the state (and its students) of the Hope scholarship.
With the election of Nathan Deal as the new governor of Georgia, one of the top things to cut in his budget is the Hope program, according to an article in the New York Times. When the Hope scholarship was started in 1993, it was covered fully by the Georgia lottery, but since the recession the lottery isn’t quite enough to cover all the expenses. All the praises of the scholarship have faded, and its popularity has caused more and more students to want to go to school. However, once students are enrolled in school, often their grades slip and they lose Hope due to grades not meeting the 3.0 G.P.A requirement.
So who is to blame, the politicians who want to cut the program, or the Hope program itself? Politicians combat locals who say that they can’t go to school without Hope by stating that its over exploited funds have drained the system for providing Hope to the next generation. However, it was the politicians who highly promoted Hope, and made it into what it is today. The solution is not to cut Hope, but to figure out a better way to pay for extraordinary students college tuition in another way. Maybe through volunteer work, or maybe adjusting the requirements for Hope. A higher G.P.A?
You may find yourself in this same predicament wondering what will happen to you and your hopes of that B.A. in Finance if you lose Hope. There are other programs out there that can help you if the government does do away with Hope. Here is a link to help your with your financial aid.
Don’t forget to keep the hope. No pun intended.
Sarah R. Bailey is a graduate of Georgia State University where she earned a B.A. in Journalism, and minor in Political Science. She is an editorial assistant for skirt.com, a leading women’s publication that promotes women and what they do.
If you are currently in college, or have recently graduated then chances are you have heard all the ruckus about the Hope scholarship. Well, consider yourself lucky if you got a free ride all four years, because policy-makers in Georgia want to rid the state (and its students) of the Hope scholarship.
With the election of Nathan Deal as the new governor of Georgia, one of the top things to cut in his budget is the Hope program, according to an article in the New York Times. When the Hope scholarship was started in 1993, it was covered fully by the Georgia lottery, but since the recession the lottery isn’t quite enough to cover all the expenses. All the praises of the scholarship have faded, and its popularity has caused more and more students to want to go to school. However, once students are enrolled in school, often their grades slip and they lose Hope due to grades not meeting the 3.0 G.P.A requirement.
So who is to blame, the politicians who want to cut the program, or the Hope program itself? Politicians combat locals who say that they can’t go to school without Hope by stating that its over exploited funds have drained the system for providing Hope to the next generation. However, it was the politicians who highly promoted Hope, and made it into what it is today. The solution is not to cut Hope, but to figure out a better way to pay for extraordinary students college tuition in another way. Maybe through volunteer work, or maybe adjusting the requirements for Hope. A higher G.P.A?
You may find yourself in this same predicament wondering what will happen to you and your hopes of that B.A. in Finance if you lose Hope. There are other programs out there that can help you if the government does do away with Hope. Here is a link to help your with your financial aid.
Don’t forget to keep the hope. No pun intended.
Sarah R. Bailey is a graduate of Georgia State University where she earned a B.A. in Journalism, and minor in Political Science. She is an editorial assistant for skirt.com, a leading women’s publication that promotes women and what they do.
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