Just as Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, gave strength and encouragement to ancient Athens, the steadfast support of ATHENA Leadership Program founder Martha Mayhood Mertz continues to be felt around the world. This month her pioneering work as a champion for women will be celebrated at the Fourth Annual Quad Cities ATHENA Leadership Awards, 3-5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, at Starting Point in the Prescott Gateway Mall. It will be an event for “the community to celebrate … [Read more...] about ATHENA Founder Continues to Encourage Women to Step into Their Leadership Potential
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Barbie is Right: Women Continue to Face Harassment, Discrimination in the Workplace
Women have outnumbered men on college campuses since the 1980s and today earn 58% of undergraduate degrees, 62% of master’s degrees and more than half of doctoral degrees. Here at Prescott College, woman make up 73% of our student body. With more women graduating from college, there continue to be great changes in the workplace. In the past 30 years, there has been an enormous increase of the number of women in all levels of management. The pipeline for women CEOs has grown. However, the … [Read more...] about Barbie is Right: Women Continue to Face Harassment, Discrimination in the Workplace
