Take Action:

Education & Reference

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Synopsis

A well sourced and important workbook/toolkit, Take Action: Fighting for Women and Girls covers the basics of activism and advocacy and gives the reader specific information about four issues related to girls, women and gender equality. The power and importance of education, expanding economic opportunities, eliminating gender-based violence and participating in politics and public life. This book will help would-be activists start their work and stay focused and goal-oriented.

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Author Biography

Stephenie Foster (she/her) has deep and broad expertise in women’s economic and political empowerment, with decades of experience on Capitol Hill, in the Executive Branch, the nonprofit sector, and the law. She has been fighting for women and girls her entire career – empowering women in Afghan war zones, monitoring elections in Ukraine, representing the U.S. State Department in meetings with government and civil society leaders, serving as a Chief of Staff in the U.S. Senate. Having traveled, lived, or worked in over 100 countries, she has consistently used her voice and actions to change discriminatory laws and policies and help shift cultural norms and inequalities. She is a founding partner of Smash Strategies, which provides strategic advice to corporations, institutions, and philanthropists to ensure that their investments in women and girls are effective and transformational. You can reach her at StephenieFoster.com.

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Author Insight

Bring Women into the Spotlight

If you want to do something today that advances women and girls...include more women at the table. In meetings, in networking events, in opportunities, the more women are brought into the fold where they can contribute and learn, the more likely they are considered for advancement and leadership positions. Next time you are involved in a business conversation, make an effort to introduce a woman. If you are heading to a meeting, invite a woman to join in and contribute. The collective effort of spotlighting women's leadership in everyday life...at work, in our community, in the media, leads to expanded opportunities and equality. Every single effort counts. What can you do today to help raise someone's profile?

Book Excerpt

Take Action:

If there are issues with people assuming a male subordinate is in charge, or one of your male colleagues takes credit for someone else’s ideas, be willing to have an uncomfortable conversation early (and often).

In addition to the gender-pay remediation at Salesforce, CEO Marc Benioff instituted policies to require that 30% of the meeting participants be women,35 with an express goal to increase women’s leadership and likelihood of promotion.

Do what you can to bring women to the table and into the spotlight.

We can help young women – or women new to the sector or organization regardless of age – build leadership skills by inviting them to events as our guests, encouraging them to write blogs and articles, suggesting them as speakers on panels, and nominating them for awards. This can help address another gender gap. Less than 15% of the millions of quotes shared every day are quotes attributed to women and girls.36

Role Models Matter (a lot)

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Stephenie Foster

Take Action:

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