It’s the 20th anniversary of Anita Hill’s truth-to-power moment (I’ll dub it Hill’s personal “power to” moment) confronting then U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, now Justice Clarence Thomas, that changed the culture’s understanding about sexual harassment forever. I delayed the Friday Round Up in order to share two important events that I participated in last week, along with a selection of related news reports and commentary… Connect with Gloria!
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Tag Archives: Shelby KnoxFriday Round Up on Monday: What Was Your Anita Hill Moment?
Posted in 9 Ways Blog, Gender, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Politics, Power Tools, Tell Your Story, Workplace
Tagged "We Believe Anita Hill", Anita Hill Moment, empowerment, Gloria Feldt, Gloria Steinem, Jamia WIlson, Julie Zeilinger, Justice Clarence Thomas, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Linda Meric, New York Times, political leadership, power-to, Robin D. Stone, sexual harassment, Shelby Knox, social justice, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, Vickie Pynchon
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Power Tool #7: Create a MovementIn this video, women wearing their virtual shirts put their convictions into action. But they didn’t do it alone. In No Excuses, I show how to apply movement building principles to any area of life. Those principles can be described as Sister Courage: be a sister. Reach out and ask for help when you need it. give help when someone else needs it. Have the courage to raise issues. Put the two together with action and you have a movement. Think about it. When you needed to plan Thanksgiving dinner, didn’t you call on your sisters to help you plan the menu and distribute the workload? Those same skills can be incorporated into the workplace and in politics. Power Tool #4: Embrace ControversyControversy. Does it make you run for the hills, or charge into the fray? Watch the video and find out what feminist activists Jodie Evans, Gloria Steinem, and Shelby Knox have to say about their relationships with controversy. Controversy gives you a platform, and it also give you an opportunity to define your values. Controversy can nudge you towards clarity. And it can also become a source of strength. What are ways that you have embraced controversy in your life in order to make a positive change?
Posted in Embrace Controversy, Power Tools
Tagged CODEPINK, controversy, Gloria Feldt, Gloria Steinem, Jodie Evans, power tool #4, Shelby Knox
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Was There a Moment When You Knew You Had the Power To?Most high school debaters can tell you that the first person to set the terms of the debate usually wins. That’s because when we allow someone else to define the terms, we allow them to set the framework that constructs our thoughts. Just think about how power has typically been defined, as an oppressive power-over model. If we shift the definition of power to a power-to model, suddenly the discussion is about leadership, and the ability to get things done. As I say in No Excuses.
Watch feminst icon Gloria Steinem, CODEPINK founder Jodie Evans, young feminist leader Shelby Knox, El Diario/La Prensa editor-in-chief Erica Gonzalez, and others talking about their power-to moments, both personal and interpersonal. Was there a moment when you knew that you had the power to . . .(you fill in the blank)? What was it? And how did you feel? What did you do? If you didn’t have one moment, was there a process that led you to that awareness? What can you share with other women that might help them on their journey? Writing Women Back Into HistoryOn Monday I told you the story of Sybil Luddington, a Revolutionary War hero who has been all but erased from history. We all know who has written the history books, and how that has resulted in men getting to tell their version of events. But there are two sides to every story. Part of changing our relationship with power means that it’s time for women to reclaim our history, and write ourselves back into the history books. Shelby Knox took some time to speak with me at my book launch last week about a woman who has inspired her: suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage. Take a look at what Shelby has to say about Gage’s contributions to women’s history.
Posted in Know Your History, Power Tools
Tagged Gloria Feldt, matilda joslyn gage, No Excuses, power tool #1, Shelby Knox, women's history
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