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Organizations Actively Redefining Leadership
Green America – CoopAmerica.org
Holistic Moms Network – HolisticMoms.org
Jean Shinoda Bolen – JeanBolen.com
Linda Tarr-Whelan – Tarr-WhelanAssociates.com
Mothers Acting Up – MothersActingUp.org
The Renewal Project – RenewalProject.net
Sophia 2010 – Sophia2010.org
Soroptimist International – SoroptimistInternational.org
Dr. Linda Stillman – Dr-Stillman.com/page4.html
Margaret Wheatley – MargaretWheatley.com
Forum on Religion and Ecology – ReligionAndEcology.org
executive management, political body activism includes: a holistic and in-
or any organization,” notes Tarr-Whel-
an, a former ambassador and U.S.
“The future of the planet
tegrative approach to problem solv-
ing; compassion, that translates into a
representative to the United Nations’ depends on women.” sincere interest in people; and a more
Commission on the Status of Women encompassing view of stakeholders’
during the Clinton administration.
~ Kofi Annan,
return on investment.
“Only then does the dialogue change;
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
“Women ask questions not just
only then do women’s voices get heard because they want to know the story
and their ideas acted upon. Until we of Green America of the human being behind the invest-
reach this tipping point, all of us have (formerly Co-Op ment,” advises Gravitz, “but, because
good reason to be concerned about the America), a non- they care about more than the return on
missing priorities, qualities, talents and profit organiza- the dollar.”
experience that women can contrib- tion deploying the “Women are socialized to be
ute.” power of the mar- listeners and view things relationally,”
ketplace to solve adds Dr. Linda Still-
Accomplishments Despite Uneven
Alisa Gravitz
social and environ- man, a specialist
Odds mental problems, in cultural com-
Examples abound of what wom- is now beyond the 30 percent tipping munication, inter-
en’s representation in elected office point. Women comprise 70 percent of personal relations
can achieve. In the United States, its board of directors. Executive Direc- and gender issues.
women-friendly policies have been tor Alisa Gravitz has been nurturing her She also served
written into national legislation ever activism and leadership talents since as the permanent
since they began winning congres- collaborating with her 8th-grade class-
Dr. Linda Stillman
UN Nongovern-
sional seats, tackling such issues as mates to organize a recycling center mental Organization
violence against women, child sup- and environmental education classes in (NGO) representative for Soroptimist
port, welfare, equal wages and unem- the 1970s. International, a volunteer international
ployment benefits. “I realized early on that when you women’s organization for international
Yet, today, women account for work together, you can do anything,” women’s issues.
only 17 percent of Congress’ 535 quips Gravitz. Stillman observes that women tend
seats. During the last decade, our to approach leadership through their
country has lost ground in women’s Values Women Bring to the Table relationships. “Women converse to
political representation, plummeting Working together collaboratively is build connections and seek multiple
from 47th in the world to 71st, behind one of the distinguishing qualities that options before reaching decisions or
Iraq (33rd), the Democratic People’s women bring to the workplace. “Wom- taking action,” she explains. This be-
Republic of Korea (57th) and Sudan en encourage others to be involved in havior reflects a more democratic and
(65th). Rwanda recently made global the decision-making process and view cautious approach to doing business,
history when it became the first nation consensus as an important element in as recently highlighted in a Washington
electing more women than men to reaching a decision,” observes Gravitz. Post article on the banking industry’s
parliament. Her list of other proven traits that missing gender balance. It led: “The
The staff and board of directors women bring to the arena of green first rumblings of a gender revolution
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