by Michele Genthon | Feb 3, 2014 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN
“I guess you could say she broke through the steel ceiling, not the glass ceiling.” [Hillary Clinton] Mary Barra is the daughter of an autoworker. She is also the CEO of General Motors, the first woman to head a global automaker. In 2013, Fortune magazine...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 27, 2014 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
“Divisiveness has no place in our politics. . .spitefulness and hatred only erode that which is truly magnificent about our country.” [Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly] Sharon Pratt, like many First Women, holds several firsts: –The...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 13, 2014 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Last week Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate to be the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve Bank, a position making her, according to one analyst, “the second-most-powerful person in the country.” She joins Christine...
by Michele Genthon | Dec 16, 2013 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, Business and Economics, Education and STEM, FIRST WOMEN, Law and Law Enforcement, Military and Crusaders, Politics and Government, Sports and Adventure
I received the lovely grace of being able to spend the fall in Southern Europe. I enjoyed the quality of life and the freedom from the usual daily responsibilities, but I missed out on being in touch with the news from the United States. When I returned to a pile of...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 10, 2013 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN
Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Vice Chair, was selected by President Obama to lead the U.S. central bank. Her priorities are to strengthen the economic recovery and boost employment. If approved by the Senate, she will become the first woman to head a central bank in...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 7, 2013 | Business and Economics, FIRST WOMEN
Carly Fiorina rose to the heights of corporate American and then was forced aside in a public circus. Her resilience is an inspiration to us all. Analyzing the first quarter-century of Carly Fiorina’s life would not necessarily lead to the conclusion that she...
