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	<title>WomenSpeak &#187; Amazing Women Make A Difference</title>
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		<title>Why Women Need to Pay Attention to Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.womenspeak.com/why-women-need-to-pay-attention-to-politics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-women-need-to-pay-attention-to-politics</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazing Women Make A Difference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disgusted with politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[why women need to vote]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I confess: I&#8217;ve become so disgusted with the current level of political (nonsense) discourse in Congress that I&#8217;ve largely tuned out. But I&#8217;m changing my ways. In this election year the stakes are high. Author Nancy Poling writes eloquently about Why Young Women Need to Pay Attention. Well, 65 is not young any more by<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/why-women-need-to-pay-attention-to-politics/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suit Yourself Boutique helps women feel ready for work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suit Yourself Boutique]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.womenspeak.com/?p=10227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for helping my gals with appropriate clothing for interviewing and &#8220;on the job&#8221; clothing. You are a complete inspiration to me in all that you give and do to help women have confidence in themselves. With the fact that they know they look &#8220;the part,&#8221; they are able to feel less<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/suit-yourself-boutique-helps-women-feel-ready-for-work/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Communications Toolkit Models Excellent Philanthropy Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.womenspeak.com/communications-toolkit-models-excellent-philanthropy-practices/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=communications-toolkit-models-excellent-philanthropy-practices</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazing Women Make A Difference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[communications template]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[United Way Women's Leadership council templates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.womenspeak.com/?p=10686</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We hear it all the time: the key to fundraising and membership success is communications. But just what does that mean? And how on earth do you do it? This wonderful toolkit from the United Way Women&#8217;s Leadership Council sets out best practices for running a solid and coordinated communications campaign. Even better, it offers<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/communications-toolkit-models-excellent-philanthropy-practices/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Women Lack Mentors and What You Can Do About It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazing Women Make A Difference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lack of women mentors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article by contributor Kerry Hannon in forbes.com reported a LinkedIn survey of nearly 1,000 female professionals in the U.S. They found that most American women feel that it’s important to have a mentor. Unfortunately, one woman in five lacks a mentor, and the deck is stacked against women over 44. Nearly two-thirds of<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/why-women-lack-mentors-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women Flex Their Purchasing Power Muscles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[#Notbuyingit campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demeaning to women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women purchasing power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.womenspeak.com/?p=10665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[86% of the purchasing power in the U.S. is in the pockets of women! Two weeks ago MissRepresentation launched a campaign to get our help in calling out sexist and degrading advertisements and products during this holiday shopping season. Use hashtag #NotBuyingIt on Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail With the hashtag #NotBuyingIt on Twitter, Facebook, and<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/women-flex-their-purchasing-power-muscles/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sample Materials for United Way Women&#8217;s Leadership Council</title>
		<link>http://www.womenspeak.com/sample-materials-for-united-way-womens-leadership-council/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sample-materials-for-united-way-womens-leadership-council</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[example letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundrasiing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sample brochure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Way Women's Leadership Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welcome packet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.womenspeak.com/?p=10246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for examples of a promotional brochure, welcome letter and new member packet for your fundraising initiative? Look no farther. Other successful women are eager to share. If you haven&#8217;t already joined, check out the United Way Women&#8217;s Leadership Council on Linked In. After you join you&#8217;ll find the group very welcoming. Glenda Abbot of<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/sample-materials-for-united-way-womens-leadership-council/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time to flex our womanly market muscle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miss Representation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[boycot offensive products]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[missrepresentation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love this email from the folks at MissRepresentation.org! *** Black Friday has passed, but we know the shopping madness in America is only beginning. Over the next few weeks, millions of people in this country (and in places all around the world) will spend many millions of dollars on gifts for family, friends and loved<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/time-to-flex-our-womanly-market-muscle/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You know a woman hiding domestic violence</title>
		<link>http://www.womenspeak.com/you-know-a-woman-hiding-domestic-violence/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=you-know-a-woman-hiding-domestic-violence</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.womenspeak.com/?p=10222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wish everyone was happy and safe this holiday season, but sadly many are not. Our associate Shirley Osborne asks us to send positive energy and thoughts to one group of women. ~Dr. Nancy Native American Women &#8211; Highest Rates of Abuse and Sexual Violence Native American women suffer the highest rates of domestic abuse<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/you-know-a-woman-hiding-domestic-violence/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women In Media: Fair Representation?</title>
		<link>http://www.womenspeak.com/women-in-media-fair-representation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=women-in-media-fair-representation</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.womenspeak.com/?p=10060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just returned from a screening of the indie documentary MissRepresentation and Oh boy, what wonderful discussions and conversations followed as the audience mingled after the film. Think how women are portrayed in the media these days. &#160; Tired of the heavily made-up stereotypes displaying their DD bust lines on emaciated bodies. Tired of the bimbo<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/women-in-media-fair-representation/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women and War</title>
		<link>http://www.womenspeak.com/women-and-war/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=women-and-war</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[woman war victim]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[War Redefined is the capstone of a 5-part series on public television. Many interviews are available on the PBS website as transcripts or podcasts. Interviews with female Secretaries of State and others &#8220;reveal how the post-Cold War proliferation of small arms has changed the landscape of war, with women becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented<a class="readmore" href="http://www.womenspeak.com/women-and-war/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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