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“It Takes a Village” to Get a Mother Home
I hope the story helps to remind other working parents that the village of working moms – and dads – extends far beyond the walls of their own school and community.
chair of Canada, Latin America and U.S. Western Region
Gail Becker is chair of Canada, Latin America and U.S. Western Region, and serves as chair of Edelman’s Global Women’s Executive Network (GWEN) overseeing the company’s effort to increase the number of women at the senior most levels of the firm.
Gail brings a breadth of experience encompassing consumer marketing, public affairs, technology and entertainment. She has served as strategic counsel on a range of clients including Warner Bros., Starbucks, Microsoft, Norton and MPAA.
Gail joined Edelman as general manager of the Los Angeles office and then served as Western Region president.
Prior to Edelman, Gail served as vice president of communications for Warner Bros., director of communications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and on the national press staff for the Clinton/Gore presidential campaign in 1992. She began her career as a local broadcast journalist and then as a correspondent in Washington, D.C.
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I hope the story helps to remind other working parents that the village of working moms – and dads – extends far beyond the walls of their own school and community.
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For the first time, female members of the Augusta National Golf Club will be present at the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA.
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I asked Susan whether she felt lucky or unlucky in light of what transpired. She contemplated her response for a bit, wanting to give a thoughtful answer: “Both,” she said.
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We have female CEOs and presidents of countries, girls can go to school and women can vote and choose who and if they want to marry. That evolution is incomplete, however, until it is truly global.
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Nowhere does business have the trust advantage over government more than in Latin America – the gap is the largest in the global survey.
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A workplace should never be defined as where your desktop computer lives; it should be where your commitment does.
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Despite the rather disconcerting notion that women only accounted for just 17 percent of the delegates at the World Economic Forum, those who did attend certainly made sure their voices were heard.
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They were each leaders of extraordinary talent and vision. They each treasured their children and grandchildren, put others before themselves and had a dramatic impact on my life.
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I learned the customer was usually right and that if we did our job correctly, the customer would also feel right at home.
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I often hear both sexes perpetuate the stereotype that some women don’t help other women succeed in the workplace. I vehemently disagree.