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Read MoreAs a professional association that strives to help its members reach their own success, we love to see growth among the women of HerChesapeake. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be scared of achieving growth ourselves. HerChesapeake Vice President Stephanie Smith recently landed a new job as Communications/Media Specialist at the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program, and we asked her to ease our fears and share her experience setting goals, selecting references, and preparing for her interview during our September meeting.
Read MoreChange is always a good opportunity for reflection. Leaving a place that you have lived, worked, and loved for four years is definitely a change! I reflected often (both intentionally and unintentionally) leading up to my departure from the Chesapeake Bay region.
Read MoreA tweet once said, Behind every strong woman is 5 other strong women who proofread her email real quick when they had a second. But behind these women, I think, are even more women who explained how to ride the road to success at work. At our HerChesapeake meeting last month, we called on our own members to help us explore our inclination to undervalue our skills and abilities and rate ourselves too low during reviews.
Read MoreA letter to the Feminists and the Intersectionalists, the Woke and the Open Minded, the Experience-Disclosers and the Forward Thinkers, the Skill-Seekers and the Talent-Sharers, the Nasty Women and the Warren-ites and the This-Is-Not-Normal-izers, the Marchers and the Congress Callers and the Internet Activists: Thank you.
Read MoreOn January 21, I joined almost half a million people in D.C. for the Women’s March on Washington. Among the many fantastic speeches, poems, and songs promoting support and solidarity, one message struck me more than I expected: do something. It seems obvious enough, right? "Actions speak louder than words." Showing up to the march was a start, but that’s just it, it’s a start.
Read MoreLast July, I stopped Stephanie on our office stairwell for a fly-by mention of a recurring idea that, in six short months, has brought HerChesapeake to where it is today. By confiding in friends over drinks about a concept for change, I was met with encouragement that lifted me up from my own doubts of leadership and ability, and enabled us to take steps together to do something real and impactful.
Read MoreHerChesapeake is the first inter-professional association founded for the uniquely woman experience within the uniquely Chesapeake landscape
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