Category: Missy’s Musings

We are the Women of Title Nine

we are the women of title nine

Bossy Women and Women Bosses.
Women in front of the camera and women behind the camera.
Women with spreadsheets and financial models AND creative design.
Women CMOs and CEOs and CFOs.
Women risk takers and changemakers.
Women caregivers and breadwinners.
LOUD women. Confident women. Tough women. Kind women.
Republican women. Democratic women.
Women who are just trying to fit our workout in.
Women who fail and try again.
Women who succeed and share the credit.
Women who lead and risk and own.

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The Rise of Difficult Women

title ix the rise of difficult women

That’s us. Difficult and proud to be.

Since the passage of Title IX legislation in 1972, we’ve blazed trails, rooted our cleats in the clay, and anchored ourselves on the mountaintop.

Over the past 50 years, stats show women’s participation in sport has increased by more than 1000% at the high school level and more than 600% at the college level. (more…)

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Mother’s Day 2021: Every Friday is a Victory

Every Friday is a Victory

This year of COVID has tested moms of every stripe in ways that we could not have imagined. If we are full-time moms, full-time has meant “non stop.” If we work outside the home, it has also meant “non-stop.” COVID has, at times, required more than we can give and often a marital re negotiation of shared responsibilities. The social and familial bonds that we carefully tend have been stretched and even (temporarily) broken. (more…)

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One Nation, Under Women

She the People

Yes, 2020 was a year of Never-Befores, and much has been made of all of those Never-Befores that we hope will be Never-Agains.

AND… 2020, was the year that We, the people also became She, the people.

Across America, women showed up in droves to vote, to run, to lead and to win! (more…)

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