Move the Needle of Change

"The joint was jumpin,'” as they say, at this morning's Multicultural Women's National Conference. A singing group treated the audience to a nontraditional warmup, and we all found ourselves dancing at 8:45am. What fun!

 

Carol Evans, President of Working Mother Media, is a pioneer and good friend of mine.  After conceiving the idea for the conference over a decade ago, Carol worked relentlessly with Bette Spence (the president of NAFE) and others to make it happen. The purpose of the conference is to deal creatively with issues facing diverse women and break down barriers to their success. This year, the dialogue focused on changes we can create during the next decade, as well as what strategies we can put in place to make them happen.

Denise Morrison (the CEO of Campbell Soup Company) was a featured speaker. When I asked how women can think bigger for themselves, Denise encouraged women to "have a vision, explore their dreams, and create a plan to achieve them." Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale (Campbell's VP and Chief Diversity Officer), who led the conversation with Denise, added that women need to be connected to what they feel passionate about. Much to Rosalyn's surprise, she was later crowned “Mother of the Year”! 

Thank you to Carol and all others involved for putting on such a wonderful event.

And to all of us marvelous women who are fighting the good fight!