International Women’s DayMorgan Radford – Al Jazeera AmericaMarie Roker-JonesAleasa Word
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2015 on March 8, 2015, Al Jazeera America’s Morgan Radford, Marie Roker-Jones and Aleasa Word came on our show to talk about International Women’s Day.
The ladies discussed the following conversation pieces:
– What does International Women’s Day mean to each of our panelists?
– Do they hear women talking about International Women’s Day?
– Can women successfully work together as business partners?
– Their thoughts about women’s portrayal in the media
– What is the state of women’s equality at this time?
– What does equality between men and women look like?
– How far does the pendulum have to swing in order for women to achieve equality with men?
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American website, BuzzFeed recently released a video titled “Things Black Men Are Tired Of Hearing” which highlights many of the negative stereotypes and assumptions black men are faced with on a daily basis.
For Barack Obama, it was a week of two documents that told the story of a country still grappling with its own history. Click on the link below to read more.
Last Friday was the one-year anniversary of Obama’s black men’s mentorship initiative, “My Brother’s Keeper.” Click on the link below to listen U.S. President Barack Obama being interviewed with a White House mentee to discuss their shared journey from being troubled teenagers to becoming young men who excelled at academics and athletics.
The ladies will discussing the following conversation pieces:
– What does International Women’s Day mean to each of our panelists?
– Can women successfully work together as business partners?
– What is the state of women’s equality at this time?
– What does equality between men and women look like?
– How far does the pendulum have to swing in order for women to achieve equality with men?
All you need to listen to the conversation live is:
Desktop/Laptop: All you need to do is go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific.
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You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta is an ardent Change Consultant, John C. Maxwell Coach, speaker and author.
Her passion lies in working with individuals, entrepreneurs,and organisations to succeed in their desired goals, thereby elevating them to a higher level of performance.
She is an experienced Management Consultant, trained Coach, and certified Project Manager with a BSc honours in Business Information Technology & Marketing, and an MBA with Warwick Business School, England.
She is an Inspirational and ‘Tell it like it is’ speaker, who is passionate about enabling individuals, entrepreneurs, and organisations excel. As a writer, she frequently contributes articles to a variety of online blogs and print publications worldwide.
Yvonne is multifaceted, having worked with a variety of clients; Small Businesses, Non-Profit organisations, and major Corporations such as JPMorgan Chase, Loblaw, GM, Phillips Consulting, Deloitte & Touché, and British Telecom to deliver strategic and business critical projects.
During her time with these organizations, she has pioneered change and gained invaluable experience in developing individuals and businesses, and taking them forward in realising return on investment. Most of all, her international experience – Europe, Africa and North America – has afforded her exposure to diverse business environments and a proficiency in thinking outside the box.
Yvonne has received awards including; ‘Young Entrepreneur’ of the year from the ‘European Federation of Black Women Business Owners’ and won a Shell livewire business prize award for new business development.
Her greatest reward is helping others achieve success.
Yvonne is an author of three books including The Change Your Want! Change Your Mindset and Change Your Life, and a regular contributor to a variety of print and online publications, and blog sites. When she is not writing professional, personal and business development articles, she explores her creative side in writing true life anecdotes and poetry. She has also written guidebooks on career advancement, kick-starting your business and achieving your goals in 4 weeks.
Ms. Akpoveta will be on our show live tonight at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific.
All you need to listen to the conversation live is:
Desktop/Laptop: All you need to do is go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific.
Tablet/Smartphone: Tonight at 6 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific, please go to the “Mixlr” player at the bottom of http://thedrvibeshow.com/ and click on “Click To Play”.
You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
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Yvonne talking about “Change Your Mindset, and Change Your Life”
In March 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. “The purpose of this Council is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” said President Obama. Today, Dr. Warren Farrell is leading the charge of a new proposal, to create a White House Council on Boys to Men.
Leading Women For Shared Parenting is an international child advocacy organization with but one objective: the use of a rebuttable presumption of Shared Parenting as the standard in Family Law.
Here were some of the conversation pieces during the show:
– Molly shares some of her journey of helping fathers and boys and why he is committed to helping fathers and boys
– Molly and the panel give their reasons for supporting the Proposed White House Council on Boys and Men
– The importance of women in a movement wanting shared parenting and working together with men and The White House Council on Boys and Men
– The obstacles/opportunities for The White House Council on Boys and Men
– Call to action from each participant
You can follow and participate in the conversation via Twitter using the hashtag #WHCouncilBoys
You can find out more information about Leading Women Of Shared Parenting via:
