Interview with Liz Strauss
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Today’s interview is with Liz Strauss! Her main blog is Successful Blog.
1) What do you think are the biggest challenges for women around the world today?
I have trouble speaking for a world of women. I can only speak to what I know and what I see. As a world, we don’t value each other nearly enough. In some parts of the world this means that women aren’t considered attractive unless they are young. In parts, it means that a woman’s work is undervalued hard labor. In some parts women are considered less than men.
The saddest challenge I see, though, is the women who have so much who look at other women as competition.
2) If more women were in positions of power do you think the world would be different than it is now? If so, in what way?
If different men were in power wouldn’t that also be true?
I’m sure that world would be different if more women ran businesses and countries, but I’m not sure it would be better. I think it would be just tilted in another way. I’ve managed and worked for both men and women and the challenges are different but neither is without political and human games. The best teams have both men and women because we balance each other.
I’m not sure that there aren’t more women in power than we know.
3) How does your blog help to Inspire, Dare or Educate women to Achieve and Succeed?
Head, heart, and meaning. I talk about having all three — because we need to know who we are and live the life that is our own. I don’t know that I inspire dare or educate them, but I’m sure on a quest to inspire, dare and educate me.
4) If little girls are made of sugar, spice and everything nice – what do you think adult women are made of?
Adult women are made of a rainbow of ideas and potential. They are the caring hands and heart that move the world to be strong.
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Thank you very much Liz!
Please take some time and visit Liz’s blog: Successful Blog!
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on August 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Interesting interview! I agree with Liz that the world would be different if women ran it but not necessarily better. I think there is a self-serving attitude of anyone who wants to be in power regardless of their gender that discounts the “little people”.
On a more personal note, I’ve found female managers to be LESS understanding about issues concerning women such as childcare arrangements, flexible hours, or a breastfeeding location. Men tend to remember what their wives went through and are more accommodating whereas women have the attitude that if they went through it then I should too. I know that there are exceptions to this but in my own experience I don’t think the world would be a better place if women ran it.
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on August 25th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Thanks again Liz! And I’m sure you do inspire, dare and educate both women and men!
on August 25th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Kim – that’s terrible that women managers are less understanding about issues that you would think would be of interest to them too!
on August 25th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Hi Trisha,
Thanks for the chance to talk with you about these wonderful ideas about women. Your blog is growing so and gaining such importance.
It’s true, I think, that many women managers have trouble relating sympathetically. I know that I did. It’s easy to get caught in the achieving and forget about the compassion. Sad to say.
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on August 26th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Trisha,
Liz is definitely someone I personally admire and have learned a great deal from about creating community. Your interview with her was a perfect fit for your mission here. One common theme I hear from women is that not all believe in the sisterhood. Those that do, work hard to find others that share the philosophy of embracing and helping others. Strong bonds between women create stronger families which create stronger communities and so on; it is worth the investment to help and support each other. This is truly how we can impact the world for good.
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