Focus Question:
Why is it important to study, consider, and learn about oppression (gender, age, race, etc.)? How does it build or contribute to our definition of leadership?
from A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” |
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Eileen Atkins in A Room of One's Own: As you view this video, consider:
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Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, Author of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
As you view the videos, consider:
- Why do we have too few women leaders?
- What are the greater implications for leadership that we can take away?
- How do these TED talks refine our own definition of leadership?
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“There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.” “If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on.” |
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“Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.” “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.” “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” |
Interested in learning more about "Lean In," the movement that began with Sheryl Sandberg's 2010 Ted Talk? Visit www.leanin.org.
Writing Under Pseudonyms:
Why might a writer not want to use his or her real name?
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (pseudonym for JK Rowling)On July 13, 2013, The Huffington Post ran an article exposing JK Rowling, author of the famous Harry Potter series, as the author of this new crime novel. According to the article, the sales of the crime novel went up 150,000% once people realized that Galbraith was actually Rowling, a statistic that speaks to her popularity and extraordinary talent and success.
Read the article ("JK Rowling Pseudonym: Robert Galbraith's 'The Cuckoo's Calling' Is Actually By Harry Potter Author"). Why did she choose the pseudonym, Robert Galbraith? Why did she originally publish the Harry Potter series under the initials JK, rather than her first name, Joanne? |
Read the articles below to find out about female writers, past and present, who have adopted male pen-names. Consider why they may have done so.
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