My family friend, who graduated from college in 2008, is the cofounder of The Levo League, a website that is designed to "provide smart, actionable advice to ambitious young women in both the professional and personal spheres, but through content, community, and career."
The website: http://www.levoleague.com/
The start-up launched its new product last week (a platform for women to find jobs, get career advice, and have a professional online community) alongside exciting news picked up by TechCrunch and the WSJ that Sheryl Sandberg (chief operating officer of Facebook and ranked one of the 50 "Most Powerful Women in Business") and Gina Bianchini (former cofounder of Ning, an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks) have picked the Levo League as the recipient of their first angel investments.
The message from the founders captures the spirit and purpose of the website:
"You have big dreams, but your road to achieving them is difficult. As a young, educated Gen Y woman, you have a lot on your plate.
Striving for success in the professional realm is challenging, but ascending as a community strengthens us all. We are determined to provide you with the resources to become the woman you want to be and to elevate yourself into the most balanced, healthy, successful leader that you can.
Never apologize for being who you are, and always embrace your strength and elegance to get what you deserve professionally, personally, and socially. We promise to create a community. We promise to tell it like it is.
So ladies, dream bigger, get involved, stay inspired, and let’s build this league together."
The website features a column on "Women in the News" (that I have used to inspire some of these blog posts) and a broad range of articles spanning from "Getting your resume noticed: Don't just be impressive; Be relevant," to "Words of Wisdom from Sheryl Sandberg," to "Would you date a guy who didn't go to college?" and "How to be hungover at work." I would really recommend that you all check it out!
"Indiscreet Jewels" I find it interesting that magical powers were needed to draw honest responses about a females sexual history, assuming they wouldn't be forth coming. I understand the the hierarchy and historical context of the story, during such a time chastity was probably the most important virtue of females for men. i wonder just as the story told suggest what would have come from the Sultan turning the ring on average females from that territory or even asking women about their sexual history first...which I might add is absurd for a stranger to ask royalty or not. The story also suggest that females are sexually promiscuous, deceitful and cannot be trusted. Which goes back to ideals of femininity and masculinity and there mutual exclusivity.
ReplyDeleteWhy does the Sultan need or want to know the what vagina thinks (as though it is separate from the females body, possession and control)?