Knit together by social mediums, the black triangles, slashed by young, excited eyes, progressed to forbidden vehicles. Not quite blithely, they took the wheel, unnaturally entering foreign roadways. “It’s only driving,” they shouted. “We’re not asking to vote, after all!” Both hoping and fearing to be seen, the YouTube women... Continue reading

Unnatural to her to be imprisoned in her own home, hastened to action, inspired by the Arab Spring, she sought the splendor … of freedom … of movement. She sought to drive, like her sisters twenty years before, themselves inspired by American female soldiers. Her constricted, archaic existence could not... Continue reading

It may surprise you to learn that, while about 80% of the world’s agricultural output is generated by women, women own only about 2% of the world’s land. It is understood that in many poorer countries women do not have the right to own property. In others, those rights have... Continue reading

Each year Forbes Magazine compiles a list of powerful women. For many years, that list has included Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva, the French nuclear power company. Highly intelligent and utterly fearless, Lauvergeon is known for her willingness to say “no,” something that is hard for many of us, particularly... Continue reading

“Facebookistan” is now the third largest country on the planet. Imagine a place nearly as large as China or India, populated entirely by voyeurs and narcissists (read with humor). The number of people on the planet who use Facebook has reached 550 million in only six years. Almost twice as... Continue reading

It seems counterintuitive to say that one can profit by giving away his knowledge, but that remarkable truth is becoming ever more obvious. Undoubtedly the Internet has contributed to a more open world (for good or ill). The recent leaking of thousands of classified Defense Department Cables by WikiLeaks makes... Continue reading

There is a saying in real estate that you “make your money on the buy side.” It isn’t really how profitably you sell it, but how well you buy your property that determines whether it is a “win” or not. As with all great downturns, there will be those who... Continue reading