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NDILC “Embed the Vision Challenge” for Youth Educational & Training Programs – Deadline June 20, 2020

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04 Jun

Is your organization or company nurturing the foundation for children in underserved communities to achieve their professional dreams? Show the NAWRB Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC) how you are “embedding the vision” of opportunity in the minds of America’s next generations!

NDILC is pleased to announce the “Embed the Vision Challenge” for youth educational training programs that are helping to increase diversity in industries in which minorities are underrepresented by providing children and teens with the resources they need to pursue their dreams. Organizations and  companies that participate in the challenge by June 20th, 2020  will be featured in NAWRB’s Magazine, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and non-profits will be given a complimentary subbanner in our newsletter! 

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Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Captivating Graphics

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15 Apr

Welcome to Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Captivating Graphics with your host Desiree Patno, CEO & President of NAWRB, and special guest Kendall Roderick, Senior Graphic Designer at NAWRB, and her husband Ronnie Roderick, Industrial Design Freelancer. In this episode, Desiree , Kendall and Ronnie discuss the three rules of design: Balance, Contrast, and Hierarchy! “Good design should be effortless,” is our quote of the day from Kendall Roderick. Listen here: https://www.nawrb.com/podcast/. 

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Women Inventors Comprise Less Than 13% of Patent Applicants Globally

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02 Oct

Across the world, women inventors make up less than 13 percent of patent applications, and most of the women in that share are the only female in a team, according to a new study by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The IPO study explores the representation of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) in worldwide patenting, highlighting gains and areas of improvement for women’s presence among STEM inventors. 

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WHER Chat: The State of Women and Girls in STEM

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12 Aug

The National Girls Collaborative Project presents statistics on their website on the state of girls’ involvement in STEM through primary education – from kindergarten through high school, from an analysis of data from 2016 National Science Foundation reports. Here are some of their main findings regarding differences in STEM involvement for female students compared to their male counterparts. Students regardless of sex, race or ethnicity, enrolled in lower level science courses in 2012 at similar rates. However, students with less-educated parents or with lower socioeconomic status were less likely to take these courses. 

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WHER Chat: Supporting Girls’ Interests in STEM with a Growth Mindset

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24 Jul

One well-supported reason for why there is a lower representation of women in the AI sector is that not many girls are encouraged to pursue STEM. Therefore, their interest in science and technology fields will quickly fade if that passion is not nourished with opportunity. According to a Microsoft survey, young women in Europe report that their interest in STEM began around age 11 or 12, but faltered when they reached the ages of 15 and 16. 

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Failure for Success in Women’s Leadership

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03 Jul

Long ago, I received some leadership advice from a good friend that has continued to resonate within both my work and personal life for years: Take chances. When you fail, admit your failures and learn from them. The fear of failing can be paralyzing, and leaders must do more than fail at random or simply learn from their mistakes. Being a true leader requires having the confidence to trust yourself and take risks, for it is only through taking risks – and often failing at them – that you can innovate and improve, explore new ideas, and pursue excellence for yourself and your team.

Failures give us the opportunity to reset, learn and grow, and a leader understands that it is crucial to take advantage of these opportunities. Your reaction, response and recovery from failure can be an incredibly powerful path to success. When you let go of the fear of failure and instead seek active learning, adopt various perspectives, embrace continuous improvement, pay it forward and – most importantly – never give up, it will allow you to lead teams through a journey of discovery, innovation and success.

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Bill to Increase Student Diversity in STEM Through Grant Program

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07 May

Senator Kamala Harris introduced a new bill titled the 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act, which aims to help underrepresented communities gain access to educational materials, mentorships and work experience in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

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Women Graduates Earn More at These Three Universities

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07 Sep

Closing the gender pay gap is a battle with many fronts. One of those fronts, a recent study discovered, is at top U.S. universities. The study, conducted by BusinessStudent.com, a website for prospective business students, did not take into account cost of living by area, or field of study. Instead, it simply focused on graduates of 117 leading universities based on the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings for 2018 and data from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Chicago Schoolteacher Raises Funds for Her Students Midair

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20 Jul

One of the reasons we selected Chicago for our 2018 Conference: Year of Women is despite pervasive issues of crime and poverty, many Chicago citizens care about and work to make a difference in their community. They push their city to do better by its less fortunate residents as it grows as a center of commerce, technology, and the arts.

This love many Chicagoans have for their city was manifested midair on a recent Southwest flight when a fellow passenger asked Chicago school teacher Kimber Bermudez about what she does for a living.

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Beyond Abuse: Finding Our Voice on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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15 Jun

It started with a phone call from Capital One Financial Corporation on January 14th, 2016. “Ms. Patno, are you the sole owner of Desiree Patno Enterprises, Inc.?”

That simple call was how I found out that my husband’s accountant had been dispersing my unsigned business checks illegally, with some going into her personal accounts and several others paying her bills directly.

I was (and still am) angry that not only my trust was betrayed, but after years of hard work and developing a reputation as a successful businesswoman in the housing and real estate sector, I was, to put it quite simply, duped.

How could this happen to me? And if this could happen to me, in my mid-fifties, plugged into and engaged fully in my businesses, what happens to women older than me, with fewer resources at their fingertips and perhaps cognitive issues?

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