The Texas Conference for Women is an opportunity you won't want to miss! Join us in Houston on October 16 for thought-provoking sessions and workshops on hot topics such as starting a business, living green, rejoining the workforce, and recession-proofing your finances.

The Texas Conference for Women  is an opportunity you won't want to miss! Join us in Houston on October 16 for thought-provoking sessions and workshops on hot topics such as starting a business, living green, rejoining the workforce, and recession-proofing your finances.

"There are too many women doctors who want to work part-time, which is contributing to a lack of capacity in the medical system. Therefore, we should reconsider the amount of resources devoted to the education of women doctors and focus more of them on men."

In her blog (http://worklifefit.com/blog/), Cali Williams elevates the discussion around the above premise put forth in Canadian and British publications. (Recognize that in these countries the training of doctors is most often paid for by the government.)

I was in Austin, TX last Friday at the Women in Business Leadership Conference sponsored by the McCombs School of Business. I was invigorated to be amidst the energy of current and recently graduated MBA students. It doesn’t seem long ago since I was sitting in their seats with my own dreams of a new career. I realize my perspective of the work world was different then. I knew I would soon have to choose between a full-time career and taking time off for a family. I am excited that these women won’t have just two choices.

As members of senior management, women general counsel are true partners in running a business. They have a bird's-eye view, and experience with every aspect of the organization. They see it through its successes and failures, identifying, mitigating and managing all kinds of risk.

 Board nominating committees and the search firms they engage spend countless hours and resources attempting to find just this sort of experience. Why, then, haven't more women GCs found their way to the boardroom table?

Knowing how you all value the idea of women helping women, I wanted to share with you an impressive non-profit that I've gotten involved with recently: Creating Economic Opportunities for Women (C.E.O. Women).

The mission of C.E.O. Women is to create economic opportunities for low-income immigrant and refugee women through teaching English, communications, and entrepreneurship skills, so they can establish successful livelihoods. C.E.O. Women then provides women with intensive mentoring, coaching, and access to capital needed to start a small business.