Will Girls Ever Feel Like They’re Enough As They Are? Rachel Simmons, Co-Founder of Girls Leadership

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For many girls today, the relentless pursuit of accomplishment is fueled by harsh self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Rachel Simmons has been researching young women for two decades, and her research plainly shows that girl competence does not equal girl confidence—nor does it equal happiness, resilience, or self-worth. As an educator and the author of Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy and Fulfilling Lives, Rachel teaches girls and women skills to build their resilience, amplify their voices, and own their courage so that they—and their relationships—live with integrity and health.

Want to read more about Rachel? Check out my piece in Salon and on Medium.

Rachel Simmons (Credit: Phoebe Jones)

Dr. Rosina Racioppi, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. Developing the Next Generation of Leaders

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What's the secret to successfully developing the next generation of women leaders? Dr. Rosina Racioppi, the President of WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. has spent her career sharing the answer with high-potential women and their managers at global organizations.Her team helps women develop networking skills and get the most out of mentoring. In this conversation, she tells us how to identify your own "inflection points" and navigate your company structure. There are even more great insights in the Manager's Handbook she's created, entitled "Fostering Female Talent."

You can also read the edited & condensed interview in Fortune.com MPW.

DR. ROSINA RACIOPPI

Maggie Chotas & Betsy Polk, co-authors of "Power through Partnership"

Some of the most well-known businesses you can think of started as partnerships between two men--Hewlett Packard, Ben & Jerry, Harley Davidson, even Batman and Robin. When I found the book "Power through Partnership." How Women Lead Better Together," co-authored by Maggie Chotas and Betsy Polk, I was intrigued--what does it take for two women to run a successful business together, and are two heads really better than one? 

BETSY POLK & MAGGIE CHOTAS

Alison Levine, Polar Explorer

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Meet Alison Levine, the only American to follow the route of Reinhold Messner to the South Pole, and one of the few to complete the Adventure Grand Slam--climbing the 7 highest peaks in the world, and skiing to both the North and South Poles. Alison has written a book about leadership with lessons from these extreme environments, called "On the Edge." She tells us what it takes to make it in extreme conditions--and everyday ones.

ALISON LEVINE

Gloria Feldt, Founder of Take the Lead Women on Why “Having It All” Is Bad for Self-Esteem

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Take the Lead Women founder, Gloria Feldt addresses the question--"can women really have it all?". She says that phrase has "done more damage than any phrase in the English language to women's self-esteem." We'll find out why, along with her advice for how women can walk through the many doors that are now open to them--and attain leadership parity by 2025.

Read an edited and condensed version of the article at Fortune.com MPW.

GLORIA FELDT, FOUNDER, TAKE THE LEAD WOMEN

Joelle Emerson-The Value of Diversity

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Companies are now paying consultants to increase the diversity of their workforce, with an eye on innovation and the bottom line. But is that the only motivation businesses should be considering?

JOELLE EMERSON, PARADIGM

Eileen Carey/Lauren Mosenthal & Sharon Miller-Can't A Girl Get A Break?

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71% of fortune 500 companies provide mentorship programs that help women get ahead--but are they done well?  And more and more women own their own business, but they still lack confidence. In part 2 of the show (minute 31) we talk with Lauren Mosenthal and Eileen Carey, the founders of Glassbreakers, a peer-to-peer mentoring site; and in part 1 of the program, we speak with Sharon Miller, the CEO of Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center. On the next Inflection Point--can't a girl get a break?

LAUREN MOSENTHAL & EILEEN CAREY, GLASSBREAKERS

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SHARON MILLER, RENAISSANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER