One of the opening speakers at last week’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women was Indra K. Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. As a mother of two and arguably one of the most successful female executives in the world, Indra spoke to the challenges of motherhood and trying to maintain the “continuity of motherhood” while still actively contributing to the workforce:
We need women in the workforce, yet, children need their mothers at home…in a way, the very existence of the dilemma is a mark of progress.
I suppose, but the more and more I listened to Indra …read more

I just returned from my first Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women. It was incredible. Affirming. Inspiring. As I was sitting there listening to phenomenal females like Doris Kearns Goodwin, PhD, I realized that I have never in my life been surrounded by so many women. As my intern so aptly stated, “there is a lot of estrogen in here!” I am not sure if she meant that in a good way, but I knew what she meant and I think how she was feeling. As the day progressed, I became more and more thankful that I am finally at the …read more