Michele Weldon, HuffPost

Michele Weldon

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Chicago, IL, United States

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  • USA TODAY
  • Pacific Standard
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Past articles by Michele:

I Love My Grown Children, But I’m Not Willing To Die Because Of Their Pandemic Choices

"I worry that you simply hanging out with your friends will be the end of me." → Read More

Invisible no more: the growing power of women over 60

Older women are driving a demographic revolution. Get ready → Read More

Avenatti is latest man to deny domestic violence. Stats show they can't all be innocent.

Avenatti denies new domestic abuse charges. We'll wait for the truth to come out but, logically, it is hard to believe 10 million victims are liars. → Read More

The Role of Women's Anger in Trump's America

Two new books argue that women's anger has new political force in the age of Trump. → Read More

Domestic Violence Survivor: Rob Porter Shows How Far We’ll Go to Silence Victims

Rob Porter resigned from his White House post amid domestic violence allegations. Read a survivor's reflection on her own abuse. → Read More

Three FinTech CEOS Share Keys To Startup Success For Women Leaders

Within the first few minutes, you must establish your credibility. That is keen advice from Krista Morgan, CEO of P2Binvestor since 2012 and co-hos... → Read More

Three FinTech CEOS Share Keys To Startup Success For Women Leaders

Within the first few minutes, you must establish your credibility. That is keen advice from Krista Morgan, CEO of P2Binvestor since 2012 and co-hos... → Read More

Tools For Filling STEM Pipeline, Saving The World With Women In Tech

“Tech can be used in higher ways,” says Donnovan Andrews, CEO of Overture, who recently launched the inaugural “STEM + HD” event, with HD standing for hu... → Read More

Bravely Confidential: New App Helps Support You In Workplace Conflicts

This is either the best of times or the worst of times for an app like this. The best is because Bravely is a confidential new communication platfo... → Read More

Women Leaders in Science Under Microscope: Funding Needed For STEM Careers

A gift from her father when she was 8 years old sent Jean Bennett onto a career path in science and medicine, one that will benefit generations to come. → Read More

Tackling The Future: CEO's Game Plan To End Gender Bias In Sports, Tech

We don’t need another example to know what’s up. Cam Newton, NFL star with the Carolina Panthers, had just recently disrespected a female journalist by m... → Read More

Move The Starting Line: COO Knows Diverse Teams Yield Creativity

Yes, she knows it sounds odd coming from someone with an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and a masters degree from Harvard Business Sch... → Read More

It's Everywhere: In Employment Discrimination, The Law Usually Wins, Not You

Sometimes the law is on your side in cases of employment discrimination. And sometimes it isn’t. If you are a woman, person of color, older or disa... → Read More

Not Like Food TV: Training Women Leaders In Culinary Entrepreneurship

In the end, it doesn’t matter if your food is prepared by a male or female chef, as long as it is the best meal you have ever had. But it does matt... → Read More

Nothing To Fear But Yourself: Female Leadership Tools From A Fighter Pilot

The inside of a F-14 tomcat cockpit is not that much different than the workplace. And Carey Lohrenz would know. The country’s first female f... → Read More

To Infinity And Beyond: Women Leaders In Science Open Universe Of Possibilities

Forty one years ago, Fran Bagenal was a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “and the only woman in our group” working on the pl... → Read More

You’re Hired! Change The Process To Fill The Gender Gap So Women In Tech Win

The women in tech pipeline problem starts not with whether or not a male or female candidate is hired, but how a candidate is hired. Maia Bittner, ... → Read More

Tell Me A Story: Narrative Rules For Leadership Through Storytelling

It started with losing her lizard. Sandy Coletta’s pet bearded dragon, or pogona, had escaped from its cage. As president of Kent Hospita... → Read More

Google This: Best Way To Handle A Hostile Co-Worker Who Shows Gender Bias

Answer with facts and evidence. → Read More

Size Matters: Is Bodyshaming Blocking Your Career Path?

In her latest critically acclaimed, bestselling book, Hunger, journalist, academic and social critic Roxane Gay writes soulfully about how her size is in... → Read More