| merican Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "What | | | | and Gallup. |
| lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny | | | | ·Women purchase or influence the purchase |
| matters compared to what lies within us.” | | | | of 80 percent of all consumer goods, including stocks, |
| Little did he know that his quote would sum up the | | | | computers, and automobiles. |
| past, present and future of women everywhere. | | | | This is just the beginning! We have what it takes to |
| He also didn’t know that once-oppressed | | | | grab the world by the tail. We are naturals at |
| women would emerge as powerful pillars of society. | | | | multi-tasking. We can talk on the phone, while |
| Historically, women have been viewed as inferior and | | | | cooking dinner. Shave our legs while applying |
| grouped with the weak. That is why they were the | | | | eye-makeup and run a corporation while managing a |
| first to be rescued from the Titanic. It wasn’t | | | | household. We can enter data and memorize a |
| until the 20th century that American women were | | | | shopping list during an important business meeting. |
| allowed to vote. This is what lies behind us. This is | | | | Raised as caregivers, women have compassion and |
| also the history of women, who never quit paving | | | | patience like no other species on this planet. They |
| the way to liberation. | | | | never tire of listening to the problems and are always |
| What lies before us is the most exciting time ever | | | | ready to help. Women have the courage to keep |
| for women. What lies within us is the power to | | | | looking for solutions when others give up. Equipped |
| continue this amazing feminine revolution. While in | | | | with great intuition they know right from wrong |
| many parts of the world women are still demoralized, | | | | without consulting an expert. Women have the |
| the once considered fragile female gender is rising to | | | | persistence to stick around and go the extra mile. |
| the top. Today women have assumed the roles of | | | | Women are great communicators and meeting |
| CEOs, litigation lawyers, doctors and senators. In the | | | | people is an easy task. They are resilient in the face |
| United Sates, women earn more than half of all | | | | of great adversity. Women are networking pros |
| accounting degrees, four out of every 10 law | | | | reaching out for connection and support. Instead of |
| degrees and almost that many medical degrees. They | | | | hoarding information and wisdom, women freely |
| have become activists against violence, child abuse | | | | share with others. They have the power to be |
| and proponents of human and animal rights. In doing | | | | tuned-in emotionally and the gift of expressing it. |
| so, they pour their whole hearts into their causes. | | | | Women have the courage to be honest, outspoken |
| Their sense of self has become defined by their | | | | and confrontational. When dealing with stress, women |
| accomplishments and ability to make a difference in | | | | can have a pedicure or shop and shop some more. |
| the world. In choosing the freedom to pursue their | | | | Best of all, women don’t need to compete |
| life-purpose, women have become increasingly | | | | with men to be successful in business or in their |
| liberated from society’s unreasonable | | | | personal lives. Women can stand on their own, or be |
| demands. | | | | united to reach a common goal. In this sense |
| No matter what the case may have been in been in | | | | femininity is true personal power. At no other time in |
| hunting-and-gathering societies of the past, today | | | | history has society been so aware of the power of |
| women everywhere are hunting for independence | | | | women. |
| and validation as complete human beings. Along the | | | | While many women may still be judged by the shape |
| way they have learned to master remote controls, | | | | of their legs or size of their breasts, corporations are |
| change tires, file income tax returns, support | | | | zooming in on feminine traits. With a new female |
| themselves and successfully raise children on their | | | | leadership style emerging, more women are being |
| own. They can wisely shop for bargains while | | | | hired into positions of power because of their |
| splurging on Godiva chocolates. They can cry over | | | | extraordinary female traits. Obviously, many |
| romantic movies, but also get a thrill from the X-files. | | | | companies believe that the best man for the job is |
| Women become jealous over Victoria Secret models | | | | still a woman. Society has finally come to the |
| and have lusty thoughts when spotting George | | | | conclusion that the lack of female energy is the |
| Clooney. They are touched by the sight of babies | | | | reason for most of the problems in the business and |
| and outraged at violence. When making love they like | | | | social world. This is a tribute to all women to |
| to be on the top in charge of their own fulfillment. | | | | celebrate the power of being a woman. |
| Yet, with the evolution of women, taxis still stop for | | | | Women have what it takes to create a world of |
| us, men still open the doors for us and in case of a | | | | human equality. Our time has come to capitalize on |
| fire, all the gorgeous firefighters will rescue us first. | | | | our feminine traits, skills and the warmth of our |
| We don’t have to pay when we go on | | | | hearts to rock the world. Our strength lies within. |
| dates. We can go after what we want, but are not | | | | These are rewarding times for women. The world |
| being afraid to ask for help. We can say what we | | | | needs our courage to forge ahead, our intuition to |
| mean, without being mean when we say it. We can | | | | discern, our passion for humanity and our wisdom to |
| empathetically walk in the shoes of others, without | | | | see the big picture. |
| losing direction. We can hug each other in public and | | | | The business and social world has mostly operated |
| show emotions openly. Best of all, we know how to | | | | from a masculine perspective. We live in a time of |
| solve all our problems by simply eating chocolate. | | | | towering men and depleting characters, enormous |
| We have options when it comes to beauty. All the | | | | profits and trivial relationships. We have more experts |
| pretty things are made for us. There are substantially | | | | and less solutions, more knowledge and we make |
| more fashion and shoe stores for women. Entire | | | | less sense. We are faced with corruption and greed |
| cosmetic departments, loaded with stuff to make us | | | | everyday. Eroding integrity comes our way like an |
| look and smell pretty, are created just for us. Our | | | | avalanche. We are the snowflakes in this avalanche |
| underwear, enriched with lace and rhinestones, is | | | | and every single snowflake is responsible. Albert |
| fortified with silicone inserts and airlifts. It | | | | Einstein said: The world is a dangerous place, not |
| doesn’t get any better than that. Women | | | | because of those who do evil, but because of those |
| are responsible for much of the beauty in the world. | | | | who look on and do nothing. If each woman does |
| We do pretty things, create pretty things and look | | | | something, the collective results will be amazing. |
| beautiful along the way. Our options and power are | | | | There is so much power, richness and integrity in |
| endless and here is some US data to support that: | | | | feminine nature. Women must stand united in their |
| ·By 2010, women are expected to control $1 | | | | feminine spirit to bring about global changes. There is |
| trillion, or 60 percent, of the country's wealth (USA), | | | | nothing quite like empowered women with a purpose, |
| according to research conducted by BusinessWeek | | | | who rise to the occasion. |