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Category Archives: Women’s Topics
Someone sent this to me – I love it – Attitude is EVERYTHING!
A good friend sent this to me – attitude is everything! Read this every morning and night! MAYBE WE SHOULD READ THIS EVERY MORNING: C … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blog, Philanthropy, Prayers and Religion, Raising Children, Women's Topics
Tagged family, feelings, gratitude, hope, love, Prayers, the right thing to do, values
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We held our Larraine Segil Scholars Foundation annual retreat – amazing women!
It was the organizing meeting of our Larraine Segil Scholars Foundation (LSS)- but the third annual retreat of our group which has now grown to 20 women. How blessed I am that these exceptional women who walk the road less … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Women's Topics
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Paradigm for Parity – Gender parity in pay and position by 2030
I am proud to serve on the steering committee of a movement called Paradigm for Parity. Here is a recent NYC article on the topic. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/sunday-review/women-ceos-glass-ceiling.html?smid=tw-share
The New Segil Urban Farm Fellow – Training Camp staff in Urban Farming, Beekeeping and More
Every year we endow a young adult to become a Segil Urban Farm Fellow at the Shalom Institute Children’s camp in Malibu. My husband Clive trains them with his deep knowledge of farming in an urban environment ( although you … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Goats, Little farm products, Live Events, Philanthropy, Women's Topics
Tagged Bible, charity, Chesed, doing good, Empowering Women, Fellowship, Judaism, Philanthropy, Talmud, Torah, Tzedakah, urban farming
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Learning about The Electoral College – I thought I understood it – but until I saw this video – I realise there were nuances I missed – take a look!
After the election I was driven to find out more about the Electoral College – its history and implications. I found a fascinating video that explained it so well. Take a look! I thought I understood before – but I … Continue reading
Latino Donor Collaborative – learned a lot about the powerful economic force of the community
I am proud to serve on the Advisory board of TELACU Foundation which serves the Latino/a community nationally but especially in the LA area. I also serve on the board of a Latina businesswoman who runs a Construction company of significant … Continue reading
Loss of a friend – such pain and a vacuum in my life and that of her family and friends – today was her funeral and memorial –
Yesterday after months of pain and anguish, my dear friend Ilene passed. We spoke many times every week, texted multiple times a day, traveled with our husbands together – and our children grew up together as we lived just a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Prayers and Religion, Women's Topics
Tagged family, Friends, funeral, Grief, love, memorials, sisters
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The Larraine Segil Scholars Quarterly Dinner
The LSS group met for dinner at The Little Farm – Each of these remarkable women impress me more every time we get together. And what gives me tremendous joy is that they have formed such a bonded group – … Continue reading
A wonderful new organization called LOOK WHAT SHE DID!
I found out about this new non profit and immediately loved what they are doing! Look What She Did! tells stories of astonishing women, past and present. That’s their mission. What started as a backyard art project has grown into … Continue reading
Passing the California Bar Exam – such an Achievement !! Two of our scholars took it and two of them passed it!
WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE! Two of our Larraine Segil Scholars took the California Bar Exam and both of them passed it! AMAZING – we are so proud of them! Here is Tania Gonzalez getting the Bar results – first in her … Continue reading
Our Larraine Segil Scholars Holiday Party -Women of Excellence!
We held our Larraine Segil Scholars Holiday party for 2016. What a fabulous group of women – all but three of the USA based women were there – and of course we missed our two South African scholars. Check out … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Women's Topics
Tagged children, Holiday, Larraine Segil Scholars, party, paying it forward, Philanthropy, Women of Excellence
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The first computer programmers at NASA JPL were WOMEN! DID YOU KNOW? PASS THIS ON!
For 24 years I taught Executive education at CALTECH which is associated with NASA JPL. My program was a 2 day program in the Industrial Relations Center for executives in business,mainly technology business, on Strategic Alliances. Now I subscribe to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Women's Topics
Tagged BLOG, code, girls who code, JPL, NASA, programmers, STEM education, women, women who code
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A recent brunch for Committee of 200 Scholars at The Little Farm
The event was the visit of Israel C200 Scholar Sarai Duek to The Little Farm – and our Los Angeles based C200 Scholars rallied around her. C200 member Renee Pepys Lowe joined me as we celebrated these amazing young women. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Dogs, Little farm products, Live Events, Philanthropy, Women's Topics
Tagged Committee of 200, scholars, women in stem, women of ambition
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#MOMSQUAD – An interesting video that throws light on the differences in generations -created by the daughter by a good friend Alexandra Addison
We are so proud of our young friend Alexandra Addison – she is now a junior producer at BuzzFeed and just wrote and produced this video. If any of you have adult children you will absolutely identify with the HUGE … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blog, Family, Raising Children, Social media, Women's Topics
Tagged #momsquad, Addison, BuzzFeed, cleaning, cooking, decades, differences, emancipated women, helicopter parents, homemakers, life, millennials, women
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A dinner with some of our 16 Larraine Segil Scholars – to welcome our newbies!
Here are some of our LSS group – they inspire me! And our dinner to celebrate! And we gave out Plaques to those in attendance with the LSS logo designed by our very own Esme Williams-Berenc – here is the … Continue reading
Appointing three new Larraine Segil Scholars for 2016- amazing women with great futures!
I am proud to announce that our 2016 scholars have been selected and are now part of the Larraine Segil Scholars group. We hold our quarterly dinner in late September to celebrate. Look out for another picture then of our … Continue reading
Our quarterly meeting of Larraine Segil Scholars Group in Los Angeles – amazing women!
Check out our website: www.larrainesegilscholars.com to find out more about these amazing women – from 15-55 years of age, in law, medicine, business, technology, biotech, healthcare, services, digital media, financial services, and two in high school – every time I connect … Continue reading
One of our Larraine Segil Scholars was written up in the Chicago Tribune! HOORAY FOR PAULETTE PANTOJA!
We now have 13 Larraine Segil Scholars ( Our LSS Group) and one was just written up in the Chicago Tribune. WAY TO GO PAULETTE!! Congratulations to you – she created the concept for the company, developed the technology and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Women's Topics
Tagged emerging companies, entrepreneurs, Larraine Segil Scholars, startups, technology, women
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Mentoring young people – my joy in life
Nothing gives me more pleasure than mentoring young people. I do it for my Larraine Segil Scholars, now numbering 13 around the world – here the site is that features each of them – with video interviews of most too! … Continue reading
Women in leadership add Profits to Companies
A very interesting article http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/business/women-in-company-leadership-tied-to-stronger-profits.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
Posted in Blog, Women's Topics
Tagged Gender Equity, Gender parity, profitable companies, Women in leadership
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