From social scenes to workplace meetings, a woman?s role has shifted. Her corporate presence is growing and needs nurturing. Women?s groups, entrepreneurial workshops, and diversity trainings readily available in some cities, but scarce in others, bring to light the critical need for helping others ? in particular, women. As the faces of our emerging Millennial managers appears to get more youthful from the perceptive of fellow Gen X and other professionals, a progressive mindset acknowledges this and embraces the opportunities. It remains my continuous observation that women of all ages and stages are unique in how we contribute to our communities through how we communicate, control ourselves (or lack thereof), and use our non-verbal actions, tone of voices, words. Our strides are noteworthy. We are tapping on the glass ceiling ? and it?s shattering into a beautiful menagerie of glistening diamonds! Women have come a long way on the path to inclusion and equality; hopefully, not at the expense of men, but rather with the inclusion of them. If we want to better understand how we, as independent and gifted women, can continue to capitalize on our successes and advances, then hard, honest conversations, statistical trends analyses, gaps and reality checks, and emotional occupational hazard reviews are in order.

I presume you?re RSVPing to attend. From the 5.1 million married women with incomes greater than their spouses, to the 8.6 million single mothers burning the life and work candle at both ends, we should dive deeper to better understand these women and learn from their trailblazing stories. The fact remains that we need to continue to stretch our strides, shatter those ceilings, and ensure that our mothers, wives, friends, sisters, and daughters (and the fathers, partners, guys, brothers, and sons who unapologetically support us) thrive while living their dreams.