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Michele Weldon

Michele Weldon

Michele Weldon is emeritus faculty at Northwestern University, a senior leader with The OpEd Project and author of "Escape Points: A Memoir."

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10 Female Leadership Lessons From the New ‘Beauty and the Beast’

By: Michele Weldon | March 23, 2017

While many debate if the film’s lead character, Belle, is a victim or a role model, there are lessons modern female leaders and working women can learn from her.

Parenting
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Parenting While Single: We Need to Stop the Damnation

By: Michele Weldon | October 29, 2015

You would hardly fathom from the portrayal of two-parent families as optimal that single parents are not necessarily failures. We need to change this mindset and start matching the realities of family life.

Mothering

Was Nancy Lanza a Monster or Just a Mother of One?

By: Michele Weldon | December 18, 2012

As investigations continue into the Sandy Hook massacre, Michele Weldon can’t stop thinking about the killer’s mother, Nancy Lanza, and if she should be blamed too.

Commentary

Female Op-Ed Journalists Should Ignite Fireball

By: Michele Weldon | March 23, 2005

The latest flare-up over the shortage of female op-ed writers on leading newspapers should not simply die down. Michele Weldon says female bloggers and journalists must cluster together and create a “fireball” of visibility.

Equality

Female Anchor Without Her Clothes On? Let’s Hold the Show

By: Michele Weldon | November 24, 2004

A female TV news anchor in Ohio appeared without her clothes on the air last week to cover an arts event. Michele Weldon, who teaches at the same journalism school that trained the anchor, explored why the incident was so regrettable.

Commentary

No News in Newsroom Census: Gender Gap Persists

By: Michele Weldon | April 21, 2004

The latest census from the American Society of Newspaper Editors shows that–instead of leaping over the gaps in gender representation in the newsroom–women are still crawling toward the goalpost of gender equity.

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