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Women's History Month : CONQUERING IMPOSTOR SYNDROME: LESSONS FROM FEMALE AND MINORITY BUSINESS LEADERS

By | Mar 03, 2021

Happy Women's History month! To all of the incredible women, who have made this country what it is and continue to work to make it all it can be, I salute you! Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” (Right! We didn't get a month until later) In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. In celebration of Women's History Month, I am honored that my article CONQUERING IMPOSTOR SYNDROME: LESSONS FROM FEMALE AND MINORITY BUSINESS LEADERS is included in the new Leader to Leader virtual issue collection ‘Leadership For an Equitable Society’. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1531-5355.leadership-for-an-equitable-society This special issue is part of Wiley’s new RISE/Research in Support of Equity initiative. Enjoy the article and celebrate the women in your life!