Does Society Overlook the Courageous Acts Real Women Make Everyday?
Whether you love her or hate her, Senator Hillary Clinton has proven her mettle as one tough cookie. She’s faced adversity time and time again; as First Lady to a philandering president and now as she makes her own bid for the White House. As Americans are faced with the option of electing the first female president, the debate about women, courage and their ability to handle adversity takes on a more urgent tone. “In my mind there is no debate,” says business columnist and acclaimed life skills coach Sue Mackey. “Throughout the ages women have confronted challenges and overcome adversity to help the people they love and to protect their families. I don’t think courage and resilience are traits that are relegated solely to one gender.” Mackey, author of the new book, “Women Navigating Adversity: The courage they didn’t know they had,” believes that society often overlooks the courageous acts real women make every single day. Perhaps that’s because so many of us define courage by such n
Whether you love her or hate her, Senator Hillary Clinton has proven her mettle as one tough cookie. She’s faced adversity time and time again; as First Lady to a philandering president and now as she makes her own bid for the White House. As Americans are faced with the option of electing the first female president, the debate about women, courage and their ability to handle adversity takes on a more urgent tone. “In my mind there is no debate,” says business columnist and acclaimed life skills coach Sue Mackey. “Throughout the ages women have confronted challenges and overcome adversity to help the people they love and to protect their families. I don’t think courage and resilience are traits that are relegated solely to one gender.” Mackey, author of the new book, “Women Navigating Adversity: The courage they didn’t know they had,” believes that society often overlooks the courageous acts real women make every single day. Perhaps that’s because so many of us define courage by such n
