We are not powerless.
We do not exist merely subject to the whims and fancies of capricious or unscrupulous leaders.
We have options. And Power.
YOU have options and Power

#2026 #personalpower

Welcome to The Power Table: The Conversations That Change Who Leads

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This isn’t your polite panel on women’s issues.
Each week I’ll bring you unfiltered conversations on politics, power, feminism, and personal power.
No filters. No apologies.
Just women, power and change.
You’ll want to pull up a chair.
Stay in touch for details.

#women #thepowertable

This isn’t your polite panel on women’s issues.
Each week I’ll bring you unfiltered conversations on politics, power, feminism, and personal power.
No filters. No apologies.
Just women, power and change.
You’ll want to pull up a chair.
Stay in touch for details.

Hey hey hey! Girls! Sisters! Ladies! Women!
(in every language!!)

There’s this big, bold something coming our way!!
A new space.
A new energy
A new TABLE!
And you will definitely want a seat at this one.
Stay close. I’ll tell you more- very soon.

We’re changing things up a bit.
A lot, actually!
Here and on our sister page @shirley.m.osborne
We are being bold and audacious like never before.
Are you in?

#women #womeninleadership #womenleaders #womeninpower #thepowertable #MySeatAtThePowerTable

Something POWERFUL is coming to our lives!
Very soon.
Stay tuned for a BIG announcement!

#women #womeninpower #womeninleadership #womeninspiringwomen #womenoftheworld #thepowertable #MySeatAtThePowerTable #myseatatthetable

It’s not government pushing back at students and other protesters that is the major issue here. That’s to be expected. Governments never like to be pressured.

It’s the violence of ICE's cold, merciless efficiency;
the gloating of politicians.

Incomprehension is rife; the consternation is real.

Let's talk about power, Ladies!

I’ve spent an entire lifetime geeking out on politics and power - having been born into a political family - and completely uncomprehending why women were being kept out. Literally unable to understand any reason or rationale I heard.

It might also be our bad behaviour!

What is this bend the knee thing that Americans - and the rest of the world! - are talking about so much these days?!

From the NYT: Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement that “Big Law continues to bend the knee to President Trump..."

Sandi Toksvig is working to put women’s stories on the map, and redress the gaps in female history and representation. (Speaking at Cambridge for International Women's Day 2025)

A little bit of a throwback to mark a new phase in my journey. Hanging with women leaders in Bermuda a few years ago.