Managing your “personal brand” is really, really, REALLY important. (Non-believers can click here.) A woman on the rise like yourself needs to make sure your personal brand is everything you want it to be — and more.

Don’t worry, we’re not going to call Stacy and Clinton…yet.

Instead, we’ve pulled together five resources for your personal brand makeover:

1. Personal Branding 101: How to Discover and Create Your Brand 
2. Use Your LinkedIn Profile as a Resume
3. Big news for your personal brand: Google Profiles
4. Let people know you’re human
5. Where’s the line? Professional gets personal for women

We saw this post earlier this week and wanted to share it. If you haven’t been following this issue, this will bring you up to speed in no time!

Amid the cacophony of the budget debate in Sacramento, the Legislative Analyst’s Office has quietly recommended that California’s 44-year old Commission on the Status of Women be eliminated. The proposal reflects a broad trend across the nation, as longstanding state and local commissions focused on women’s issues are being terminated or consolidated.

At a time when the governor and legislature are poised to cut and cripple other programs that support working and poor women and their families, there is more need than ever for the kind of publicly-funded advocacy long provided by the commission.

Read more about California’s women’s commission

Good Ol’ Girls is proud to host an intimate dinner discussion with former California State Senator Carole Migden. Carole will be discussing her long and storied role as a elected official from San Francisco and her experiences as both a woman and an LGBT activist.

This exclusive event is limited to 20 members only. Click here to RSVP before all the spots are gone! If you’re not a member yet, you can become a member online here.

Dinner with Former State Senator Carole Migden
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6:30pm
Delancey Street Restaurant
$20 per person, which includes a four-course meal and glass of wine

Back by popular demand: Lisa Rowland of Speechskills is hosting an exclusive Good Ol’ Girls workshop so you can project more credibility and confidence when speaking–whether it’s in front of a crowd or in a meeting.

It’s limited to 25 ladies and there are still a few spots left!

Tuesday, June 9 at 6:00 p.m.
ACLU of Northern California Board Room
39 Drumm St., San Francisco
$10 for Good Ol’ Girls members; $20 for non-members
Click here to reserve a spot