What started out as an idea over pomegranate martinis, laughter, and great conversation turned into a multi-contributor blog with over 400 articles published, thousands of page views per month, 60 past and current writers and tons of guest contributors.

Meet Women of HR.

I love working with smart women. It became a Sunday morning routine: coffee, Baileys and Women of HR-ing. I enjoyed working with new writers to bring their ideas to the page and getting a sneak peak into the minds of some of the best writers in the HR space today. It was an honor.

Now, after three years as editor, I am turning over the reins to Jennifer Payne who will bring her voice to the community we're building.

If you are a women in HR or someone working in and around the HR space and have something to say about things like the workplace, business, social media, HR professionals or career, send your ideas to Jennifer at womenofhr@gmail.com You do not need a blog or a portfolio so toss those excuses aside. Just write.

Jennifer will be blogging from the SHRM 2013 Annual Conference. Stop by and say hi if you see her. If you are planning to go but have not registered yet, register by May 17 for your last chance to save.

What will I ever do with my Sunday mornings now?

I am a woman. I have issues. I am also a professional, a partner to my husband and a mother to my daughter. I don't want to make sacrifices anywhere.

Serving as a woman in the military resulted in some awkward yet revealing circumstances for me: heads coming out of tanks to see the new "girl" maintenance officer, visiting an artillery company with no women's bathrooms, and an uncomfortable commander offering to make me coffee were just a few.

"The blunt truth," Sheryl Sandberg wrote, "is that men still run the world."

Recently, more companies are recognizing the value of women in the workplace. In an early 2013 article on Huffington Post, the author wrote, “History has proven that those companies that fully tap into the women in their workforce benefit from the diverse talents and perspectives they bring and are the most successful.”

It’s true and while not enough companies are asking employees what they want to see in their workplace, some are. I'll be visiting a company this week to listen to employees on matters that concern workplace and company policies.

Here are a few articles I came across in preparation that I'd like to share with you:

I love that I get to do this because not only am I able to use my experiences to help others but because it makes me more effective in my role as an HR professional and leader.

If I were visiting your company to gather workplace/company policy concerns, what would you want me to ask your staff?

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