"For years I tried to find salvation in my job, but I finally realized that wasn't working," says Susan McPherson.

Major life changes like retirement or divorce are unsettling, but they can also prompt women to seek new ways to align their lives with their spiritual values. In Susan's case, life was changed by her divorce and subsequent transfer to New York to be closer to relatives.

Even though Susan loves her marketing career at PR Newwire, she was open to a new opportunity to make a difference in the world. At just that point, a respected colleague serendipitously introduced her to the Business Council for Peace, or Bpeace, which promotes peace by helping women in war-torn countries grow their own businesses. "I went to the Bpeace website and said, "Wow!"

Women’s Perspective designed and facilitated a "parallel event" on Women's Leadership: Partnering Faith & Finance, which was co- sponsored by the Anglican Consultative Council and Global Education Associates.

Through examples of individual women's leadership in the U.S. and Africa, participants followed money from the global perspective to the local perspective to their own pocketbooks.

"The session included everything we are doing at Women’s Perspective," said Rosemary, "Working with women on a global scale, working on leadership issues and integrating spirituality and how women think about money."

(Left) WP's newest Board Members Sakinah Carter and Anita Galati greet participants in our Fifth Anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.

Headliners Amy Domini and Tracy Gary alternately inspired and challenged supporters of Women's Perspective in how we connect our financial lives with our deepest values during our fifth anniversary celebration in April.

In addition to hearing our guest speakers, participants in the day-long event in Washington, D.C., also discovered new connections during workshops and informal conversations throughout the day.

At Women's Perspective, we encourage you to "follow the money" in your personal life and in the wider world.

Take your understanding to the next level with Women and the U.S. Budget: Where Your Money Goes and What You Can Do About It.

If this book by Jane Midgley sounds like heavy reading, just think of it as a crash course in budget literacy.

We're moving because Peter Nagle, our landlord, has an expanding business, for this reason he needed the office he leased to Women's Perspective. Although we are happy for Peter we are sad to leave. Working in that space with him and other members of his family has been a delight. Peter, his wife Joy, sister-in-law Patti and Women's Perspective share the view that we, as individuals, can do much to create a better world.

Let me tell you just a bit about Peter Nagle. As a financial advisor, he helps individuals plan to live more fruitful lives and use their assets well. In his own attempt to live a fruitful life, he attended Yale Divinity School while working full-time professionally in the financial field and eventually found himself called to work with the Israeli/Palestine issue. He has since produced a film, a study guide and takes delegations to Israel/Palestine. His mission is to help people understand he true nature of the problem, and what paths to peace and reconciliation might be.

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