When women see a real possibility for change, they find the courage to seize the opportunity and are more likely to speak up, demanding — and often obtaining — fairer treatment and equal opportunities. This was shown in a perception poll recently released by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation. However, […]
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We’ve all heard of the “glass ceiling” that stands between women and top jobs. However, it’s also important to avoid the dangers of the “glass cliff.” The glass cliff concept was developed by Dr. Michelle Ryan and Professor Alex Haslam from the University of Exeter and examines what happens when women and other minority groups
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Today is Equal Pay Day, a date that identifies the extra months women must work to earn what men earned during the 12 months of the previous year. Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men’s and women’s
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The reasons Corporate America should develop, retain, and advance women are clear. Leaders who make gender diversity a priority recognize the value of their prize – a talent advantage over competitors that do not retain female employees. But few companies are actually winning that prize. The trend of young women burning out and leaving the
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Being able to work well with others is a standard requirement for most jobs today. But a new study suggests that women do not get their fair share of credit for group work, especially when they work with men. This study – reported by Harvard Business Review – looks primarily at women in academia and
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It is a fact that women are largely missing from the top ranks in corporate America. Only 28 percent of senior managers are women, according to Women in the Workplace published last year by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org. The percentage drops even lower as you go higher up the ladder, with only 24 women CEOs in
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family, wrote in the New York Times last fall that today’s fast paced, ultra competitive workplace is losing women. She speculates that too many women look at their lives and discover that what was a manageable and enjoyable work-family balance earlier in their careers can no
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I recently had the opportunity to serve on a panel for the 2015 National Diversity Women’s Business Leadership conference in Orlando. While there I had the opportunity to listen to several wonderful presentations, and was invigorated and inspired by so many smart, amazing, and motivated women gathering in one place. My panel, entitled “So You
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Women make great leaders, yet they remain underrepresented at every level in corporate America. According to Women in the Workplace, produced by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company, a wide range of diversity policies and programs hasn’t moved the needle. We need to try something new. Women are starting strong, but for numerous reasons get derailed
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While many women struggle to find work-life balance, Representative Paul Ryan made news this week when he told his colleagues he would run for speaker of the House IF the job would not interrupt his family time. Known as a “family guy” Ryan makes it a point to fly back to Wisconsin every weekend to
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