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After You Break Through the Glass Ceiling – How Do You Navigate the Glass Cliff?

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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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Women in Leadership Makes Sense On Every Level

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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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Unlocking the Full Potential of Women at Work

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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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Calling All Women Ambassadors and Expert Trainers

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Everywhere you look, women are changing the face of leadership. Why? Because they are tired of waiting. They want to see gender parity in leadership in their lifetimes. At the current pace, this will not happen until 2095. Some powerful leaders of today’s women’s movement are gathering in Santa Barbara April 19-21 to help bring

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Getting Credit When Credit Is Due

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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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Sign The Petition And Guarantee Access For All!

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Journalist, singer-songwriter, civil rights advocate and avid knitter Donna W. Hill is on a mission – to make the Internet accessible for users who rely on adaptive technologies. Women Connect4Good supports her campaign. Donna is a blind author and recording artist committed to living as independently as possible. She, along with thousands of other people

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The Secret To Acquiring Top Female Leaders

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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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For Women, Real Flexibility Is The Key

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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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Diversity and Inclusion Essential Attitudes For Women In The Workplace

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The call for “diversity” is being heard around the country a lot lately, and women in the workplace are adding their voices. The problems faced by today’s organizations have become so complex that a diverse range of skills and backgrounds is needed to solve them. After all, no one can possibly be good at everything. No

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Leading Women and Diversity in the Workplace

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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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