On average, companies are paying women 77% as much as the guys in the cubes next to them, doing the same jobs. Traditionally this has been seen as a women’s issue, an issue of social justice, a reason for women ask for legislated change. However, I believe that this “fairness” argument has been...
I hate Women’s History Month. Don’t get me wrong; I think it’s vitally important to keep remembering that – and why - women matter. It’s crucial that we keep examining and updating our perceptions of women, so that we see them in ways that are ever-more complete, current and correct. I just don’t...
Study: Can Single- Sex Education Make Women Less Risk- Averse? (Sosa, Booth, Nolen, 2012) Finding: Assumptions that women are more risk-averse than men may be more about social context and less about inherent gender traits InPower Insight: When it comes to risk-taking, the stories we tell...
Study: Do Daughters Help Ease Gender Pay Gap? (Columbia Business School, 2011, Ross, Dahl, Deszo) Finding: The wage gap decreases measurably when a male CEO has daughters. InPower Insight: Know that people's personal experiences - including yours - effect their hiring practices. Summary: In a new...
Am I a feminist? My whole, half century life as a professional, a wife, a mother of two and now a women’s leadership advocate I’ve never had a comfortable answer to this question. While this might seem odd since I now run a women’s site, I know more women who feel this ambivalence about...
As women, we face unique challenges as leaders, whether we work in the corporate world or as business owners. There seems to be a large chasm between female leaders who too easily sacrifice authority, and iron-fisted women who never budge once their minds are made up. Unfortunately, neither...
Title: Women And Men Make A Great Team When The Woman Make It To Senior Roles Study: Behind Every Great Woman (Bloomburg BusinessWeek 2012) Finding: Many powerful women are receiving significant help - to the point of social role reversal - more and more often to help them achieve work-life...
Want to sustain outstanding results in business? Then leadership must build a culture and environment where both women and men will thrive. The demand is right around the corner and the Millennials will expect it for young men are used to working with women as equals. Today’s college...
By: Sharon McDermott How many times do you catch yourself saying the words, “I’m sorry”? “I’m sorry” when you bump into someone, when you are walking through a doorway, when your handbag is sitting on a chair and someone approaches and wants to sit down, you find the words coming out of your...
The higher you go in any organization, the more the leadership culture tends to solidify around you. This increases – or decreases – the chances that you’ll fit in. Too many fast trackers see this as a reason to conform to the culture around them and thus too many end up feeling like they’re...
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October 2024 Leadership Development Carnival
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