Many companies focus myopically on International Women’s Day. This year #BreaktheBias and gender and climate are the annual themes, depending on your source. But, as founder and fifteen years in here at theglasshammer, it is hard to believe that these slogans and themes that come and go every year create any change at all. People […]
“It can be intimidating in finance when you’re fresh out of college, but I would encourage anyone to not discount their own opinions or gut instincts,” says Erica Klinkowize. “It’s important to differentiate early on between this is who I am and this is who my company is.” Klinkowize speaks to developing gut instincts, the […]
A senior HR official at a Fortune 500 company recently told me that women at her company routinely refuse to accept recognition awards for their years of service. Why? Because they don’t want people to know their age. Had that ever happened with a man, I asked? Never, she replied. Our society does not value […]
“The world is different now and leadership looks different,” says Pamela Peace, “Today anyone at any level should be afforded a trusted space to have a dialogue with their manager about the support needed to be successful.” Peace talks about the values she holds dear, lessons learned throughout her career and how she has developed […]
February is Black History Month—a dedicated time to, in part, shine light on all the challenges people of color have faced historically and continue to face in a modern context. In today’s social setting, Black women still face several unique challenges in life and in business. In fact, statistics paint a realistic picture of just […]
“As you arrive to a real senior level, you will start to understand that people are going to have a hard time disagreeing with you. They tend to give you filtered information,” advises Geline Midouin. “If you know that, you can be much more deliberate and intentional in terms of how you ask questions, to […]
“If it’s always the loudest voiced people who are taking up space, some of the more insightful opinions get lost,” says Mariah Turner. “I like to think that I’m someone that tries to champion the softer voices in the room.” Turner speaks to showing up in a room and the community, as both a team […]
Before the word ‘intersectionality’ was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, bell hooks critiqued a narrowed feminism that hailed from the white middle class living room and neither addressed interlocking webs of oppression nor recognized its own race and class privileges – therefore, blindly disregarding the multidimensional plights of non-white, underprivileged women. Her message has […]
“You’ve got to remain true to yourself, because there are enough people telling you what you can’t do. I will always tell you what you can do,” Brandi Boatner tells young black women. “We’re going to make change together, but you have to be true to yourself. You have to be authentic. If you’re not, […]
With four in 10 women considering leaving their current roles, “Unlearn, Learn, Relearn” could well be the mantra for executive-level professional women looking to switch tracks to more meaningful work. Despite the ‘passion at work paradigm’ being around for more than six decades, there are downsides to that approach. It could be a straight path […]