By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) This week marks the one-year anniversary of the report by Lord Davies of Abersoch on women in the UK boardroom, which argued that companies should take action now to increase the number of female board directors. The report called for a target of 25% women on boards by […]
By EJ Thompson (New York City) Navigating office politics can be tricky – but there are tactics women can employ to avoid playing games and climb the corporate ladder successfully and graciously. Jamie Parrot, Managing Director, Investor Relations and Marketing at Perry Capital, points out, “The most rewarding thing about seeing women succeed is knowing […]
According to Maria Castañón Moats, Chief Diversity Officer at PwC, simply acknowledging diversity isn’t enough to unlock its benefits – companies must engage with diversity to really experience its value. “I’m getting out there and talking to different people in practice about why it’s important for us to engage with each other when it comes […]
Contributed by Kelly Cepeda I lost my job at Goldman Sachs in the midst of the 2009 economic meltdown, and soon after, I found out I was expecting my first child. Taking a break from work to spend time with my baby was something I had always looked forward to, so I thought the timing […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last Year, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding encouraged companies to pledge to increase the representation on their corporate boards significantly. She said it was companies’ “last chance” at self-regulation – and she meant it. The deadline for companies to commit to raising the percentage of women board directors […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A lot of talk gets made about so-called “mean girls” in the workplace – women who disparage other women, women who gossip, women who hold one another back. Workplace bullying is a problem, but the “mean girl” stereotype just doesn’t hold true for the majority of women. Based […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “There will be people who… will wish you had just kept your mouth shut,” said Anita Hill, discussing the challenges women face when speaking in the face of adversity. “But you have to deal with reasserting yourself, and being your authentic self.” Hill was speaking at the National […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Oftentimes, the problem with gender bias is that it acts like a filter, affecting how we see people, what we notice about them, and how we interpret their behavior. If you’re human, you have biases, and like other stereotypes, assumptions about a person based on their gender are made automatically. […]
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) Three percent. That dismal number reflects the number of overall board seats held by women of color directors among Fortune 500 companies in 2011, according to Catalyst’s latest study on Women on Boards. We may have grown weary of seeing numbers under 20 percent for women’s total board membership—in the […]
By Robin Madell, San Francisco Tradition may come to mind before innovation when thinking about the financial services industry. But for Lynne Laube, president and COO of Cardlytics, Inc., innovation has consistently come first. “I have always been excited by innovation and knew that was where I wanted to focus my career,” she explained. After […]