By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) This week, in honor of Ada Lovelace Day, The Glass Hammer is highlighting women who have achieved high levels of success working in technology. Making role models visible is one important way we can encourage girls and young women to pursue a career in tech – and stay […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) This week, in honor of Ada Lovelace Day, The Glass Hammer is highlighting women who have achieved high levels of success working in technology. Making role models visible is one important way we can encourage girls and young women to pursue a career in tech – and stay […]
Contributed by Cynthia Thomas Calvert, Co-Founder of and Senior Advisor for the Project for Attorney Retention Part-time lawyer layoffs can now join sewer crocodiles and kidney thefts on the list of attention-grabbing hoaxes. During the recession, the “highest number of terminations occurred amongst part-time attorneys,” said a recent op-ed that appeared in The Glass Hammer. […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last Friday, in celebration of International Women’s Day, Accenture hosted an event at the Paley Center for Media in New York to honor one of the world’s most recognizable women, Barbara Walters. Pat Mitchell, CEO of the Paley Center, said, “She, in many ways, defines the collective media […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “It makes sense for investors to get involved. Gender issues can have financial relevance, and there is plenty of research to back that up,” said Joe Keefe, President and CEO of Pax World Investments. Keefe believes that shareholders can and should demand more from the companies they invest […]
Contributed by Judith Lindenberger In their book, The 2020 Workplace, Jeannie C. Meister and Karie Willyerd report that the top three things Millennials want from their bosses is straight feedback, coaching and mentoring, and personal development. There is a danger in not providing these kinds of learning experiences in your organization – one in four […]
By Stephanie Wilcox (Middlefield, CT) In 2005 Tracy Britt and Teresa Hsiao were juniors studying economics at Harvard when they discovered that while women want to manage money and make money, there were few ways in which they could learn how to do the managing part. Though there were lots of investment clubs on campus, […]
By Melanie H. Axman (Boston) It’s no surprise that throughout the economic downturn, companies’ resources have become scarce, and issues of diversity and gender inclusion tend to take a backseat to shrinking profit margins. Despite these ever-increasing challenges, some businesses and organizations have managed to navigate these and other distractions. Keeping their women’s initiative at […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “There is a lot of research that shows, and we believe, that diverse teams create better solutions to client problems than homogeneous teams,” explained Jim Wall, Global Chief Diversity Officer for Deloitte. Wall said he appreciates the firm’s organization’s commitment to diversity – not only because it’s strategically […]
By Vanessa Hall “The Trust Lady” and author of The Truth About Trust in Business In a recent survey by Management Today and the Institute of Leadership and Management, female CEOs were found to be more trusted than their male counterparts. In a number of sales training sessions I’ve attended over the years, women have […]