By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “I’ve always done what I’m passionate about,” began Ambassador Karen Hughes, Global Vice Chair of public relations firm Burson Marsteller. “I always tell young people, ‘follow your passion and keep with your values.’” At a recent Financial Women’s Association Event, Hughes recalled some of the critical moments during […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) New research shows that companies can benefit by exploiting gender discrepancies in host countries – in other words, hiring highly skilled, local women who are not ‘employees of choice’ in their own countries. Can companies really gain a competitive advantage by hiring women who are overlooked? And should they? When Qualified […]
Contributed by Leslie Williams, Author of Leading With Grit And Grace: Smart Power for Women Leaders Authenticity at work: oxymoron? Pipe dream? Many of us long to be more honest and true to ourselves at work. Yet in most organizations, authenticity is a risky proposition. Here’s a quick exercise that illustrates why that might be […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Last fall, Technisource released its Women & Men in Information Technology Survey, which revealed the many discrepancies in how men and women in the IT industry view the challenges being faced by women. One of the most interesting findings revealed that nearly half of the men surveyed strongly believed that […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “Gender equality needs to be a strategic priority for organizations. It demands all of the rigor companies usually display when pursuing business-critical objectives and the full commitment of top leadership,” said Aniela Unguresan, co-founder (along with Nicole Schwab) of The Gender Equality Project, a new benchmarking and certification […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “Just go for it. Don’t be afraid to show interest. If you prefer a career in something considered to be an all-male bastion like Wall Street investment banking, just do it,” said Aine Leddy, Executive Director, Investment Management Technology at Morgan Stanley. As chief operating officer for the […]
By Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog. A regular contributor, Thompson has just returned to the UK from a period of volunteer work for a charity in India. This is her story. Goa: the smallest and the richest state in India; a former Portuguese colony, a place of beautiful golden beaches, swaying palm […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) How does the likeability/competence double-bind affect female lawyers today? According to some new research, it doesn’t. A new paper published in the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy has surprising new insight into the classic likeability vs. competence dichotomy reviled by professional women. We’ve discussed this issue […]
Contributed by Professor Chris Rowley, Director, Centre for Research on Asian Management, City University, UK and Director of Research and Publications, HEAD Foundation, Singapore As we sit amongst the wreckage of the post-2008 ‘credit crunch’ and global financial crisis and consequent economic mess, several other business and management shibboleths have also seemingly come crashing down. […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam Many women I work with have a love-hate relationship with Power. They want to be powerful, but the definition of power in their heads leaves a bad taste in their mouths. For many women, power conjures up pictures of a dictatorial, hierarchic, dominating, aggressive, “my way or the highway” […]