“Throughout my career I would consciously observe the style of other women as a model and notice how they set up their lives. They all worked differently, and I realized there were a variety of options for having success in both the workplace and family life, from having nannies to a husband who stayed home […]
Guest contributed by Lisa Levey Gender diversity is on the radar in corporate America after more than 10 years of research highlighting the economic benefits of women in leadership roles. Companies have invested in gender initiatives that aim to support women’s advancement and diversify the leadership pipeline. Some companies have been at it for multiple […]
By Cathie Ericson “I wish I had learned earlier in my career not to take things personally as it can create obstacles in your day-to-day interactions and detracts from your overall work experience,” says WEX’ Kimberly Hendry. “I have realized I wasted a lot of energy getting frustrated by things that weren’t being done to […]
By Nicki Gilmour, CEO of theglasshammer My takeaway from the 2018 Catalyst Awards and Dinner is that owning your experiences is the first step and the second step is to not let them negate other people’s experiences if you are truly going to be a man or a woman who is going to see progress […]
Guest contributed by CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke Let’s face it: Most of us hate conflict. Even the toughest among us are at least a little uncomfortable with it. When faced with it, many leaders and executives tend to opt out. But, here’s the truth: The best and most creative solutions often happen when people […]
By Cathie Ericson “You have to be the author of your own path, and realize that you are going to do your best work when you are passionate about your goal,” says Goldman Sachs’ Elizabeth Martin. Throughout her career, she tended to take career risks by shifting towards emerging problems or business trends versus following […]
By Cindy Krischer Goodman The number of male managers who are uncomfortable mentoring women has more than tripled in 2018, with one in six male managers now hesitant to mentor a woman, a recent survey by the LeanIn.Org and SurveyMonkey found. The survey results, considered a backlash from the wave of sexual harassment allegations known […]
Guest Contributed by Ilene C. Wasserman Ph.D “I would like to think that things have changed for women at the workplace, but just when I let my guard down, I am reminded of the vestiges of the old patterns.” Often, while working with senior executive women, I inevitably hear about the challenges of measuring up […]
By Cathie Ericson Elected to partnership just this past January, Grissel Mercado, shares her insight on her business, the industry and women in the law. For more about Mercado’s background, read her Voice of Experience profile here. A Busy Year With Many Successes With a strong history and expertise in capital markets in Latin America, […]
Contributed by Aoife Flood. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Aoife is Senior Manager of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Programme Office at PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. International Women’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the many achievements of women, and think about what more can be done to help them achieve their career goals. The good […]