Abby Wambach’s Leadership Lessons: Be the Wolf
Posted August 27, 2019
In her new book, “Wolfpack,” the retired soccer superstar applies lessons of failure and triumph learned on the field to empower women.
Facebook Wants to 'double our number of women globally and Black and Hispanic employees in the US'
Posted August 20, 2019
"Since 2014, we have increased the number of Black women at Facebook by 25X and the number of Black men by 10X," Facebook wrote in a blog post. "And importantly, even as we have grown, we have worked very hard on making Facebook a more welcoming, respectful workplace."
U.S. Women Near Milestone in the College-Educated Labor Force
Posted August 13, 2019
Women are approaching a milestone in gender parity. 2019 will likely be the first year in which they are a majority of the college-educated labor force. As of the first quarter of 2019, 29.5 million women in the labor force had at least a bachelor’s degree, effectively matching the number of college-educated men in the workforce (29.3 million), according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Five Women Entrepreneurs Share The Best Advice They've Ever Received
Posted August 6, 2019
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Global Connections for Women Entrepreneurship Ball at the Harvard Club in Manhattan. The charity event recognized game-changing women leaders, with benefits going toward the GC4W Entrepreneurship Scholarship Fund. With access to the brilliant honorees, I was compelled to ask five of them the best advice they've ever received. Here's what they responded:
Women CEOs on how they smashed the glass ceiling
Posted July 30, 2019
The number of women leading Fortune 500 companies in 2017 broke a record at 6.4%, or 32 women in the top spot at companies on the list. But when the 2018 list was released in May, that number toppled with just 4.8% of listed companies led by women.
The Best Parental Leave Policies From Large U.S. Companies in 2019
Posted July 23, 2019
Because the United States is the only developed country without a paid-parental-leave policy, Americans have to rely on their state governments and employers to step up. And while there have been recent developments indicating that more will follow suit, only six states and Washington, DC, have paid family-care policies that can be used for new parents.
This means much of that burden is placed on employers.
A Women’s Leadership Summit with the goal of helping advance more women into the C-Suite
Posted July 16, 2019
At the annual KPMG Women's PGA Championship, accomplished women leaders take the stage to share their stories of climbing the corporate ladder — in industries ranging from politics and sports to finance, media and more. Participants hail from more than 90 of the nation's top companies, nominated by the CEOs in their organizations to take a coveted seat at the table among peers and predecessors to learn how to advance their careers.
8 Successful Women Share How They Negotiated Their First Big Raise
Posted July 9, 2019
Studies in the past have suggested that women are less likely than men to ask for a raise. But research from Harvard Business Review finds that women ask for raises just as often as men do — they’re just more likely to have their requests denied.
Lessons From The World's Most Gender-Equal Countries
Posted July 2, 2019
In an effort to help both men and women better succeed in the workplace, the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) have long been rewriting the rules of work by adopting more family-friendly policies, such as subsidized child care and paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers, as well it being common for companies to offer flexible schedules, work-from-home days and alternative working hours.
How has rewriting the rules of work paid off in terms of making equality a reality?
Target Expands Childcare and Paid Family Leave Benefits as Retailers Battle for Talent
Posted June 25, 2019
Target announced it will strengthen its child care benefits and expand paid family leave for 350,000 part-time and full-time hourly employees across stores, distribution centers and headquarters.