This article from NPR’s All Tech Considered summarizes findings from a recent study of why women are leaving the engineering profession. The most common reason female engineers leave is the work environment. There …
Continue ReadingThis article from NPR’s All Tech Considered summarizes findings from a recent study of why women are leaving the engineering profession. The most common reason female engineers leave is the work environment. There …
Continue ReadingA level playing for all employees requires culture change in our companies. Culture change happens when we encourage dialogue (some of it uncomfortable) to promote understanding combined with structural programs that nudge …
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In her discussion with Paul Solman of PBS News Hour, Sallie Krawcheck, legendary Wall Street analyst, strategist and executive, candidly describes the gender bias in corporate America and the business case for more women leading.
Continue ReadingI’ve spent more than 20 years working in corporate America. I love giant corporations. They have abundant resources which allow them to provide abundant opportunities. They are the engines of …
Continue ReadingIn this white paper the authors of the Influencer series of books discuss how chronic persistent problems aren’t solved easily. They require a critical mass of influencing strategies and a …
Continue ReadingThis Financial Times article by Tim Smedley from May 15, 2014, does a nice job of summarizing numerous research studies that support the business case for diversity. And the 1960 …
Continue ReadingGrant Thornton has been tracking the proportion of women in senior management since 2004 and the 2013 research finds that the proportion of women in the most senior roles has stagnated at …
Continue ReadingFully integrating women into both the workplace and the marketplace can yield a significant return—what can be called the Gender Dividend. Much like the dividends that public corporations pay to …
Continue ReadingUsing findings from research, we have developed a list of best practices that have been shown to lead to higher employee satisfaction and productivity, lower turnover and greater innovation – …
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