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 …
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Advancing Gender Equality in Corporate America
Month: March 2015
PwC’s Chief Diversity Officer highlights a sponsorship program (Fast Co.)
A 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 …
Legendary Wall Street executive, Sallie Krawcheck, reveals gender bias stories (PBS News Hour)
This article is an interview with Sallie Krawcheck, legendary Wall Street analyst, strategist and executive. In her discussion with Paul Solman of PBS News Hour, she candidly describes the gender …
50% Women Leading Corporate America – it can happen if we work together
I’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 …
How to 10x your influence (VitalSmarts Influencer)
In 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 …
Financial Times – The evidence is growing – there really is a business case for diversity
This 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 …
Women in Business: From classroom to boardroom 2014 (Grant Thornton)
Grant 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 …
The Gender Dividend: Making the business case for investing in women (Deloitte)
Fully 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 …
ShowMe50™ Win-Win Checklist
Using 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 – …
Business Case For Posting All Jobs
One structural roadblock to women’s career advancement is the lack of transparency in job opportunities. Some companies choose not to post all jobs, especially director and above level jobs. This Q&A …
Cascading Gender biases, compounding effects: An Assessment of Talent Management Systems (Catalyst)
This 2009 study from Catalyst is an oldie but goodie. The conditions it describes are still very much a part of corporate America in 2015. This paper explains how to mitigate risk and …
