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Women in Engineering: Change the work culture, change the outcome

By ShowMe50.org | March 29, 2015
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 is still a "boys club" culture that is not welcoming...

PwC’s Chief Diversity Officer highlights a sponsorship program (Fast Co.)

By ShowMe50.org | March 29, 2015
Photo via Flickr user Natasha. 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 us...

Legendary Wall Street executive, Sallie Krawcheck, reveals gender bias stories (PBS News Hour)

By ShowMe50.org | March 25, 2015
Photo by Stuart Isett/Fortune Most Powerful Women via Flickr user Fortune Live Media. This article is an interview with Sallie Krawcheck, legendary Wall Street analyst, strategist and executive. In her discussion with Paul Solman of PBS...

50% Women Leading Corporate America – it can happen if we work together

By Elba Pareja-Gallagher | March 25, 2015
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 large scale prosperity. However, for women inside these mega-businesses, the...

How to 10x your influence (VitalSmarts Influencer)

By ShowMe50.org | March 23, 2015
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 combination of tactics. Rather than focus on a single root...

Financial Times – The evidence is growing – there really is a business case for diversity

By ShowMe50.org | March 20, 2015
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 picture he used in the article is just priceless- 100%...

Women in Business: From classroom to boardroom 2014 (Grant Thornton)

By ShowMe50.org | March 19, 2015
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 24% - the same as the result in 2012, 2009...

The Gender Dividend: Making the business case for investing in women (Deloitte)

By ShowMe50.org | March 19, 2015
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 shareholders, the Gender Dividend is a steady benefit that is...

ShowMe50™ Win-Win Checklist

By ShowMe50.org | March 16, 2015
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 – creating greater returns for shareholders. We call it the ShowMe50TM Win-Win Checklist....

Infographic: Why Should We Care About Gender-Balanced Leadership?

By ShowMe50.org | March 11, 2015
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