Ask for Way Too Much and Close Your Wage Gap — the Script
When it comes to money, women are less likely and often uncomfortable with negotiating. This plays out in lower compensation throughout their careers. Lisa Gates, in her recent Forbes Women article,...
View ArticleWomen and the Vision Thing
Julia Geisman In their 2009 article, Hermina Ibarra and Otilia Obodarn discuss the conundrum regarding who’s better at visioning – men or women. Their qualitative and quantitative research underscores...
View ArticleWhy Powerful Women Don’t Talk As Much As Men
Julia Geisman This article, from the Business Insider , underscores the way in which institutionalized attitudes affect how women are perceived. The question one has to ask is if a “powerful” person...
View ArticleGen Y Speaks Out: Millennial Women Must Show Leadership
I came across this inspired essay by Laura Calandrella, who partners with Millennial women to “help them decide how they are going to change the world – and then do it”. Her company,...
View ArticleWomen: “Want to move up? Get a sponsor”
Julia Geisman In her article, Alsever, discusses the distinction between having a mentor and a sponsor which are both valuable for advancing one’s career. Their function is just different. However,...
View ArticleAre Women Finding Success with Mentoring?
According to The Odyssey, Mentor was asked by Odysseus to watch after his son and to tell him all he knew while he was off fighting the Trojan War. Mentor’s name now lives on associated with a noble...
View ArticleWomen in Top Jobs is Still Low – What’s Being Lost?
Christine Lagarde, Head of the IMF and former Finance Minister of France commented: “if Lehman Brothers had been ‘Lehman Sisters’, today’s economic crisis clearly would look quite different.” According...
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