Working 9-5? More Like 24/7
freedigitalphotos.net by adamr The concept of a 9-5 workday has been gone for a long time. But we’ve replaced it with a far more extreme timetable: 24/7. Technology [...]
The Freelance Workforce
Image courtesy of punsayaporn at FreeDigitalPhotos.net The 2008 financial crisis resulted in 7.9 million job losses and the recovery was slow. With companies hesitant to hire full-time employees, [...]
Women on Boards: Quotas Don’t Work
Ambro by freedigitalphotos.net New research indicates that putting gender-based quotas in place do not result in more female representation on corporate boards. A study by BNY Mellon, and [...]
Sick and Parental Leave Initiative Announced in Washington
In a LinkedIn post on January 14, senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett announced that President Obama would propose new initiatives to support working families in the form of paid [...]
The Expectation Gap
A recent study of Harvard Business School alumni revealed interesting insight into the workplace gender gap. Divergent expectations among men and women may be partly to blame for the dearth [...]
Women Executives in the News
Gender equality in the workplace is one of our hot button issues. We’ve talked about the “glass cliff,” the Paycheck Fairness Act, and work-life balance, among other topics. How have [...]
Introverts and Extroverts: Leading Together
Introverts are getting a lot of positive press lately, likely due to Susan Cain’s bestseller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts. In the book, Cain extols the oft-overlooked virtues of introverts [...]
Can Women Reform Wall Street?
Much of the gender equality discourse focuses on the correctness of equal representation of men and women. This is particularly the case when discussing the lack of women leaders in [...]
Sponsors, Not Mentors for Women in Business
freedigitalphotos.net by stockimages We’ve talked before in the blog about ways women can advance in their careers. Some traditional advice has suggested finding a mentor. In recent years, [...]
The Glass Cliff
freedigitalphotos.net by Ambro Never mind the glass ceiling. It seems that the final barrier for professional women was to break through the glass ceiling, but a new concern [...]