Year in Review
2016 – The Year in Review 2016 was one for the record books. The British voted to leave the European Union; we saw our first female presidential candidate; and Donald [...]
The Underlying Current Holding Women Back
I’ve talked about unconscious bias in many blog posts over the years, and it is an oft-cited reason for gender discrimination in the workplace. How does unconscious bias prevent women [...]
Harnessing Innovation with Non-Conformity
“Innovation is important—it solves problems today in a way that positions us to address the unforeseen problems of tomorrow.” The Rockefeller Foundation Innovation, and the creativity that fuels it, drive the [...]
Parental Leave: Signs of Improvement?
Parental leave has been in the news, with companies announcing new, more generous policies, and Presidential candidate Donald Trump revealing his proposed plan for new mothers. Is the US taking [...]
Wage Transparency the Key to Parity?
In my previous post on “The Brexit Surprise,” I highlighted the potential situations for women that could arise when Britain leaves the European Union. One of the benefits for women [...]
Managing Conflict
freedigitalphotos.net by franky 242 Conflict is a fact of life, in business or otherwise. Yet, managed incorrectly, conflict can have devastating effects: strained relationships, lost productivity, and low [...]
Women Making a Difference in Fintech
freedigitalphotos.net by cooldesign Digital Asset Holdings, a blockchain technology startup led by Blythe Masters, recently announced that Sallie Krawcheck would join their executive board. Resultant headlines trumpeted the [...]
The Hidden Pay Gap
Women and men are not paid equally for the same job. However, while that gap has been slowly shrinking, the gap at the upper echelons of management is not. An [...]
Effective Leaders: Visionaries or Managers?
It has been said that “leading” and “managing,” though used interchangeably, have different meanings. The idea goes that the leader is a visionary, with big picture ideas, and the manager [...]
Working Out Gender Bias
One of the key obstacles in workplace equality is inherent bias. Moreover, it is the most difficult type of bias to overcome. Leanin.org and McKinsey & Company co-authored a “Women [...]