New mothers are often not ready to just pick up where they left off at work. Their employers need to know and respond to this. By Elaine Davidson, WorkingMother.com The weeks leading up to the end of maternity leave and the first weeks back at work are undoubtedly the most difficult for many working mothers. Organizations—and [...]
By Susan Adams The title of Karen Friedman’s most recent book isn’t exactly subtle. Shut Up And Say Something: Business Communication Strategies to Overcome Challenges and Influence Listeners lays out her no-nonsense philosophy about how to best get your point across, drawn from her 40 years of experience as a professional communicator. As a TV [...]
"Women are still underrepresented at every level in the corporate pipeline. Many people assume this is because women are leaving companies at higher rates than men or due to difficulties balancing work and family. However, our analysis tells a more complex story: women face greater barriers to advancement and a steeper path to senior leadership." [...]
So, you're back from your conference? How are you going to follow-up with the people you met? Here's some good advice... By Darrah Brustein You’ve attended a networking event. Now what? You have a pocket full of business cards and no idea what to do with them. Business cards have no value if you don’t use [...]
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What Works for Women at Work Part 4: Tug of War Gender bias can fuel conflict amongst women. Learn to navigate this form of bias—and help others do so. By Joan C. Williams, Distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of [...]
Welcome! We're glad you found your way to our new website. The League of Women in Government (LWG) was created to serve as the umbrella organization to support local and statewide organizations that advance women in local government leadership. We want to move the needle forward on the number of women serving at the most senior and executive levels in ALL areas [...]
Learn how to navigate the tightrope between between being perceived as too “masculine” and too “feminine” By: Joan C. Williams, Distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law and co-author of What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know [...]
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here's why, and what to do about it. By: KATTY KAY AND CLAIRE SHIPMAN Reprinted from The Atlantic magazine For years, we women have kept our heads down and played by the rules. We’ve been certain that [...]
Experts say that body language is more than 93% of our communication and, in fact, if we decode a conversation it would roughly breakdown to: 7% words used, 38% tone of voice, volume, rate of speech, vocal pitch; and 55% facial expressions, hand gestures, postures and other forms of body language. The 93% is known not [...]