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To Hold Women Back, Keep Treating Them Like Men
Are men and women different? While almost every executive I have ever met, anywhere in the world, says yes, most diversity policies are designed as if the answer were no. By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is CEO [...]
Guest Blogger Marianne Cooper asks, Why Aren’t Women Financially Literate?
While studies continue to find these gender gaps in financial knowledge, what is left unanswered is why such gender gaps exist in the first place? By Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., Clayman Institute for Gender Research at [...]
Guest Blogger Ashley Jacobs on Suggested Items For Your Coping Mechanisms Toolbox
By Ashley Jacobs, local government executive, South Carolina I was honored to speak on a panel with two other women entitled, “You Have What It Takes to be a Resilient Leader” at the ICMA Regional [...]
Today’s Workplace Tip: Encourage Women to Go For It!
Today’s Tip is the next in a series of tips on how to be a good workplace ally to women in your organization compliments of our partner, LeanIn.org. SITUATION Women are prone to more intense self-doubt [...]
Guest Blogger: Chief Cheryl Horvath on Does the Fire Service have a bias against diversity?
By Cheryl Horvath, Fire Chief, Mountain Vista Fire District, Arizona Recently I was chatting with a number of public safety women regarding the lack of sufficient numbers of women in fire and law enforcement. A [...]
Why You Need A Sponsor — In Addition To A Mentor — To Fast-Track Your Career
Sponsors: The People Who Can Open More Career Doors Than You Ever Thought Possible By Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. If you want to advance your career, having a mentor isn’t enough [...]