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A Roadmap to Reframe Women’s Leadership Advancement
IBM study finds that to thrive organizations must prioritize advancing women – and all historically under-represented groups. A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value and Chief offers a roadmap for sustainable progress for advancing women. Fewer than half (45%) of organizations surveyed report they have made advancing more women into leadership roles a…
Read MoreFor International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, It’s Time For Action
Make 2023 the year you commit to #TakeAction on inclusion As we approach Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, there’s never been a better time to take action and rally others to join you in creating real and sustainable change in the workplace. Frankly, we’re in trouble, and…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Reframe Your DE&I Efforts
Are your company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion actions working? Ask yourself, are your company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion actions working? Really working? Have you seen exponential leadership growth for women, people of color and other under-represented groups in your organization? Do you get excited when you compare your numbers from 10 years ago to today?…
Read MoreMale Allyship: How Good Are You (Really)?
4 Tips to Activate Your Allyship For the past few years, there has been much work done by best-in-class companies to build out male allyship initiatives. However, a new study points out that even the most well-intentioned men aren’t stepping up as much as they think they are. A recent national study conducted by the…
Read MoreThe Imperative to Fix Broken Rung and the Leaky Pipeline
Women in the Workplace: One step forward. Two steps back. Part 2. The 2022 LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company “Women in the Workplace” report is another somber and sobering look at the state of women in corporate America. While the current report focuses on “how the pandemic has changed what women want from their companies,…
Read MoreWomen in the Workplace 2022: One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.
We have to stop the leaking pipeline. Women at all levels are walking away. The 2022 LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company “Women in the Workplace” report is another somber and sobering look at the state of women in corporate America. While the current report focuses on “how the pandemic has changed what women want from…
Read MoreAmanda Hammett and Jeffery Tobias Halter DEI download
To celebrate their 50th episode, #WinedDownWednesday co-hosts Amanda Hammett and Jeffery Tobias Halter look ahead to 2023 and discuss DEI trends, quiet quitting, returning to the office, hybrid work, WFH along with the imperative to attract and retain talent. Tune in and wind down. Resources: Amanda Hammett: www.amandahammett.com Jeffery Tobias Halter: www.ywomen.biz
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of Kickstarting Gender Equity Conversations at Work
YWomen: Advancing women and engaging men as allies and advocates I launched YWomen 10 years ago to do one simple thing – create more conversations about engaging men in advancing women at work. What an incredible journey it’s been! By my rough estimate, we’ve helped initiate close to 100,000 workplace conversations around gender. That seems…
Read MoreThis Mother’s Day support your working parents
It’s time to confirm your Company summer flex plan now! It’s the beginning of May, Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and many companies are still trying to determine their next steps on going back to the office. Will it be full-time, flex time, certain days in the office, or the innocuous “manager discretion”?…
Read MoreWhat the NFL Got Right and Wrong
The NFL recently announced a number of diversity initiatives to create more opportunities for women and people of color (WPOC). Did they put a TD on the board or is this a blocked kick? From my perspective as a corporate gender strategist, they got two things right. First, they are finally creating a panel of…
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