Father of Daughters
Fathers, Stand Up to Gender Inequality in the Workplace.
Fathers of daughters need to be outraged at the state of gender equality in this country. For many women, one of the defining male relationships in their lives is the one with their fathers. While a father’s role has certainly evolved over recent years, one thing remains the same. We want the best for our…
Read MoreThe Women’s Leadership Imperative
4 Key Actions Male Leaders Must Take To Advance Women In the past few years, I have attended dozens of women’s leadership events and witnessed thousands of leaders (women and a few brave men) talking collectively about how to advance women. These conversations about the women’s leadership imperative are taking place at big-name companies such…
Read MoreThursday: Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work
It’s often said that you can’t be what you can’t see. That goes for our daughters and sons. On Thursday, April 26, millions of workplaces, employees, parents and children will participate in the Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® program. For 25 years, Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work has inspired kids to…
Read MoreWhat kind of workplace will our daughters inherit?
It’s up to us. This Valentine’s Day, let’s commit to making a difference. Valentine’s Day brings to mind all the ways that we can show the people in our lives how much we appreciate and care for them. Two of the people on the top of my list this year are my daughter, Heather, and…
Read MoreHow Fathers Can Help Their Daughters Achieve Equality at Work. Interview & Podcast.
What fathers can do today to help their daughters achieve equality at work. It was an honor to be invited back for an interview with Emory Mulling for his Mulling at Work radio show. Our discussion centered around the status of women in the workplace. We took a close look a the different experiences men and women are having…
Read MoreEngaging Executives Who Are Fathers of Daughters
The Red Shoe Movement – engaging men to support women in the workplace During a recent trip to New York City, I had the opportunity to meet with Mariela Dabbah, CEO & Founder of The Red Shoe Movement (RSM). After meeting last year on social media and conference calls this was our first IRL meeting…
Read MoreA Father’s Day Gift To Our Daughters – Making The Connection
Dad’s is the workplace ready for your daughter? Most men today never make the connection that if we as men, as fathers of daughters, aren’t advocating for women’s advancement and workplace equity we are betraying our daughters of a better future. You see most men still lead very compartmental lives. For the most part, we…
Read MoreThis Father’s Day Give Your Daughter the Gift Of A Brighter Future
Father of Daughter Initiative Many men never make a connection between advocating for women in the workplace and the impact this will have when their daughter enters the job market. Dads, if we aren’t working today to advocate for women, then by default our daughters will face the same bias and gender pay issues that…
Read MoreMen: This Mother’s Day Become an Advocate for Women
What a difference a year makes. For the past couple of years, I’ve been saying that women’s advancement is stuck and the needle isn’t moving. Well, the needle may be stuck, but women’s voices are rising. In January we witnessed record-setting crowds for the Women’s March and while the headlines aren’t always positive, women’s issues…
Read MoreThis Father’s Day Give Your Daughter A Gift
It’s time for more men to advocate for women in the workplace. Women’s advancement is stuck. A sense of urgency will never take place until fathers of daughters realize the responsibility they have to be change agents. We can talk about the business case, strategies and talent initiatives but without a personal connection, men will…
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