Archive for August 2019
It’s Time For a Reframe. My 10 Takeaways from #NEWExeForum 2019
My 10 Takeaways from #NEWExeForum 2019 What did I take away from the Network of Executive Women Executive Forum 2019? Plenty! Recently, I attended my 10th #NEWExeForum. Aptly themed, Reframe. The Forum was an opportunity to focus on advancing women and moving the needle on gender equity in the workplace. Personally, this is one of…
Read MoreWomen’s Advancement in the Wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp
A conversation on gender and work – part two. Several years ago, I spoke with Julie Harris Walker for THE OTHER 50%! podcast. At that time, she framed her podcast as a place where ‘we talk to successful women in Hollywood and hear their stories. And sometimes we talk to a man.’ I was honored…
Read More5 Actions Leaders Can Take to Overcome Unconscious Gender Bias at Work
Men and women are having vastly different experiences at work. Full stop. Yet, many men question whether men and women do in fact face different experiences at work. If you don’t believe gender bias exists in the workplace, do this one test for a week: Listen and observe. In most meetings, women’s voices and ideas…
Read More10 Metrics Every Company Should Be Tracking. Gender Equity: The Business Case for Women
Want to Know Your Company’s Business Case for Women? Do Your Own Research. The recent Women in the Workplace 2018 – Lean In and McKinsey & Company report found that 78 percent of companies are able to articulate the Business Case for Gender Equity. The problem is that only 16 percent of companies hold their people to any…
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