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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 MoreHave the Will! The Four Things Your Company Needs to Do to Advance Women (Part 4 of 4).
Have the Will to Drive Change. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. – Vince Lombardi Talent is your bottom line. For senior business leaders, talent management is job one. Take a look at the foundational issues facing…
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 MoreStarbucks – Kudos and Caution
Why Your Unconscious Bias Training Isn’t Working Will your company be the next front page story in the news? Will you be the next Starbucks, Google, Monster, or Uber? What are you doing to drive real change and an understanding of diversity and inclusion deep into middle management and throughout your organization to customer-facing employees? In the wake of…
Read MoreMen: Make Equal Pay Day Your Epiphany Day.
Equal Pay Day – 2018 Like most male leaders, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Not just about this “women’s” thing, but about all the things that we, as male leaders, pay little to no attention to on a daily basis, such as sexism, bias and “white male privilege.” During the past 15+ years,…
Read MoreThe 4 Things Your Company Needs to Do to Advance Women — Lead!
Leadership for advancing women must start at the top. 78% of business leaders rate retention and engagement as urgent or important, but only 15% believe they are ready to address it. – Deloitte 2017 Global Human Capital Trends Leadership for advancing women must start at the top. Ask yourself one simple question. Do my leadership…
Read MoreReady to Engage Male Allies and Advocates? Take the Quiz!
How do you find men who believe in and advocate for Gender Equity? With the #MeToo, #TimesUp and #MentorHer movements in the daily news and national conversation, many men are asking, “What can I do to better support women and demonstrate my advocacy for female colleagues?” Gender equity in the workplace continues to be framed…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing to Make Your Company Fair and Equal To All – Today And Every Day?
How Will You #PressforProgress? This Is What I’m Doing. #PressforPreogress is the 2018 theme for International Women’s Day. It’s an apt theme and one that encourages each of us to ask what are we (and the organizations we represent) are doing to accelerate gender equity. According to a 2017 World Economic Forum study, gender parity is over 200…
Read MoreIs Monster the New Uber? The Similarities are Staggering.
Sexual harassment and hostile work environments continue to dominate the news Last February, I wrote the opinion piece, Five Lessons Companies Should Learn From Uber About Sexual Harassment, for HuffPost. At that time I noted, “Today, the bulls-eye falls on Uber and Silicon Valley, but tomorrow it may be your industry or company.” Nearly a year…
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