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An Invitation to Other Fathers to Be Advocates For Equality
Getting Personal. I’m calling on all fathers. For the past 10 years prior to Father’s Day, I have spoken to men about demonstrating advocacy for gender equality. In light of what’s going on in the world today, Father’s Day may be overlooked this year, but fatherhood is an important role to examine and leverage for…
Read MorePride 2020: Expanding the Gender Equity Conversation
A conversation with Gabrielle Claiborne on gender equity and inclusion I recently read an article written by my colleague Gabrielle Claiborne that outlined the need to expand the gender equality conversation to include ALL women. As the founder and CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, Gabrielle is an inclusion trainer and consultant. She noticed that she…
Read MoreWhat Happens to Workplace Inequities During a Pandemic?
Keeping Women Visible During COVID-19 How do we maintain gender equity gains? It’s almost month four of the pandemic. We’ve gone from treading water as we faced the new realities to adjusting our view to a longer-term outlook for working from home and navigating virtual organizations and processes in the new normal. As we entered…
Read MoreLeading With Empathy
To lead your teams through uncertain times we need to EVOLVE. As we continue to navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19, we know that work and the nature of work will never be the same. We are currently going through a period of change in the way we work, live and interact with one another.…
Read MoreThree Tips To Engage And Retain Millennial Women…and Men
Millennials are now the largest percentage of your workforce. In fact, in 2020, the oldest millennials are now turning 40. These are no longer “kids,” but the people sitting at the doorstep of Middle Management and Senior Leadership. Is your company ready to retain and advance millennials? The 2019 McKinsey & Company Women in the…
Read More#IWD2020: What’s Next in the Fight for Gender Equality at Work?
Driving Workplace Equality: Awareness, Accountability and Advocacy I believe there are three As to address the question of “what’s next” in 2020 to bring about equality in the workplace: Awareness Accountability Advocacy International Women’s Day is this Sunday, March 8, 2020, and the theme is #EachForEqual. The focus this year is on: Let’s be candid.…
Read MoreWhy It’s Time for Men to Stand Up as Allies and Advocates
Tips on how to get men on board as diversity champions I often hear one of these refrains before or after I speak at a women’s conference; ‘I can’t believe they hired a MAN to be the keynote speaker!!! ‘Wow. What a progressive move – inviting a MAN to keynote at a women’s conference. I…
Read MoreHow Boston is Leading the Way to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Public-private partnership is the first of its kind in the nation. When Boston’s Mayor Martin Walsh took office in 2014, he established the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement to enhance the quality of life for Boston women and girls. Throughout his administration, Mayor Walsh has continued to evolve the Boston Women’s Workforce Council, asking employers…
Read More#AdvancingAllWomen | A #NEWSummit2019 Play-by-Play
What a week we had in Atlanta! OK, I’m biased. I’m based in Atlanta, so I’m so proud of the NEW Atlanta chapter and the NEW Leadership Summit that took place in our fair city. Once again, days after a NEW event I’m still trying to process all of the great information and lots of…
Read More4 Tips for Implementing Change in Your Sphere of Influence
Are you ready to be a fearless leader? Large-scale organizational change often sparks fear. There can be comfort in doing things the way they’ve always been done, even when it becomes apparent that change is a strategic business imperative that’s supported by data and coming whether we like it or not. To address the fear…
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