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The Motherhood Penalty: Why Addressing It is a Business Imperative
Creating stronger businesses and a stronger economy for all. In my last article, I discussed the key findings from the McKinsey & Company and Lean In 10th Anniversary Women in the Workplace Report. The conclusion was troubling: despite efforts, the needle isn’t moving fast enough on women’s leadership parity in the workplace. But the report…
Read MoreAI, Culture and the Future of Work
Leveraging AI to find and eliminate microaggressions and bias In an era of rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape the workplace. With all the hype around AI, I want to understand how we leverage this powerful tool to create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. In this second part of our series…
Read MoreAI and the Future of Work
How AI can help us to create better and more equitable organizations As a business consultant, I’m embarrassed to say that I truly do not understand how Artificial Intelligence is going to quickly transform our workplace (and my guess is many other leaders do not know either). As someone who focuses on allyship in the…
Read MoreWhat’s Hindering Women’s Advancement?
Why can’t we advance women (STILL)?! Many factors are at play, but here are 3 leadership commitments (plus a bonus round) for advancing women Multiple factors in an employee’s career hinder women’s advancement. I’ve spoken in the past about the broken rung, a lack of accountability and the need to actively engage men in the…
Read MoreBarbie, Beyonce, Taylor Swift & 2023: The Year Women Drove the Economy
Does your company recognize the power of women in the marketplace? In 2023 the collective spending power and the influence of women in the marketplace FINALLY made headlines – and women were given credit for driving the economy. Let’s be candid, three women led the way and put up some impressive data points while breaking…
Read MoreThe Realities (and Myths) Hindering Women in the Workplace
The Four Things You Need to Know – Flexibility, Attitudes, the Broken Rung, and Microaggressions Every year, I anticipate reports like the McKinsey & Company and Lean In.org Women in the Workplace Report with a mixture of hopefulness and deep frustration . Frankly, it always seems to be a “good news, bad news” scenario with every step forward…
Read MoreA 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 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 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 MoreAdvancing Women and Engaging Men: Reflecting on 10 Years and What’s Next
The Leadership Imperative Ten years ago I launched YWomen around the concept of The Leadership Imperative to advance women. Simply put, The Leadership Imperative is designed to: “Move the entire organization to a deeply internalized approach regarding differences, executed with a sense of urgency, to create competitive advantage.” This statement would lead to focusing on…
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