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What the NFL Got Right and Wrong
The NFL recently announced a number of diversity initiatives to create more opportunities for women and people of color (WPOC). Did they put a TD on the board or is this a blocked kick? From my perspective as a corporate gender strategist, they got two things right. First, they are finally creating a panel of…
Read MoreThe Great Resignation: How Do You Get Employees To Stay?
The One Thing All Leaders Need To Do Today! “Another 4 million workers quit for the 5th month in a row.” This was a recent Business Insider headline. It shows in very stark terms that the pandemic is still making people rethink what they want out of work and life. An average of 3.4 million…
Read MoreBoomer/Gen X Women, Still Struggling for Equity
Intersectionality and the Challenges of Age and Gender Bias For the past few years, my work on advancing women has expanded to include exploring all dimensions of diversity that affect women. This view, known as intersectionality, includes overlaying the lens of not just binary gender but also race, culture and gender expression. Of note, I…
Read MoreEngaging Men (and Women) as Gender Advocates
Creating a Year-Long Dialogue on Advancing Women “We keep running BRG events, but we’re really not moving the needle. The company expects us to help lead the women’s strategy for the company, and yet I get very little money or resources. I have amazing committed volunteers, but it’s just not enough. Why is this so hard?”…
Read MoreMillennials Are Calling For Greater Transparency. Are Companies Ready?
Millennials Prioritizing Values and Taking Corporate America With Them Earlier this year, Deloitte US released its inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Transparency Report. In it, the company noted that its US workforce spans four generations with millennials composing the majority. In total, millennials and Gen Z represent 87.4 percent of professionals at less tenured levels within…
Read MoreIs Your Company Really Committed to Advancing Women? Prove It!
The Key to Inclusion — Full Transparency I was honored to celebrate International Women’s Day with Deloitte US by participating in a panel discussion on the release of the inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Transparency Report. The report goes well beyond women and examines all dimensions of diversity through a lens of intersectionality. This is groundbreaking work…
Read MoreAnnouncing the YWomen Creating Gender Advocates Virtual Series
What Best-in-Class Companies Know About Advancing Women It’s time to create gender advocates throughout your organization. What best-in-class companies have figured out is that advancing women is not only the right thing to do — it’s also good for business. A solid women’s leadership strategy brings measurable wins in all areas of an organization from…
Read MoreGender Equity – 3 Strategies Your Company Can Implement Today
3 strategies to increase women in leadership in 2021 Recently, I was part of a Women in Leadership Strategy Session. The goal of the program was to outline 3 strategies companies can implement NOW to increase women in leadership in 2021. The strategy session has hosted by Collabera and featured a panel of strategists include…
Read MoreEngagement and Retention. Why Leading with Empathy is More Important Than Ever.
The One Thing Leaders Can Do Now to Support Their Teams Engagement and Retention. Why Leading with Empathy is More Important Than Ever. Recently, I’ve conducted many Leading with Empathy webinars for my clients, and it’s clear that these past months have been challenging, particularly for women. The virus has sent most people home to…
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…
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