Just how big is the business gender gap? It's not breaking news that women are offered fewer opportunities to advance into leadership roles in the business world. It's also a well-known fact that women are often paid less than men for the same jobs. But what does the business gender gap look like in numbers? DECEMBER 2012: Women in Top Leadership Roles at Fortune 500 … [Read more...]
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and the Challenges for Women in Business
In recent weeks, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has been getting both positive and negative reviews of her book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. You can hear about the good and the bad by reading Connie Schultz's review of Sandberg's book on The Washington Post. Despite all of this conversation and debate about whether or not Sheryl Sandberg can truly be a role … [Read more...]
MEN, WOMEN, & THE GLASS ESCALATOR
Much research has been done on the phenomenon of the glass ceiling, but over the last decade we have witnessed many women shatter it. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), gender segregation among occupations in the United States is lessening to a small degree. CNNMoney.com reported that in 2011 there were 12 FORTUNE 500 companies headed by women (although … [Read more...]
Makers – Women Who Make America
Hilary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook are just two of the women who were interviewed for MAKERS: Women Who Make America, a documentary of social history narrated by Mery Streep which will air on PBS on February 26th. MAKERS was developed by PBS and Simple Facial Skincare. The documentary chronicles the last 50 years of the women’s movement by highlighting the … [Read more...]
No Change for Women in Top Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies
According to the 2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors and 2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Executive Officers and Top Earners, little changed for women in top leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies this year. Each year, Catalyst tracks data to learn about the advancements women are making (or not making) in leadership. Specifically, the study … [Read more...]
Women Named Presidents of the 3 Largest Organizations for Attorneys in the U.S.
Today, I received exciting news from DRI, the international membership organization of all lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation. For the first time in history, women have swept the presidencies of the nation's three largest organizations for attorneys. The women who hold these esteemed positions are Mary Massaron Ross, President of DRI - The Voice of the … [Read more...]
European Commission Calls for Gender Balance on Corporate Boards
Just 1 in 7 board members at Europe’s top companies is a woman, and the battle for gender balance on corporate boards continues. In a new video, the European Commission asks, "Do we want to wait another 40 years to reach a fair gender balance?" You can press the play button in the video player below to watch the video, which is very clever. Be warned, it doesn't start to get … [Read more...]
CNN Reports Women Vote According to Their Ovulation Cycles
You just can't make this stuff up. According to a study reported by CNN (which has since been removed from the CNN website), women vote according to their ovulation cycles. When a women is ovulating, she is more likely to vote for the liberal candidate. Really CNN? Really study sponsors? There is nothing I could possibly write about this report that would do it … [Read more...]
How Big Is the Gender Wage Gap in Your State? Now You Can Find Out
Want to know how big the wage gap is in your state? Thanks to a comprehensive analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today (and a handy interactive online tool), you can find out just how big the wage gap is between men and women in each of the 435 Congressional District in all 50 states of the country. The analysis was conducted by the National Partnership for Women … [Read more...]
Scrappy Women – An Interview With Founder Kimberly Wiefling
Are you an aggressive female with dreams, and will not take no for an answer? Would you rather speak your mind than go quietly into the night? If so you may be a Scrappy Woman. The other day I had the privilege of connecting with Kimberly Wiefling, President of Wiefling Consulting and Founder of ScrappyWomen.biz . Kimberly is a woman who speaks her mind and would rather … [Read more...]