Making Medicine Better for Women By Logan Lutton Being a physician is challenging. Being a woman and a physician might be even harder. Tammie Chang, M.D., a physician and author, details the unique challenges facing female physicians and what women in medicine can do about them in her new book, “Boundaries for Women Physicians: Love Your Life and Career in…
Girls learn about STEM careers from local women in Junior Achievement “Dream Fair” event By Lora Painter On Friday, April 29th, 2022, on the campus of Western Michigan University, Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan introduced 7th and 8th-grade girls to the exciting possibilities of working in STEM-related fields. The message students heard from the event is they can do anything…
How are women reinventing the workplace? Bryant University Women’s Summit By Patricia Andreu According to Virginia “Ginny” Clarke, the business world is in the midst of an enormous transformation. Clarke, the founder of a talent and leadership consultancy, doesn’t just mean the more flexible workplace precipitated by the COVID pandemic. She sees a seismic shift in the very constructs of…
How pandemic changes to work can help ‘level the playing field’ for women, according to a female CEO By Morgan Smith Although the pandemic has had a devastating toll on women’s careers, one female CEO believes the emergence of remote work has also created new, unique opportunities for women to climb the corporate ladder. Diane Bryant is the chairman and…
A woman turned her hobby of bedazzling Disney popcorn buckets into a career that’s earned her $40,000 so far By Amanda Krause Jessica Fain is a lifelong Disney fan who’s “all about sparkle and glitter,” as she told Insider. So before a Disney World trip in 2021, it only made sense to the 36-year-old Georgia native to cover a popcorn…
Women Advocating for Other Women By Gabriel Olano To obtain more equal representation in the insurance industry, women must help each other in reaching greater heights, according to members of Insurance Business Asia’s Elite Women list. Beyond excelling within their own organizations, these leaders also contribute to the betterment of the wider industry, always with one eye on the future.…
Women in Data Science Conference discusses representation, artificial intelligence and career advancement By Michael Biggiani The School of Data Science hosted Women in Data Science Charlottesville in a virtual event featuring several prominent speakers followed by an in-person reception aimed at highlighting the work women have been doing in the field. The event was coordinated by Siri Russell, associate dean…
Empowering Women to Pursue Careers in STEM By Sydney Simone Many women are expressing their gratitude and encouraging young girls to seek career opportunities in the field of STEM. The acronym STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Jobs that fall under one of those categories are typically male dominant. According to the American Association of University Women, ladies…
