Nasdaq introduced panel to expand Latino participation on the board By Manuel Herrera Through a talk hosted by Nasdaq’s employee resource group (ERG), Adelante Nasdaq, which featured a renowned group of key Latino leaders who serve on corporate boards and help board-ready candidates find suitable positions, their respective career paths were discussed and advice was provided for the future generation…
A career in the skies: More women going into aviation By Kirsten Kanja When Ruth Karauri, a Kenyan pilot, skilfully landed a plane at Heathrow Airport, London amid a storm, the news spread quickly. Netizens were in awe of her brilliance and how she diligently accomplished the task, heaping praises on the professional aviator. But what was more intriguing about…
Women in Small Business: First Woman-Owned Brewery Women in Small Business: Olive Pit Brewing’s Christine Cain opened the first 100% woman-owned brewery in Maine By Christopher Wheelock, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine Christine Cain didn’t just wake up one morning and decide she was going to open a brewery. Rather, it was a long and convoluted journey that brought her to…
20 Powerful Women in Global Entertainment From Lagos to London, these execs are challenging the status quo, paving the way for the next generation and shaping what the world watches. By THR Staff By several metrics, 2022 has been a good year for women in the international film and TV business. UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report found the percentage of…
Succeeding in RE Development When You’re Not a Man By Nichole Whiteley Advice From Those Who Have Persevered and Succeeded We asked the five women profiled for this feature about how to succeed in the real estate development field, but much of their advice applies to any career field. The five women profiled in this feature each took different paths…
How to Deal with Stress Amid Changing Workloads By Karren Brady Q) I enjoy my job, but I find it quite stressful, especially when we are busy – the workload tends to run in peaks and troughs, so sometimes we don’t have much to do and sometimes we have too much! In my annual review, the feedback my manager gave…
Gender Equality Boosts Economic Growth and Stability By Gita Gopinath Good afternoon, it is my great pleasure to speak to you at the Korea Gender Equality Forum today even if from afar. Korea has been an important partner to the Fund on our gender work and has made important advances in gender equality over the last ten years. The war…
College Students Draw First-Hand Career Insight By Kenya King Three Chevron Corp. engineers met with 15 Perimeter College engineering students recently to give first-hand advice and encouragement about advancing their education and careers. The engineers—all women—spent more than two hours reviewing the students’ resumes and answering student questions about coursework—as well as giving background about their own jobs at the…
Discussion on The Importance of Women in Leadership Roles By Vivian Rose “[At Ithaca College, the] president, provost, general counsel, chief of staff, vice president for student affairs and campus life, vice president for marketing and enrollment strategy, vice president of human resources, athletic director, and four of five deans are women,” President La Jerne Cornish said at the Women…
Financially Empower Your Female Clients By Elke Rubach Targeting female prospects is not just a marketing opportunity — it’s an opportunity to expand your business with more inclusivity and do what’s right. The way in which women make financial decisions are frequently misunderstood by or unknown to financial professionals. This can lead women to be hesitant to continue working with…
