Asian Women in Tech Face Harsh Workplace Asian women in tech say they feel invisible and discriminated against because of their accents, a new report says. By Sakshi Venkatraman Asian women in the tech industry face an entirely different set of difficulties at work than their white peers, a new study finds. East, Southeast and South Asian women reported issues…
Why Women Aren’t CEOs, According to Women Who Almost Were It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers. By Susan Chira A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics and…
Rachel Balkovec Is the 1st Woman to Manage an MLB-Affiliated Team By Rina Torchinsky Rachel Balkovec, the first woman to manage an MLB affiliated team, took home a victory for the Tampa Tarpons on Friday. Balkovec, 34, has broken glass ceiling after glass ceiling. She was the first woman to be a full-time minor league strength and conditioning coach, and later, she…
Danyel Smith Tells the History of Black Women in Pop Music The author discusses Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, racism in magazines, and why she’s so hopeful for the future of music and writing. By Emily Lordi If I tell you Danyel Smith is a writer and editor who grew up in Oakland, California, in the nineteen-seventies, and went on to…
Female Scientists in Africa are Changing the Face of Their Continent Why international researchers should be lining up to collaborate with women working in science across Africa. Female scientists in Africa are entrepreneurial and resourceful. They are finding innovative solutions to problems that affect their communities, and many are actively seeking to engage others in their work. But for more…
Things I’ve Learned From Being a Woman in A Male-Dominated Industry By Morgan Browne Morgan Browne is the President and Co-Founder of Oakwyn Realty, one of Vancouver’s fastest-growing brokerage firms. Why do women place a cap on their success? Is it by our own doing, or is it a product of the social constraints and gender biases of male-dominated industries? When…
Female Entrepreneurs That Are Changing the World Male entrepreneurs used to account for the majority of the business world. However, the number of female entrepreneurs throughout the world has increased in recent years. These outstanding women have many incredible success stories to share with the world; to show that you don’t have to be a man to leave your mark.…
How Women’s Growing Financial Power is Unlocking Global Wealth By Shelley Zalis Alone a woman has power, but collectively women have impact: It’s a saying I’ve been coming back to in recent conversations about how women can unlock global wealth and bring economic empowerment to themselves and others. In fact, women’s wealth is growing, and there is a trend toward…
Women Warriors: Integrating and Diversifying the American Armed Forces By Lori Robinson and Michael E. O’Hanlon How have the experiences, representation, and recognition of women in the military transformed, a century after the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? As Brookings President and retired Marine Corps General John Allen has pointed out, at times, the U.S. military has…
Promoting Mathematics to Girls in Ghana By Kendall Powell Female mathematicians are inspiring young people in Africa to pursue careers in unconventional fields. Voices from Africa: Angela Tabiri, who researches quantum algebra at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Accra, was a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, UK, when she launched Femafricmaths in 2018. The network…
