Being the “only” can leave you feeling as an outsider when you just want to be in. Learn how to view your status as a strength, not a stigma. By Dolly Chugh Introduction In my first job out of college, at an investment bank, I spent a year as the only woman — and only person of color — on…
Title IX Marks 50 Years Of Gender Equity in Education The celebration marking half a century of one of the country’s most consequential engines of gender equity comes at a pivotal moment for girls and women in education. By Lauren Camera Sandler’s investigation uncovered arbitrary admission quotas, illegal hiring practices and disparities in promotions and salaries. And when she handed…
How Women & Women of Color Can Advocate For Themselves Technology journalist and editor Llanor Alleyne offers a personal history of navigating the technology industry as a woman of color. By Llanor Alleyne In the late 1980s, a year or so before I entered high school, my father built me a desk and bought me a Commodore 64. I felt…
Kendra Scott Says Mother’s Day Should Be a Corporate Holiday Kendra Scott is giving her 2,600 employees the Monday after Mother’s Day off. Here’s why she says other companies should, too. For many moms, Mother’s Day isn’t exactly the most relaxing of days. Getting to sleep in and having breakfast in bed is wonderful and all, but oftentimes Sunday household…
Women Less Inclined to Self-Promotion Than Men, Even For a Job Study finds female workers’ deep discomfort over touting skills, experience adds to gender gap in promotions, pay By Christina Pazzanese Self-promotion is an essential tool for career advancement, whether in job or performance reviews, or just networking. But not everyone feels equally comfortable doing it. A new study suggests…
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…
You, like many women, may find yourself trapped in job that you don’t particularly enjoy or connect with on any level. Maybe you followed the footsteps of your parents into a prestigious career that doesn’t align with your personal interests. Or perhaps you took a role because it sounded like a “logical” choice. Whatever the case, it’s common to feel…
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…
Women earn on average 84% of what men earn, and only 8% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. It’s not only large company leadership that’s dominated by men; in the startup world, only 2% of VC dollars are going to women-led companies. So, how can women more strategically them land themselves at a corner office–or at least the next promotion? Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Global Head of…
Wendy Mann, CEO Of CREW Network, On Helping Women Advance In Commercial Real Estate By Liz Elting Women open more doors to success when we work with and support other women. This has been borne out time and time again, and the pandemic has only heightened the importance of that fact. Statistically, women are more likely than men to hire…
