By Karin Eldor Five years ago, a younger Madison Utendahl wishes she had told her then exhausted, burnt out self: “It’s okay to rest.” In fact, not only is it okay to rest — it’s imperative. After experiencing peak burnout at age 27, with symptoms like brain fog, memory loss, extreme exhaustion (to the point where “no amount of espressos” would keep…
How This Entrepreneur Is Uncorking The Wine World By Laura Begley Bloom When it comes to the global wine industry, straight white men dominate the field. A new company, Go There Wines, is aiming to disrupt things by building a unique platform that is making a difference by championing women winemakers, winemakers of color and queer winemakers from lesser-known regions around…
In The Midst Of A Thriving Acting Career She Found Her True Power As A Director By Jeryl Brunner When Jessica Stone was 20 years-old and performing in the national tour of Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking, she will never forget how she felt when she learned that their director, Gene Saks, decided to change the costumes for…
7 Pieces of Bad Career Advice Women Should Ignore by Cindy Gallop Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Young women entering the workforce are typically inundated by a wide range of career tips to help them succeed. Although most of this advice is probably well intended, that doesn’t necessarily make all of it helpful. In fact, many suggestions are more likely to perpetuate than reduce…
Meet The Tech Founder Working To Make Women’s Commutes Safer By Bianca Barratt In today’s workplace, it’s not unusual for employees to find themselves leaving work late into the night. Whether it’s due to working late shifts, attending events, or simply socializing with colleagues, walking alone in the dark – either to get to public transport or a final destination…
Women Are Leading The Tech Nonprofit Sector. Meet Six Solving Problems They’ve Lived. By Shannon Farley The share of women in tech leadership roles recently dropped to 28%. This gender gap presents a huge problem, and not only for workforce diversity. Women experience the world and its myriad of problems differently than their male counterparts. This difference in experience can result…
2023 wish list: Top women’s sports storylines to follow in the new year By Lisa Antonucci USWNT goes for historic three-peat at FIFA Women’s World Cup The countdown is on to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, July 20-Aug. 20, where the U.S. Women’s National Team will look to defend their 2019 title at the tournament cohosted by Australia and…
Why businesses, banks and society still need more women in executive roles By Alper Kara Only nine in the UK’s top 100 companies have a woman CEO, a recent report has revealed – part of an “appalling” picture of British business which even in 2022 remains remarkably male dominated. The report, from accountancy giant EY and Cranfield University, goes on to reveal that…
Women Entrepreneurs of Color Share Biggest Business Hurdles Before you can succeed in business, you have to remind yourself who you are and that you deserve to be there. By Xintian Tina Wang More often than not, Black women entrepreneurs in America have felt the impact of their skin color acutely — and it’s not always a good feeling. In a recent…
Women in law – Table of Experts By Albany Business Review Editors The Albany Business Review held a panel discussion recently on the topic of women in law. Panelists included Shalini Natesan, principal partner, The Towne Law Firm, P.C.; Christina Watson Meier, founder, Meier Law Firm, PLLC; and Jami Durante Rogowski, partner, Block, Longo, LaMarca & Brzezinski, P.C. The discussion…
