Why Too Many Women's Leadership Initiatives Fail
Here are three actionable tips to keep high-potential women from leaking through the leadership pipeline at your organization.
6 Frustrating Facts & Surprising Stats About the Gender Wage Gap
According to the Pew Research Center, the gender pay gap has shrunk over the last 38 years, but progress has stagnated in the past 15 years leaving many women trailing behind their male counterparts.
Gender inequality in the UK
Complete equality between male and female employees is an aspiration for many companies
One of the Common Mistakes I See Companies Make on Gender Is (Relatively) Easy To Fix
Many companies still present questions about gender in binary terms. Here’s how they can adapt their thinking to be more inclusive.
Women And The Future Of Work: 3 Ways Male Leaders Can Support Gender Equality
Covid-19 has had a disproportionately devastating impact on women in the workplace. Between February and December 2020, the National Women’s Law Center reported that nearly 2.1 million dropped out of the labor force. According to Catalyst, 63% of senior-level mothers reported needing to revise their career goals or ambitions during the pandemic — more so than senior-level fathers (51%), non-senior mothers (43%), and non-senior fathers (36%).
African American Nurses in World War II
Despite the increased recruitment, black nurses were refused entry into the Army and Navy nurse corps. In 1941, with the United States’ entry into World War II all but inevitable, African American nurses lined up to serve their country, only to meet with the same roadblocks they had encountered more than twenty years before.
The Importance Of Gender Balance In Leadership
Today, more than ever, we need a balance of men and women in leadership.
This is What People Really Think About Having a Female Boss
Workers who currently have a woman boss are more likely to prefer a female boss in the future.
What Does Male Gender Discrimination Look Like?
When you think of gender discrimination, you most likely imagine a powerful man in a three-piece suit looking down on his female secretary. But what about when the victim is a man?
The Case Against the All-Male Start-up
Is your start-up starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success.
8 Irish female-led companies you need to know
Last year, Enterprise Ireland invested more than $36 million in over 180 start-up companies — 37% of these investments were to female entrepreneurs.
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Philippines weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins country's first ever gold medal
Diaz lifted a combined weight of 224 kilograms (493.8 pounds).
Why Gender and Ethnic Diversity Are Important in Security
ISC West panel explores how the industry can broaden its appeal to women and minorities
How Men's Brains Are Wired Differently than Women's
Male brains have more connections within hemispheres to optimize motor skills, whereas female brains are more connected between hemispheres to combine analytical and intuitive thinking.
Sex and Gender Diversity Is Growing Across the US
More people of all ages are identifying as something other than male or female.
Careers That Are Male Dominated
Although women continue to be a large part of the workforce, there are still male-dominated careers and male-dominated industries. These numbers are changing, albeit slowly. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that women born between 1980 and 1984 were more likely to have earned a bachelor's degree by age 31 than their male counterparts.
Why Are There So Few Female Conductors?
As the expressive heart of the orchestra, it is the conductor who quite literally takes center stage at every orchestral performance.
Female-Founded Companies Will Save Our Economy. Here’s Why
The founder of Pipeline Equity says it’s time for women to finally have the freedom to live the American dream by launching their companies with the requisite funding.
From Genocide to War: How Western Feminism Failed Armenian Women
Stories of Armenian women are rarely accounted for even in the footnotes of this history, nor are they discussed when considering recent clashes. Yet, they offer the most meaningful part in safeguarding survival.