Women cybersecurity leaders are needed and their inclusion and expertise can reap huge benefits. As has been proven across the business landscape, a more diverse talent pool provides varied and creative thinking; skill sets are especially needed to stay ahead of cyberattacks which are becoming more frequent and more severe. Diversity in cybersecurity is not …
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Allyship is a critical success factor for women to achieve equal position, pay and power. Many women in today’s workforce experience feeling overworked, overlooked, or undervalued. Developing the leadership skill of intersectional allyship raises our awareness and action to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable culture where all women can thrive.
Over the past month or so, I have had the opportunity to participate in two outstanding programs on strategies and techniques for helping women advance their careers. One was sponsored by WBC and one by my organization, WOMEN Unlimited.
Great ideas came out of each of these programs. As I look back, I see a thread that underlies many of the panelists’ thoughts and suggestions. It goes to something often missing for both the women themselves and their organizations. CLARITY. Clarity of purpose. Clarity of expectations. Clarity of support. Clarity of action steps.
We at WBC are striving to change the corporate landscape by being in the forefront of every major issue that impacts equity and parity for women in business.
We at Women Business Collaborative (WBC) are committed to growing the number of businesses started and run by women of color. Key to our efforts is the Women Entrepreneurs and Access to Capital Group which is laser focused on increasing both the number of businesses owned by women of color and their revenues.
I am happy to report that with this blog, Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is reinstating our practice of regularly posting blogs. The blogs will offer facts, figures, and findings as well as opinions on progress and problems related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. To provide a cross-section of viewpoints, we will frequently invite WBC champions …
Newly Released Research Points to Promising Signs for Women of Color Read More »
The biggest investment you can make in your life is choosing to live your purpose, growing in creativity, and fulfilling the desire of your soul, resulting in abundance in all areas of your life.
By Marie Konstance Progress on pay parity has proved elusive. The pay gap between women and men is 82 cents on the dollar in the U.S. and has been in the 80-83 cent range for the last 16 years. The gap is especially wide for women of color. Black women were paid just 63% of …
By Stefanie Boles, Chief Administrative Officer, NPower If we have learned anything from the events of the past two years–from the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, racial tensions, and the ‘great resignation’—it’s that we cannot sit back and wait for change to happen over time. There is an urgency in the air to live in …
A Renewed Commitment to Diversity: Actions Drive Change Read More »
In this blog, Brittany Cole – on behalf of the WBC Ally of Her team – details what it means to be an ally in the women’s business movement.
