Adding Women to Corporate Boards Is a Smart Business Decision — And Retail Companies Are Taking Note
LINK: https://footwearnews.com/2022/business/retail/female-corporate-boards-diversity-business-1203271978/ As more women across the industry ascend to C-suite roles, there’s also notable movement in another key area of the business: corporate boards. According to a recent report from Women Business Collaborative, 2021 was a “watershed year.” Women held 27% ...
The Downsides of Making a Counteroffer to Retain an Employee
LINK: https://hbr.org/2022/05/the-downsides-of-making-a-counteroffer-to-retain-an-employee “If you think you should get promoted, you should go get another offer in the market,” a former boss once told me. “That’s the fastest way to get promoted and get paid more,” they added. “And right now, ...
Women Have Always Been the Heart of the Climate Change Movement: Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation
LINK: https://msmagazine.com/2022/04/22/women-climate-change-women-politics-representation/ Katelyn Fossett, associate editor of Politico, wrote about a new report from the Women’s Business Collaborative that tracks the best practices to increase women’s representation on public and private sector boards: With many women still not returning to work after Covid-19 lockdowns and ...
A ‘watershed year’ for women on corporate boards
LINK: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2022/04/15/a-watershed-year-for-women-on-corporate-boards-00025478 With many women still not returning to work after Covid-19 lockdowns and many of them still reporting high numbers of burnout, it can be difficult to find reasons to be optimistic about the state of women in business ...
Women’s Representation on Boards Sees Best-Ever Growth in ‘Watershed’ Year
The Business Journal has published their article "Women's representation on boards sees best-ever growth in 'watershed' year", which features 50/50 Women on Boards and the Women's Business Collaborative's newest Women Leading Boards April 2022 Special Report. "This new report shows ...
‘Everything Is Solvable’: Advice From Female CEOs in Tech
LINK: https://www.techopedia.com/everything-is-solvable-advice-from-female-ceos-in-tech/2/34712 While there is less available data on female executives in the tech industry specifically, a 2020 study found nearly half of tech startups in the United States have at least one woman in an executive position. That's a little more ...
BIPOC Thought Leaders Defined by Marquis Who’s Who in the Maker’s List
LINK: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bipoc-thought-leaders-defined-by-marquis-whos-who-in-the-makers-list-301504954.html The Maker's List also documents powerful women in finance, business and technology in celebration of Women's History Month UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marquis Who's Who (MWW), the world's leading biographical publisher, is proud to announce the individuals selected ...
Harnessing the Collective Power of All to Advance Women in Business
LINK: https://community.thriveglobal.com/harnessing-the-collective-power-of-all-to-advance-women-in-business/ Gender equity in Corporate America is still projected to take decades to achieve based on the current rate of growth, despite the commitment of many organizations and individuals who have tried on their own to advance women’s leadership ...
No. of female outside board members at large companies grows, but few CEOs
LINK: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220308000880 There are more female members in corporate boardrooms in South Korea this year, as a revised law obliging big companies to improve gender diversity is due to take effect in August. But the presence of women executives yielding ...
Leaders Weigh In On Gender Parity And ESG
LINK: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2022/02/23/leaders-weigh-in-on-gender-parity-and-esg/?sh=218fec6a1f05 On February 16, 2022, Women Business Collaborative held a CEO Roundtable to discuss gender parity and ESG. The CEOs below shared: - Aileen Alexander, CEO, Diversified Search Group (The model that reinvented the search industry by focusing on women and diversity) ...
