Global Tech Leader: Why Collaborating And Supporting Women in Tech Is Urgent

The customer may or may not be always right, but Kristin Naragon tries to always do right by the customer. She also tries always to do right to create gender fairness, equity and inclusion for women in tech.

As VP of global marketing and strategy at Akeneo, a product experience platform for more than 600 companies such as Sephora, Forever 21, Carhartt and more, Naragon works on global strategies for better customer experiences. And after recently receiving $135 million in series D funding for Akeneo, Naragon is on a mission to make that happen.

Does It Change Everything? New Geena Davis Doc on Hollywood Tries To Change Inequities

In the opening moments of the documentary, “This Changes Everything,” actress and executive producer of the movie, Geena Davis cracks a joke that is the heart of the film. Referring to the children’s books of “See Dick, See Jane,” Davis says,” I felt like we see Dick all the time. I want to see more Jane.”

What To Wear: Office Temps, Dress Codes, What’s Just Right?

Who knows what business casual is anyway. And when the temps outside rise, it seems the temps inside turn frigid—thanks to air conditioning—making your wardrobe needs split between getting to and from work, and staying at work.

The Winner Is: Award Gender Gaps and Why Entering Contests Is Still Worth It

Most of us have been watching the red carpet and acceptance speeches at the Golden Globes, SAG awards and are awaiting the Oscars.

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonJanuary 29, 2019business, Career, female entrepreneurs, gender gap, Michele WeldonComment

The Good, The Gap and The Capable: How Women Entrepreneurs Fare Globally

Sisters across the globe are doing it for themselves more often and more successfully, new research shows. Yet even though women entrepreneurs in North America have the highest level of innovation, fewer than half of U.S. women entrepreneurs report they have confidence in their capabilities.

ParityMichele WeldonSeptember 7, 2017female entrepreneurs, gender equality, gender gap, Michele Weldon, parity, ResearchComment

Show Her The Money: Why Successful Business Women Are Better at Crowdfunding Than Men

Project, Passion, Participation and Perk. These are the motivating factors for funders choosing to back a startup, according to Danae Ringelmann, Indiegogo founder, writing in Elle.

Assume Nothing: Women and Men Both Want Higher Pay or They Are Gone

Corporate leaders often misjudge the motivations of female employees, with the majority expecting that women in their 30s would leave a company to start a family, or because of their need for more flexibility. But new research shows that both men and women will leave a company because they want to be paid more.

Where The Jobs Are: Women Leaders Can Choose Best Cities, Industries

In order to succeed as a woman leader, it matters where you are and what you do and– unfortunately– apparently also what you weigh as a female in the workplace.

Girls Who Code Teams Up with Tech Recruiters

Reshma Saujani founded Girls Who Code in 2012 to teach adolescent women computer science skills and inspire them to close the gender gap in tech. Three years and thousands of graduates later, the “teaching” part of that mission is humming right along. Next comes the part when these women—many of them in college now—land their first tech jobs, and they’ll have some impressive options open to them.

Blame the Wage Gap On Performance Pay

A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that men are the ones who benefit most when a company is performing well, but when a company is doing poorly, women’s compensation suffers more.

ParityTake The LeadMarch 31, 2015gender gap, parity, pay gap, pay transparency, performance payComment

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