As millions of women exit their jobs—by choice or by default—and leadership doesn’t seem to get it, where does this leave women in the workforce?
They want flexibility, transparency, accountability in their jobs and from their leadership.
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Now vice president and head of strategic partnerships at Amex Digital Lab, Stephanie Schultz recalls it was not all that long ago starting her career at American Express, when she thought maybe it was time to get an American Express card herself.
And now she spearheads the innovation hub at this Fortune 100 company, creating new ways for customers to interact with Amex digitally across all platforms and apps.
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You may not have heard of the artichoke capital of the world—Castroville, California—but you definitely need to hear and know more about Denise Padín Collazo, a leader, advocate, director and author who coincidentally was born in Castroville.
Senior advisor for external affairs and director of institutional advancement at Faith In Action, (formerly PICO National Network), the nation’s largest faith-based, progressive organizing network, Collazo is an inspiring leadership expert and social justice advocate with the mission to encourage women of color to lead with vision and to thrive.
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Perhaps the writing was on the wall from the time she was a teen.
At 16, Heather H. Wilson was a national officer for Future Business Leaders of America as a student at James Wood High School in Winchester, Virginia, where her mother was a teacher. Her father was an art teacher at an elementary school in town.
“I was raised by two educators who set very high bars and standards,” says Wilson, CEO of CLARA Analytics, the leading provider of artificial intelligence technology in the commercial insurance industry.
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For too long, many women have bought into the lie that their relevance is proportional to their youth. The truth is, aging is a secret power.
Don’t believe me?
Take a look at 7 reasons why getting older is one of the best things that can happen to you.
“I think that ageism is a cultural illness; it’s not a personal illness,” actor Frances McDormand, recently said.
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The more you know, the better you can do.
A spate of new research on shifts and changes in income, career, life outlook and more for women since the pandemic slowdown and ensuing Delta surge shows significant changes in who we are, and how we work in the world.
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Since the start of the pandemic, close to 2.3 million women have left the workforce. As we begin to recover from the pandemic, we wanted to take the time to celebrate and reflect on the contributions of notable women—the disruptors and the pioneers who have played a vital role in changing cultures and society.
But it’s important to realize that although women have come a long way in their rights, there is still a long way to go in terms of gender equality on corporate boards, in paychecks and more.
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Leading the recent virtual discussion, “Take The Lead Presents: Equity for Women in Journalism,” Charreah Jackson and four veteran award-winning broadcast journalists plus Mira Lowe, president of Journalism & Women Symposium, tackle the shifting nature of journalism, opportunities for women, ongoing challenges of discrimination and the urgency to fight for fair gender identity and racial equality and representation in media newsrooms.
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At her first job after graduating college in 1990 at Walden Books, Monica Smith, CEO and founder of Marketsmith, would walk into one of their stores filled with books and magazines and feel overwhelmed.
“It would become my best tool,” says Smith, who was severely dyslexic since childhood and was not able to read effectively until she was 18.
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Of course, women have come a long way since gaining their right to vote. Female representation in traditionally male-dominated industries continues to grow.
However, Pew Research shows that about 64% of women still think there is much work to do as progress in equal rights remains not far enough. And many argue that COVID has set back women a decade on progress towards equity in the workplace.
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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and while the rainbows seem to be everywhere—even in the new 346-piece “Everyone Is Awesome,” rainbow-colored Lego set—the workplace is not often a safe, welcome and fair place for LGBTQ+ employees.
It’s called “rainbow-washing.”
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It was easier perhaps to compartmentalize the effects your mean boss had on you when you were in your remote home office and only had to interact visually a few hours a day.
You could press “leave meeting.” You could delay opening an email you were dreading. You could relish the fact you were in slippers and yoga pants and any moment you could rush into the kitchen at whim, or even text a co-worker while a boss tantrum was in full bloom.
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