This was in my Twitter feed today to remind me it’s Equal Pay Day:
Read MoreThis is funny, + sadly, true. On average, r working 22% of the time 4 free. We need 2 fix this. https://t.co/c76v6hqeXC @GloriaFeldt
— Sheryl L. Axelrod (@sher_lawyer) April 14, 2015
Riddle me this one: In the ten years I worked for the largest education publishing company in the world, I was afraid to ask for a raise. But in December 2014, I was brave enough to resign, change my career path, and start my own business.
Read MoreOur April 2015 Virtual Happy Hour guest was Claudia Chan, women’s empowerment expert and founder and CEO of S.H.E. Globl Media. The serial entrepreneur (and mom-to-be) joined Take The Lead’s Gloria Feldt on April 8thfor an inspiring chat about the challenges of starting your own business and finding
Read MoreFor a party chairperson looking for more success at the ballot box, the solution may be as simple as fielding more female candidates.
Read MoreThe myth that women lack ambition is just that—and if you’re not convinced, here’s more research to prove it. A study from the Center for Talent Innovation found that women want five main things at work: freedom and autonomy to flourish; the ability to excel and be recognized for their achievements; meaning and purpose in their work; the ability to empower and be empowered by others; and financial security. In other words, women are plenty hungry for career success.
Read MoreA Swedish economist told the recent U.N. Commission on the Status of Women that workplaces with a balance of men and women are more satisfied, perform better, and improve their national economies.
Read MoreThe thing about telling your story is… you’ve got to tell it.
As in: out loud. In public. In front of at least two to 47 other people.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThis week’s GOOD court news: on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Peggy Young, a former UPS driver who lost her job after she became pregnant.
Read MoreThis week’s not great court news: on Friday, a San Francisco jury ruled against Ellen Pao in her gender discrimination suit against venture capital titan Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Read MoreYou’re pretty savvy.
You’ve learned some lessons, professionally and personally, and you’ve developed more than a handful of insights around these experiences.
You’re not a jerk.
At more than one dinner party, you’ve made at least two people laugh.
Read MoreIt took them 194 years, but The Guardian will finally have its first female editor-in-chief: Katharine Viner, the current deputy editor and editor-in-chief of Guardian US. Before her selection, an internal poll of Guardian staffers showed “overwhelming support” for Viner’s appointment. Staff had no shortage of women to choose from, too: according to The Nation, of the four major internal candidates for the job, three were women. Viner will take over from editor Alan Rusbridger this summer.
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