The Gender Wage Gap Hits an All-Time Low, but Hold the Confetti

The US Census Bureau released a new report on income last week, and there’s some good news: the gender wage gap in America is the lowest it’s ever been in history.

Changing the Workplace, Propel: Take The Lead ...Julianne HelinekSeptember 20, 2015Equal pay, wage gap Comment

Reaching a Fully Diverse Law Office: Challenges and Opportunities

Reaching full equality in the legal field is an important and ongoing struggle, but it is not a challenge to shy away from. A law firm is a living and malleable thing that is constantly changing. Recognizing the benefit of creating, fostering, and relying on diversity in your law firm is a smart way to run a business.

Changing the Workplace, Propel: Take The Lead ...Leon SilverSeptember 15, 2015business case for parity, diversity, gender diversity, Women in Law Comment

Anne-Marie Slaughter's Husband Speaks Out

Three years after Anne-Marie Slaughter’s dynamite Atlantic cover story, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” her husband, Princeton professor Andrew Moravcsik, is going public about his role in their dual-career marriage.

Career choices, Life tools and tipsJulianne HelinekSeptember 14, 2015gender roles, having it all, men, parenting, supportive men, Take The Lead This WeekComment

Fortune Just Ranked Your Power Role Models

According to Fortune, GM CEO Mary Barra is the most powerful woman in business. The magazine just released its 2015 Most Powerful Women List, an annual ranking of the top 50 women business leaders in the world, and Barra took the number one spot for leading her company “out from under the shadow of its 2014 ignition-switch recall.”

Inspirational Role Models, Leadership/OrganizationalJulianne HelinekSeptember 14, 2015Power-To, Role Models, Take The Lead This Week, Women and PowerComment

Congress Snubs Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep—who, let’s face it, is probably busier than you—still found the time this summer to write letters to all 535 members of Congress asking them to support the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Leadership/Political a..., Movement BuildingJulianne HelinekSeptember 14, 2015Activism, ERA, know your history, legislative action, Take The Lead This Week Comment

Using The Power of the Infinite Pie: A Leadership Legacy Love Story To Share

Leadership is first and foremost about developing others. I wrote this post to our fabulous and diverse and talented participants in our Train-the-Trainer program (we held the training at the beautiful Omega Institute) to share why my core workshop is so necessary for women now—how their role as certified “Take The Leaders” can accelerate women’s advancement to leadership parity.

Leadership tools and tips, Movement Building, Prepare: Take The Lead...Gloria FeldtSeptember 10, 20159 Power Tools, driving change, Gloria Feldt, Infinite Pie, Take The Lead Teaches, Train the Trainer, Women and Power Comments

The Suffragists Never Gave Up, and Neither Should We

Noted anthropologist Margaret Mead once said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Inspirational Role Models, Inspire: Take The Lead..., Movement Building, Propel: Take The Lead ...Paula CullisonSeptember 9, 2015know your history, legislative action, Movement building, moving ideas to action, Women's Suffrage Comments

Army Ranger School Opens Its Doors to Women

Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver were hailed as trailblazers when they became the first women to graduate from the Army’s grueling Ranger School last month. They showed the Army what it was possible for women to achieve—and now we know the Army was paying attention.

Changing the Workplace, Inspirational Role Models, Inspire: Take The Lead..., Parity, Propel: Take The Lead ...Julianne HelinekSeptember 8, 2015Army Ranger School, busting barriers, gender equality, Take The Lead This Week, women in the military Comments

Casual Sexism Is Hardly Harmless

Sure, we can all agree that sexual harassment and Mad Men-era sexism have no place in a modern office. But what about when, say, someone jokes about women being overly emotional—that’s all in good fun, right? And women who get offended by it need to calm down and get a sense of humor, right?

Changing the Workplace, Gender Bilingual Commu..., Prepare: Take The Lead...Julianne HelinekSeptember 8, 2015sexism, systematic change, Take The Lead This Week, workplace dynamicsComment

Marissa Mayer Is Pregnant Again, and You Know What That Means

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced last week that she’s pregnant with twin girls. Just as she did with her first pregnancy in 2012, Mayer wrote on her Tumblr that she’ll be “taking limited time away and working throughout” her maternity leave. Last time, “limited time away” meant Mayer was out of the office for just two weeks after giving birth.

Career choicesJulianne HelinekSeptember 8, 2015Marissa Mayer, maternity leave, Take The Lead This Week, working mothers Comments