Office politics can be a challenge for women as they advance in their careers. Women believe they are perceived negatively when engaging in organizational politics and prefer to even use different terms such as “influencing.” When men talk about office politics, they are not hemmed in by such perceptions and use words like “winning” and
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The push for pay equality has gotten off to a strong start in 2018, mostly in the area of salary history. Companies will request a candidate’s current salary and make a job offer based on the lower end of their range. Since women tend to be paid less than men, they carry pay inequality with
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Women at Work – How Can Men Help? Sallie Krawcheck is a constant source of inspiration for me, and the October 25th issue of Ellevest’s newsletter illustrates why.
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Advice and Insight from Women Executives After years of conducting interviews for our WE Interview series, I find that looking back over my conversations in aggregate often affords the opportunity for new insights and reflection. 2017 has been a very busy year for WE Interviews as well as for our new interview series, C-Suite Insights.
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Add this to the ever-growing pile of research that female executives are good for business: a study found that companies with women executives outperformed the benchmark index. Further, these companies had 25% annualized returns over time, compared with 11% for the World MSCI Index.
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A recent article outlines ideas for keeping more women in the talent pipeline in order to have more women in the C-suite. Sally Blount, Dean of the Kellogg School of Management, offers substantive suggestions for women through various stages in their careers: launching, mid-career, and the transition to executive level.
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During President Trump’s campaign, his daughter Ivanka Trump proposed a paid parental leave program funded by the government. While her proposal is in no way comparable to the paid leave programs of other developed countries, it was at the very least a starting point. And since many have speculated that Ivanka has her father’s ear
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The gender gap in both pay and representation is a pervasive problem in business today and I suppose it is not surprising that it extends into the political realm as well. While the existence of the gap may not surprise you, some of the reasons might.
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Keefe & Pax Ellevate: Investing in Women is Good Business Joe Keefe, president and chief executive officer of Pax World Funds, is well known for his commitment to helping women succeed – in business and beyond – and has received numerous awards for his commitment to moving the needle on gender equality for women.
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Preserving and Managing Family Wealth Increasingly a Woman’s Domain A recent Wealth Management.com story notes that, according to RBC Wealth Management’s Wealth Transfer Report 2017, the responsibility of managing and preserving family wealth is increasingly in the hands of women. Among the study’s most striking findings:
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