Shareholders Target Female CEOs
Last year, State Street announced its intention to use shareholder activism to work towards gender parity on corporate boards. However, it appears that women on corporate boards can also be [...]
Women Executives in the News
Gender equality in the workplace is one of our hot button issues. We’ve talked about the “glass cliff,” the Paycheck Fairness Act, and work-life balance, among other topics. How have [...]
WE Interviews: Update, Lisa Jones
In July of this year, leading global asset management firm Pioneer Investments announced that Lisa M. Jones had been named Head of the U.S., serving as President and Chief Executive [...]
Insight from WE Interviews
I have had the privilege of interviewing many remarkable women over the course of our WE Interviews series. While there are many consistent themes, each executive has their own unique [...]
Where Inspiration Hides
As business leaders, we’re expected to inspire others. But who inspires us? Here are ways to find exciting new ideas, and the possibilities that could ensue. […]
6 Tips for Adopting the WE Mindset
Despite gender bias and imbalance, millions of women are forging successful leadership roles in finance and other industries. What is the mindset that sets them apart? Here’s what we have [...]
Is There a Pink Elephant in the Room?
Some believe that having made their way to top positions, senior women-executives might hire and encourage more women. But much of the time, it doesn’t play out that way. Research [...]
Invest in Girls – Helping to Bring Them Up
Recently, our WE blog has been looking closely at the changes organizations are making to bring more women into positions of advanced responsibility—whether it’s instilling quotas for more diverse boards [...]
Second-Generation Gender Bias Part II
In part one of this two-part series, we discussed the gender study Harvard University conducted over the last two years, and the changes the institution is implementing as a result. [...]
Janet Yellen: A Matter of Qualification, Not Gender
This year, Ben Bernanke will leave his post as Federal Reserve Chairman and many are looking to Vice Chair Janet Yellen as a likely successor. If she becomes the next [...]