Can Leadership Be Mentored?
5-9-2012. By The Levo League
Exceptional young people -- prodigies -- are indicative not merely of their own rare and unique mental capacities; they are also a reflection of what their communities and cultures emphasize as worthy pursuits. Mathematics, visual art, music -- the list of creative and analytical prodigies is as long as it is diverse. Generation after generation, human societies tend to elevate the members of its youth that show exceptional promise in areas it deems critical to the health of the species.
Women Don't Support Each Other in Leadership Jobs
5-7-2012. By Lauren Keyson
A lack of sisterhood among female executives is contributing to a scarcity of women CEOs among top companies, new research shows.
A study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis revealed that women in leadership roles often do not support other qualified female candidates as potential peers.
NYTECH: Women Leaders in Tech – Blocking and Tackling
5-4-2012. By Lauren Keyson
The four panelists at NYTECH’s event earlier this week at Citrin Cooperman in Midtown talked about what it’s like to be a successful woman technology entrepreneur in NY. They recognized that it had long been a boy’s club, but according to new studies, NY has attracted more women tech entrepreneurs than California and Boston in the last decade.
Thirteen Quotes for Women Leaders from Women Leaders
4-30-2012. By Emily Bennington
Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power and Volubility in Organizations
2012. Victoria L. Brescoll, Yale University, Administrative Science Quarterly
Although past research has noted the importance of both power and gender for understanding volubility—the total amount of time spent talking—in organizations, to date, identifying the unique contributions of power and gender to volubility has been somewhat elusive. Using both naturalistic data sets and experiments, the present studies indicate that while power has a strong, positive effect on volubility for men, no such effect exists for women.
Where Are The Women At Work? Women, Leadership, and The Gap
04-27-2012. By Sabrina Parsons
Based on the infographics it is clear that women still have along way to go before we achieve parity in leadership in the working world.
What Women Bankers Say About Their Leadership Styles
04-27-2012. By Steve Cocheo
Table discussions yield a list of strengths and areas for improvement
Gen Y Women Hold Very Different Goals and Values
04-20-2012. By Steve Cocheo
5 ways women can fare better in the business world
Ladies First: Studies Show Women Are Better Leaders. So Why Aren't There More of Us Leading?
03-28-2012. By Barbara & Shannon Kelly
When, over the span of a little over a week, two huge studies find that women are viewed as better leaders than men -- and that, the higher the professional level, the wider the gap between the woman and her male counterpart (i.e., if you'll pardon the grammar, the higher we are on the ladder, the, ahem, more better we are than the guy occupying the same rung) -- but women are more underrepresented the higher up the ranks you climb, doncha start to wonder where the tipping point is? When those numbers will pick up some speed on the way to 50/50? Given these studies' results, you'd think it should happen any day now.
Women's Education is Women's Empowerment. A speech given by Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
03-23-2012
Reta Jo Lewis was asked to deliver the keynote address as the U.S. Mint observes and celebrates Women's History Month.
Where Are The Leaders for Women?
03-23-2012. By Pat Mitchell
As we're contemplating the state of girls and women, one of the easiest indicators is to look at the representation of women in political office. But as I've traveled around this month, speaking and listening, one of my most deeply felt questions continues to be this: Where are those leaders who lead for women?
The Women's Movement: What's Next?
03-17-2012. By Tabby Biddle
There has been a lot of talk lately about what's next for the women's movement. In fact, this past weekend in the New York Times, journalist Sarah Hepola asked the question, "Why, in 40 years, has no one emerged as Gloria Steinem's successor?"
Ambition Gap and The Two Words Behind It
03-17-2012. By Barbara and Shannon Kelley
We've been hearing a lot about the ambition gap lately: the fact that, as Sheryl Sandberg notes, only a paltry 15 to 18 percent of women occupy the top spots. But there's a dirty little secret that impacts the number of women who ultimately become leaders, or who hope to ascend to leadership positions, and it's this: many women believe -- or, sadly, find out the hard way -- that ultimately, they will have to choose between family and career.
Women Worldwide Still Struggle to Break Into Leadership Roles
03-14-2012. By Jana Kasperkevic
Even as European Union considers implementing quotas to increase the number of women in senior management roles, Grant Thornton has released a report showing that the number of women in senior positions has not changed much since 2004; it still hovers around 20 percent.
The report, which looks at both listed and privately-held businesses, shows some interesting facts about what countries are the most progressive in promoting women to leadership roles. Compared to Russia, the U.S. has a long way to go.