This post looks at the COVID-19 world somewhat differently than most commentators do today. It does not take a traditional point of view on work and women’s careers. Thanks largely to the pandemic, the reality is that this world, and the traditions that go with it, no longer exist. The opinions collectively expressed by digital, […]
Uncategorized
Executive Leadership & Presidential Politics
Update: Last night, Joe Biden announced in a national debate that he would appoint a woman as his Vice President. Should he become President this November it would be considered a win and, while it doesn’t replace a Presidential position, would help further the cause of more women at higher levels with organizations. The Ongoing […]
Gender Diversity Practices That Benefit Companies and Women’s Careers (3 of 3)
Having practical knowledge of both effective and unsuccessful diversity practices helps women identify which organizations do, and do not, deploy their programs properly. When searching for a job, looking for a better career path or determining where the best opportunities for promotion exist, women can help themselves by knowing about a company’s diversity policies. You […]
Identifying Company Diversity Practices Can Greatly Benefit Women’s Careers (2 of 3)
When companies implement gender diversity practices that work they realize several benefits. Likewise, research shows diverse workplaces put more women in favorable positions to experience job satisfaction and offers them greater upside potential for career growth. In this 3-part series, which includes our previous and subsequent posts, we cover diversity programs companies implement which either […]
Gender Diversity Can Help & Harm Women’s Careers (1 of 3)
Identify both bad and good company practices and use this knowledge to guide your future career choices. When companies deliver practices that achieve gender diversity those companies realize upside benefits. Likewise, when gender diversity advances, research shows it places more women in favorable positions to experience job satisfaction and offers them greater potential for career […]
Gender Diversity The Flip Side Of Women’s Careers
Organizations are investing heavily in Diversity and Inclusion (D&I). In fact, according to Time Magazine, D&I Initiatives represent a multi-billion dollar a year industry. In June, at the Society of Human Resource Management conference, we held meetings with LinkedIn. The future growth of their company rests squarely on AI (Artificial Intelligence). This is mostly due […]
Careers Catch Up To Education Gains Made By More Women
As more women, than men, become educated employment is rising. According to Bloomberg, women are storming back into the U.S. job market in force. Worker participation levels recently reached by women haven’t been achieved in nearly two decades, since the year 2000. “Millennial women are now more likely to have a college degree than their […]
Cheers To Greater Confidence in 2019!
Every since I wrote the book Careerismo, the subject of confidence has continued to boomerang back into many of my career conversations. Confidence is a foundation topic that underpins so many other parts of starting and advancing your career. Therefore, it only seems appropriate to start 2019 with more depth on building confidence in women’s […]
Signs of Progress
According to Today I Learned (courtesy of the following Reddit post), the state of Wyoming has much to be proud of. By standing strong to support the rights of women to vote, they deserve our recognition and a special call out. It is a proud heritage genuinely earned, and an important lesson taught to all, […]
How Valuable Experiences Can Guide Your Career
Two Catalysts Make It Possible Orientations to Transition & A Process to Organize Experiences. I just finished writing my first book called Careerismo which outlines how women get started in a career. I intentionally kept my book short and to the point, which means I could not expand on all of the useful content. In […]