NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: It's been proven again and again that businesses perform better and stocks rise when women are on corporate boards, but did you know that the number of women on a corporate board directly correlates with a company's sustainability performance? It's true according to research from the University of California Berkeley's Haas School of Business. The … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: It's been nearly 20 years since the first American woman, Sally Ride, went to space (check out a great women in space timeline), and times have changed a lot since then. Today, women are increasingly moving up and taking top positions in aerospace companies. Lockheed Martin Corp. recently named Marilyn A. Hewson as its first female chief executive, and … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Business women might be just as qualified or more qualified than their male colleagues, but they're not as good at making sure everyone around them knows it. That's because women are far less likely to discuss their achievements than men are. Instead of self-promoting, women typically downplay their achievements and hype teamwork. If you want to get … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE; Research from the Zenger/Folkman, a leadership development consultancy, reveals that women are rated as better overall leaders by their peers, bosses, direct reports, and other associates than their male counterparts. In fact, the research found that the higher the level in the organization, the higher the gap in ratings grows. At all levels, women are … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Are there certain personal characteristics that successful women entrepreneurs and business owners share? The answer is "yes" according to Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., President and Founder of Women Presidents' Organization (follow the link to read some of Marsha's articles here on Women on Business). Marsha offers four key personal characteristics of … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: According to research from the U.K.'s Association of Accounting Technicians, women who are "forced by time or financial constraints" to leave their careers after giving birth earn 60% less now than they did before they went on maternity leave. That translates into a pay cut of up to £20,000. In fact, the average working mother earns £9,419 … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: The 2012 list of the top 10 women in biotech from FierceBiotech has been released and it features some amazing women who were identified through a nomination system by respected industry leaders as well as online nominations. You can find out who made the 2012 list as well as some great insights from these inspirational women below: Carrie Cox, CEO of … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Last month, I wrote about a crazy but real study published by CNN that linked ovulation cycles with women's choices at the voting booths. In a hilarious response to that article, Slate's Alyssa Rosenberg shares how the women of Slate voted on this Election Day. Alyssa explains, "Slate has already published its guide to how all of us planned to vote … [Read more...]

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATES: Career coaching has been growing in popularity in recent years and more people are opening their own businesses as career coaches all the time. How do you know if career coaches are actually worth the time and money you have to invest to work with them? Katherine Reynolds Lewis of CNN Money tries to answer that question. She writes: "As the industry … [Read more...]