In a study conducted by the David Eccles School of Business, a male and female research team found that investors are less likely to back an IPO from a company led by a woman than a company led by a male. This is being referred to as the "Green Ceiling" in the investment world. In Skirting the Issues: Evidence of Gender Bias in IPO Prospectus Evaluators, the report authors … [Read more...]
Wage Gap Costs Women 92 Weeks of Food, 13 Months of Rent, and Nearly 3,000 Gallons of Gas
Don't believe that the gender wage gap exists? Don't believe it really matters? New statistics provide some startling proof and perspective. Today is Equal Pay Day, so let's take a look at some statistics that really put the gender wage gap into perspective from a recent report by the National Partnership for Women & Wage Families. Nationally, women are paid 77 cents … [Read more...]
Women in Technology [Infographic]
Women in technology are finding many successes, but those triumphs are still not the norm. An infographic from IT Manager Daily and Killer Infographics attempts to raise awareness of the impact women are having in the technology field, including their triumphs and barriers. Check it out below to see some uninspiring statistics, inspiring success stories, and resources for … [Read more...]
Marketer’s Guide to Pinterest – Pin It to Win It
Pinterest is the hot social media marketing tool that enables anyone (including businesses and brands) to pin images and video content to virtual pinboards. Users can follow each other or specific pinboards. They can also like each other's pins, repin each other's pins, and comment on each other's pins. With "Pin It" buttons being added to websites at record speeds, all … [Read more...]
Women Small Business Owners Are America’s New Job Creators [Infographic]
Did you know that 99% of the employers in the United States are small businesses? Did you know that the number of women-owned businesses in the United States increased by 20% from 2002 to 2011? In other words, women small business owners are playing an incredibly important part in job creation in the United States as more and more women take control of their own careers, … [Read more...]
The Intricacies of How We Learn
The following is a validation that we still have a long way to go to make change happen when it comes to beliefs and perceptions about little girls and education. When I did research for my GUTSY book (due out in January) I was both frustrated and delighted with the studies that show how our own adult anxieties are picked up by little learners. The more we can … [Read more...]
GUTSY WOMEN RELATE RADICALLY at WORK
Knowing the difference between men and women is easy when we look at body parts. It is not so easy when we think about how our brains operate differently, yet they sure do. Let’s just take the example of men and women in meetings. Now, we all know meetings are most likely to have some stress components. Knowing the differences in ways that we respond to stimuli can make the … [Read more...]
Why You Want Women on Your Team
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer Making a case for more female participation on Boards of Directors, executive groups, strategic committees, project task forces or, well, just about any group, just got a little easier. A recent research study described in June's Harvard Business Review submits that having a group comprised of more women will … [Read more...]
Women Make up Half of Workforce but Just 2% of CEOs
Catalyst published some interesting statistics about how women stack up in the U.S. workforce. The results aren't very surprising if this is a topic you're familiar with, but for those that aren't, check out the stats below: Women make up: 46.7% of the U.S. labor force 51.5% of management, professional and related occupations 14.4% of Fortune 500 executive … [Read more...]
29 Fortune 500 Companies Have No Women on Boards
In a new ranking of public companies without women in top leadership from Bloomberg Businessweek.com, it was revealed that 5.8% of the companies in the S&P 500, "remain all male in decision-making roles, with no women on the board of directors or among the company’s top five highest-paid officers." Perhaps the most surprising company on this list is Discovery … [Read more...]