As a woman, I’ve always wanted to talk about leadership. Right from a young age, I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of leadership and especially, women leaders. From Benazir Bhutto to Indira Gandhi, from Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Indra Nooyi to Angela Merkel, I have always been heavily inspired by women who rose to greater heights through sheer dedication and hard work. In … [Read more...]
“Excuse Me, I’m Speaking” – 4 Ways to Deal with Manterruptions at Work
If you think that we live in a post-feminist society, then you can’t have watched last week’s Vice Presidential debate. Vice President Pence interrupted VP hopeful Kamala Harris somewhere between 10 and 16 times. For comparison, she interrupted him five times. If politics isn’t your thing, perhaps you caught the viral Tik Tik video of a 22 year old STEM student at the … [Read more...]
New Study Shows Workplace Equality is Still a Thing of the Future: What Working Moms Need to Know
In the market research industry, our daily jobs usually entail project work, tight deadlines, and demanding clients. This fast-paced environment is great for women: we are scientifically proven to be better at multi-tasking, are more detail-oriented, and are better communicators than our male counterparts. But the same thing that makes our field a great fit for us works against … [Read more...]
Gender Inequality in the Workplace – Not Just a Women’s Issue
Gender inequality is a real issue in the workplace. To be clear, women in the workplace tend to be the individuals on the inequality side of the spectrum. The overall reach of gender inequality isn’t limited to a certain industry, education level, or demographic. It is an overarching issue, spanning the globe. Concentrating on the United States, these statistics illustrate … [Read more...]
4 Misconceptions about Women and Leadership in Business
Women executives have often been portrayed in movies as being fearless, fierce, but also alone. However, this--among many others--has always been a common misconception about women leaders running a company or business. Here are just some of the most common misconceptions about women and leadership and the truth behind them. 1. Having kids and raising them get in the way of … [Read more...]
Biases Against Women in Business in the Words of Google VP Megan Smith [Video]
At the Fortune Summit for Women 2013, Megan Smith, VP of Google[x] talked about the biases against women in business, particularly in the engineering field, in a video interview. It's worth the 3-minutes of your day to watch this video. Smith makes the case for why the gender gap persists and explains that a significant part of the problem is unconscious bias. This is … [Read more...]
European Commission Calls for Gender Balance on Corporate Boards
Just 1 in 7 board members at Europe’s top companies is a woman, and the battle for gender balance on corporate boards continues. In a new video, the European Commission asks, "Do we want to wait another 40 years to reach a fair gender balance?" You can press the play button in the video player below to watch the video, which is very clever. Be warned, it doesn't start to get … [Read more...]
Are You Holding Yourself Back?
Many women wonder why they may not be advancing as quickly as they wish in work, or why some of the men simply ignore their ideas. A recent study by Europe’s Institute of Leadership and Management has suggested that it may not simply be gender inequality that is causing this dynamic, but a lack of confidence displayed by women in the workplace. Another study by McKinsey … [Read more...]