The latest women's leadership news, research and advice packaged to fit your life. May 30, 2017: Edition 115
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ORIGINAL CONTENT & FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
Men Hold Up Half The Initiative: 50Action50 Shares in Gender Equity Action
A summit in Chicago explores strategies and paths of actions for gender equity moving from conversation to implementation. TELL ME MORE
Hire Me! 7 Tips For Writing a Great Cover Letter Get to the point, don't over-flatter and rise to the top of the pile of resumes and letters. TELL ME MORE
Start Me Up: Tech Founder Catherine Tan Shares Her Lessons Going from banker to blog publisher with Notey, Tan tells the truth on what she would do again, what she would not and why. TELL ME MORE
Gloria's Pick: Click those magic bracelets, Wonder Woman is here. I loved this article by Jacki Zehner on why the iconic female superhero is so important, and just like her I can't wait to see Gal Gadotin the role. Do you agree? Tweet me @GloriaFeldt and join me at the #WWparty on twitter.
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Enlist a male colleague to speak up for more diverse hiring practices in your organization and insist search committees consider
more women candidates for any role.
I've Got A Feeling Put your intuition at work in the workplace and honor your gut and your hunches. READ IT AT THRIVE GLOBAL
Policy and Profits Determine Maternity Leave Dive into the historic policies, implications and current news on paid leave for parents. READ IT AT GARNET NEWS
She's Up There Meet Jeanette Epps, the first Black woman astronaut in NASA's space station. READ IT AT MAKERS
Flip It: Millennial Women Beating Out Their Male Peers A new study shows young women faring better in the job market than men their age. READ IT AT BUSINESS INSIDER
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Don’t assume people know what you want. I always coach women in the company. If I see women sitting back, I tell them, ‘You should be at the table just like the men are.’"
-- Eileen Tetreault, director of fashion strategy at Zappos
Upcoming Virtual Happy Hour Leadership at the Top: A New Paradigm for Parity
Wednesday, June 14, 6:30 pm ET
The numbers don't lie. Women in the workforce make up 46 percent of entry level professional positions but only 29 percent of vice presidents and 19 percent of C-suite executives. What accounts for the gap?
Gloria Feldt, President & Co-Founder of Take The Lead, will interview Jewelle Bickford, co-chair of Paradigm for Parity, and other leaders about their 5-Point solution to get more women into
corporate leadership.
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