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About the Corporate Circle

The Value of Research, the Power of Knowledge

The National Council for Research on Women's Corporate Circle supports corporations in their efforts to strengthen and advance policies affecting women, families, and communities. The Circle brings together corporate and academic leaders to further the agenda and broaden perspectives on issues such as changing demographics of employees, pay equity, work/family issues, diversity, and new approaches to leadership. The Circle provides access to the relevant research of our member centers and network.

The Value of the Corporate Circle
The Circle provides access to:

• The research of our broad network

• Networking and collaborating with colleagues and clients across industries

• The Council's network of leaders and decision-makers across academic, non-profit, and government sectors

• Individually tailored research information

• Timely forums on cutting edge issues

• Extended marketing opportunities and enhanced visibility

• Links to members’ corporate webpages through the Council’s website

• Consultants from the Council’s academic network

Corporate Circle Programs

• Quarterly meetings designed to explore complex issues and offer practical approaches to addressing them

• Global Leadership and Diversity Forum (GLDF), a benchmarking and learning network that meets quarterly

• Annual Recognition Dinner which allows corporations to acknowledge their outstanding leaders

For questions about Corporate Circle Membership, please contact Lisa Rast at lrast@ncrw.org or 212-785-7335 x. 205.

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Corporate Circle Members

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Benefits of Membership

Corporate Circle Members And Their Employees Receive:

• Corporate name recognition as a leading supporter of women's causes and issues on the Council’s website which receives more than 500,000 hits from over 80 countries each month

• Opportunities to participate in meetings led by experts on topics such as strategies for creating institutional change, the impact of the global economy on the workforce, work/life and on-and off-ramp issues, and religion in the workplace

• An opportunity to participate in the Global Leadership and Diversity Forum (GLDF), a group of senior executives working in the area of global workforce diversity that meets quarterly

• Password protected accessto a dedicated section of the Council’s website ( in progress). The Website includes:

• Summaries of past meetings

• Corporate Circle member Best Practices on issues of diversity, opportunity, leadership, and more

• Profiles of corporate circle members

• Links to studies, research, and Member Center information

• Information on relevant emerging issues and trends

• Links from member websites to the Corporate Circle site

• Individually tailored research information, for example:

• Citigroup ’s Global Summit – Citigroup requested comprehensive information on the status of women globally.  NCRW found a full range of information that they needed. The information was used to educate all Summit participants on the status of women worldwide, and resulted in our report, The World’s Women. (This report is now being updated with funding from UBS.)

• Lehman Brothers requested substantive background on the progress of women in the corporate arena for use in the opening remarks of a women’s leadership summit. NCRW provided a summary of significant findings and connected Lehman Brothers to relevant Member Center research.

• JP Morgan Chase requested information about women MBA’s, trends in industries, and graduation rates. NCRW provided detailed research and connected them with Member Centers doing new work in this area.

• Access to research, special reports, and Council publications such as:

• The World’s Women is a demographic and statistical overview of women’s educational and economic status by region, addressing issues such as child care, the exodus of women leaders from corporations, pay equity, work/life balance, and political participation .

• Taxes ARE a Woman’s Issue : Reframing the Debate highlights the differential impact of the tax system on women of all ages, races, and classes. The report demonstrates how women benefit from services paid for by taxes – and also how they are affected by the ways in which taxes are collected.

• Missing: Information about Women’s Lives, documents how critical information is disappearing from government websites and publications and explores the effects of such omissions and distortions on women’s and girls’ lives.

• Council publications , including Gains and Gaps: A Look at the World's Women; Sexual Harassment: Research and Resources; Balancing the Equation: Where Are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology?; and The Girls Report: What We Know and Need to Know About Growing Up Female

• Connections to consultants in the Council’s research network, such as:

• Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) at Simmons School of Management and Simmons MBA program

• Institute for Women’s Leadership and School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University

• Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (LEADS) at Spelman College

• Project on Women and Social Change at Simmons College

• Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson College

• Access to the Council's network of leaders and decision-makers at the cutting edge of their sectors (including university and college presidents, corporate executives, top researchers, foundation executives, elected officials, key policymakers, and the media)

• Opportunities to sponsor and participate in Council events, including the annual Making a Difference for Women Awards Dinner, our Annual Conference, workshops, panels, and research projects.
  

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  Upcoming Events
  
  Please check our Events page or contact Lisa Rast:
  
  lrast@ncrw.org
  
  
  
  Join scholars, policymakers and experts at our Annual Conference 2009: June 10-12 at CUNY Graduate Center. For more information, click here.
  
  Please also watch for information about our next Corporate Circle Meeting.

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