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Breaking through the glass ceiling is greatly facilitated when women help other women gain entrance and momentum through the career pipeline. Formal and informal networks are critical for paving the way. NCRW’s Corporate Circle fosters networking among corporate leaders to help them strategize, navigate career paths and develop leadership skills, as well as build new relationships and partnerships across companies and industries. NCRW’s Emerging Leaders Network is another initiative that is reinforcing relationships among young professionals. Our networks can be particularly useful across sectors bringing the latest data, trends and analysis to decision-makers and future leaders.

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Learning the Importance of Reciprocity in Networking
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Alissa Vladimir*On Tuesday, March 13, the Emerging Leaders Network of the National Council for Research on Women and Philanthropy New York hosted...
Having It All But Remaining True to Oneself
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By Linda Basch, PhD* This morning, I had the opportunity to hear Véronique Morali, President of the Global Women’s Forum at...
Establishing (& maintaining) Effective Mentorships
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Tunisia L. Riley & Kyla Bender-Baird* This past Sunday, the Emerging Leaders Network of NCRW presented an enlightening workshop on...
Questioning Success at NCRW's Corporate Leadership Summit
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By Jacqueline Mumbey*Last week, NCRW held a two-day corporate leadership summit (April 27-28) at Time Warner. It was an inspiring series of...
Building the Movement: An Exciting New Project at NCRW
Kyla Bender-Baird
Help us spread the word to Emerging Leaders in Nonprofits:NCRW is pleased to announce a new project focused on Building the Next Generation of Women...

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Kadija Ferryman
As Member Center Relations Liaison, Kadija Ferryman coordinates the activities pertaining to NCRW’s over 100 Member Centers. At the Council she...
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Deborah Frett
Deborah L. Frett joined the Business and Professional Women's Foundation (BPW) as CEO in May 2005 after more than 30 years of providing strategic...
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Deborah Hopkins
Deborah Hopkins is Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives and Chief Innovation Officer at Citi. Recognized for her leadership in driving client-...
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Anne Erni
Anne Erni is an innovative leader who is Global Head of Leadership, Learning and Diversity at Bloomberg where she manages global initiatives and...
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Andrea Spender
Andrea Spender is Corporate Research and Programs Manager. Her multisectoral and diversified experience in both the private and research sectors is...
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Mallika Dutt
Mallika Dutt is the President and CEO of Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that uses the power of media, pop culture and community...
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Judith White
Judith S. White is the executive director of Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), an educational non-profit that provides leadership and...
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Gloria Jacobs
Gloria Jacobs is Executive Director of the Feminist Press, a non-profit publisher affiliated with the City University of New York. The Press has been...
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Marie Wilson
An advocate of women’s issues for more than 30 years, Marie C. Wilson is founder and President of The White House Project, co-creator of Take...

News

  • Report: Women In Insurance Still Battle Leadership Challenges
    September 24, 2011

    Women working in the insurance industry continue to fight challenges that affect their professional development, according to the Women in Insurance Leadership Insight Report, a research study released at the Insurance Networking News Women in...
  • Female entrepreneurs represent the power of an untapped market
    September 18, 2011

    The article includes interviews with Julie Castro Abrams, the CEO of Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, a San Francisco nonprofit that provides high-potential, low-income women with the training, support and funding to start their own...
  • What Women Need to Advance: Sponsorship
    August 29, 2011

    Center for Work-Life Policy fellow Diana Forster argues that companies need to actively cultivate relationships between high-potential female employees and more senior-level advocates. Post includes links to several recent studies and articles.
  • Making Strides at Start-Ups: Mentoring Groups, Increased Openness Create a New Generation of Female Leaders
    July 13, 2011

     A growing number of U.S. female executives, mentoring groups and women investors are helping to crack the glass ceiling in start-ups. The percentage of women among start-up capital seekers grew to about 20% last year, up from 12.6% in 2000,...
  • Report: Women Business Owners Outlook Summer 2011
    July 5, 2011

    The PNC Women Business Owners Outlook surveys women-owned businesses in PNC regions, as well as nationally, and is intended to gauge the mood and sentiment among women business owners about their own expectations, economic factors and...