Women's & Girls' Leadership

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AGENDA Annual Conference 2012 external rev March 30

AGENDA: NCRW Annual Conference 2012 - Agenda-Setting Nationally and Globally: Leveraging Women's...
30 Leaders Who Are Changing the Way the World Looks at Women

On our 30th Anniversary we are recognizing 30 stellar women from diverse corners of our broad...
ACTION BRIEF: WOMEN AND MONEY
Building a Pipeline to Women's Leadership

NCRW held an expert panel on February 28, 2011 at American Express with senior leaders from...
Making a Difference for Women Awards 2012 Save the Date

Making a Difference for Women Awardees 2012

Reports & Publications

WOMEN GO GLOBAL CD-ROM

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:31am

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Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:30am

THE GIRLS REPORT: What We Know & Need to Know About Growing Up Female

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:29am

Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology?

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:26am

MISSING Information About Women's Lives

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:25am

Member Organizations

Center for Entrepreneurial Women’s Leadership

Babson College

Babson Park, MA
Center for the Study of Women in Society

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
New York University

Women of Color Policy Network

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Women's eNews

New York, NY
Women's Research & Resource Center

Spelman College

Atlanta, GA

Resources

Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective

Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective, examines the legislative efforts being...
Gender and Corporate Social Responsibility: It’s A Matter of Sustainability

The benefits of gender-diverse leadership extend beyond short-term...
Canadian Board Diversity Council's Annual Report Card 2011

Some disconcerting findings on the lack of diversity in the boardrooms of Canada's largest...
Report of the Sixth Annual National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms

The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL(R)) and The NAWL Foundation(R) released...
Women on Boards: Review and Outlook

"Women on Boards: Review and Outlook" includes statistics on the status of...

Blog Posts

Going beyond Women’s Ambition: Diversifying Corporate Leadership from All Angles

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*By Áine Duggan*In his recent LinkedIn post, PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) Bob Moritz, Chairman and Senior Partner, shares steps...

An Unforgettable Celebration with Stellar Women Leaders

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By Natasha Cline-Thomas*

Stellar Honorees -- NCRW Celebrates 30th Anniversary March 6th

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At a stellar gathering of leaders from business, philanthropy, government, and non-profits, the National Council for Research on Women will kick off...

Essence Music Festival: "Gains, Challenges, and Opportunities"

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Investing with a Gender Lens: How We Can Use Our Dollars to Drive Positive Change

Kyla Bender-Baird

We at the National Council for Research on Women were excited to participate in the Women Funding Network’s webinar “Investing with a...

Member Experts

Clyda Rent

Clyda S. Rent, Ph.D. is recognized as a successful leader, speaker, strategic planner, executive coach, and marketer. She played primary roles in the...

Lorna Edmundson

Lorna Duphiney Edmundson, Ed.D., President Emerita of Wilson College, is recognized as an effective leader, fundraiser, and facilitator of...

Deborah Hopkins

Deborah Hopkins is Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives and Chief Innovation Officer at Citi. Recognized for her leadership in driving client-...

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...

Tiffany Dufu

Ever since she accepted the Girl of the Year Award in eighth grade, Tiffany Dufu knew that she wanted to make a profound impact. Raised in the...

Penny Abeywardena

Penny leads the Clinton Global Initiative’s Girls and Women program and is Associate Director, Commitments. She is responsible for the...

News

Bridging the CEO Pay Gap

May 29, 2012

The 20 top-paid CEOs have more than their multimillion-dollar pay packages in common, notes The Wall Street Journal: They’re all men.
Plans for women's quotas on company boards dropped

May 29, 2012

The Telegraph reports that plans to force British companies to appoint a set proportion of women to their boards are being scrapped.
Kleiner Perkins Lawsuit Gives Inside View of Clubby Venture Capital World

May 24, 2012

A gender discrimination suit filed by a female employee of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers has exposed a system to view that allegedly boosted male positions and compensation while excluding the company's female employees, reports ABC News.
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Should Women Use Humour in the Boardroom?

May 21, 2012

Lynne Parker reflects on an article by Daniel Boffey in the Observer newspaper entitled 'Why women's jokes fall flat in the boardroom' which reviews the findings of a study by Dr Judith Baxter, a linguistics expert, about women's behaviour in the...
With JPMorgan Chase's Ina Drew Out, Few Top Wall Street Women Left Standing

May 20, 2012

Forbes reports that after a stunning $2 billion trading loss, JPMorgan Chase‘s chief investment officer, Ina Drew, 55, will step down. The 30-year banking veteran oversaw the London unit responsible for the ill-fated trades and was one of...

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NCRW is a network of leading university and community based research, policy, and advocacy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls. We also have a Corporate Circle comprised of senior diversity professionals from leading U.S. and global member companies and a Presidents Circle of college and university leaders who share our commitment. NCRW harnesses the collective power of its network to provide knowledge, analysis, and thought leadership on issues ranging from reducing women’s poverty to building a critical mass of women’s leadership across sectors.

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